Germany is working on a major overhaul of its rail network, the so-called “Generalsanierung”. Its third modernisation project is due to start tomorrow, 1 August,…
Germany is currently undergoing a massive modernisation of its rail infrastructure, a long-overdue initiative which will see over 4,000 kilometres of lines being renovated along…
The Generalsanierung, Germany’s large-scale rail overhaul project, will likely take many years longer than first anticipated. DB InfraGO has reportedly informed transport companies that it…
With massive rail investments incoming, there is a greater need for transparency. That is the view of the German Monopolies Commission, an advisory body to…
Rail associations from all over Europe are claiming that the German infrastructure manager DB InfraGO is “failing to provide sufficient quality (and) reliability”. The parties…
The German rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO has released its rail infrastructure condition report for 2024. With the outdated rail network in dire straits, any…
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is putting various highly important rail construction projects on hold. That is according to German publication Der Tagesspiegel, which got its hands…
The German people elected their new government, with the Christian Democrats (CDU) getting the largest slice of the pie, as expected, and now working to…
As part of Germany’s big rail overhaul, the Generalsanierung, the Hamburg – Berlin section is awaiting construction works between August 2025 and May 2026. While…
On 1 January 2024, the former DB Netz and DB Station & Service merged into what is now known as DB InfraGO. At the time,…
Don’t even get the rail freight operators started. They are furious about the first three weeks of the 80-week period, during which work is being…
Track access charges (TAC) in Germany remain an issue for the rail freight industry. They will rise 16.2 per cent in 2025, with industry associations…