The German rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO is working hard to improve its network. Whereas an improved network quality is highly welcome, the ongoing works…
The situation on the German rail network is dire. RailFreight.com has probably written that sentence many times before, but circumstances seem to have spiralled completely…
The situation on the German rail network is dire. RailFreight.com has probably written that sentence many times before, but circumstances seem to have spiralled completely…
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…