{"id":568130,"date":"2026-10-06T19:45:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=74815"},"modified":"2026-10-06T19:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:45:15","slug":"after-2027-another-major-price-increase-awaits-german-rail-freight-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=568130","title":{"rendered":"After 2027, another major price increase awaits German rail freight in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 1 October, a German court ruling paved the way for a DB InfraGO upper cost limit of \u20ac8.2 billion in 2027. This meant that track access charges (TAC) paid by rail operators could be higher than previously determined. Now, the German rail infrastructure manager says that it will not fully utilise the raised limit.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The upper cost limit for DB InfraGO determines the maximum track access charge level that the infrastructure manager can demand. A higher limit means (potentially) higher costs for rail operators. Naturally, the rail industry was not happy with the court\u2019s aforementioned decision.<\/p>\n

DB InfraGO now says that it will not fully utilise the newly set upper cost limit. Rather, it has requested \u201ca significantly lower target revenue of \u20ac7.5 billion, which corresponds to a total price increase of 7.9%\u201d, the infrastructure manager writes.<\/p>\n

The price increase amounts to 12.9% for rail freight, 7.7% for regional rail passenger transport, and 5% percent for long-distance rail passenger transport. This could still be reduced, depending on federal maintenance funding.<\/p>\n