Regulator opens routes to DB competitors

České dráhy will resume direct trains from Prague to Hamburg and Copenhagen from 1 May, initially via a diversion route due to works in Germany.

ÖBB has presented its new Cityjet double-deck train, with the first units set to enter passenger service in eastern Austria from late June.

From 31 May, publicly owned operators carry around 80% of passenger journeys that GBR is expected to oversee.