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Reality catches up with railways: general renovation takes much longer than planned

The comprehensive renovation of around 40 busy railway lines in Germany will take longer than originally planned. Instead of being completed by 2031 as initially announced, the project is now scheduled for completion in the mid-2030s. In future, Deutsche Bahn intends to carry out only four to five corridor renovations…

Starline – A High-Speed Future for Europe

Compartments instead of airlines, rails instead of roads: the renaissance of rail is Europe’s central response to climate and transport problems. Today, only around 7 per cent of European passengers and 11 per cent of goods travel by rail. The rest travel by car, truck or plane. This is set…

From the end of 2026: Five trains a day on the ‘Main Line’ to Paris

Official information and timetable details are not yet available, but Deutsche Bahn (DB) and French rail operator SNCF are promising a significant improvement in train services on the ‘Main Line for Europe’ route. With the opening of the new station in Stuttgart and the completion of the missing section of…

Progress on the ABS 38 railway project

With the presentation of the planning documents for section 2.2 of ABS 38, the Federal Railway Authority (EBA) is now initiating the approval process for the railway expansion measures on the section from Mühldorf to Tüßling. This further step towards a strong rail network in south-east Bavaria sends an important…

Free rides for young people

The Grand Est region and the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland cooperate in cross-border regional transport. During the summer months, young people under the age of 28 can travel on regional trains on the Main Line for Europe between Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Nancy and Paris at no extra…

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