Topic: Bundesnetzagentur

Slow progress Data of the week: ETCS and electrification move at a snail’s pace in Germany

In the last days of 2025, the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) published its annual rail market report. RailFreight.com discussed some aspects of the findings…
55% punctuality Data of the week: German private operators gain ground despite severe network challenges

Private rail freight operators are growing their market shares in Germany. That follows from a recently released 2024 market study by the Federal Network Agency…
Private sector surges Private operators gain ground on German market, sector overall loses to trucks

Private operators in Germany have expanded their share of the rail freight market. In 2023, they walked away with 61 per cent of the total…
track access charges ‘TAC in Germany might keep increasing at frightening rates’

The situation concerning Track Access Charges (TAC) in Germany seems to be going from bad to worse, especially for the rail freight sector. After a…
German TAC lawsuit follows political deal that shields local passenger rail

The German rail sector is heading into a pivotal lawsuit that could decide the future of the country’s track access charges (TAC) policy. Eleven rail…
German rail companies start lawsuit after planned 16,2% TAC increase

Eleven German rail companies are going to court over an approved 16,2 per cent track-access charge (TAC) increase. The new TAC rate would go into…