It is the largest rail shutdown ever in Germany: the nine-month closure of the Hamburg-Berlin railway. That shutdown is about to get even bigger, with…
Last week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against Germany’s existing track access charge (TAC) system. Berlin finds itself forced to rethink its approach…
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled against the German cap on track access charges (TAC) for local passenger traffic. Since 2016, rail freight…
The railway between Regensburg and Nuremberg, a key section of the Rhine-Danube TEN-T corridor, will be closed for five months for infrastructure upgrades. Due to…
The BVWP 2030 programme, launched nine years ago by the German government has overwhelmingly underdelivered, according to sector association Die Güterbahnen. “So far, a mere…
On Monday 22 September, German transport minister Patrick Schnieder presented a long-awaited strategy for the country’s troubled rail sector. The strategy touched upon many issues,…
The German rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO will not keep promises made earlier regarding construction work on mainline tracks. The IM would not conduct any…