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Jan 14, 2025 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is consolidating heavy maintenance for all types of ICE 4 trains—seven-car, 12-car, and 13-car configurations—at the Cottbus facility in Lusatia. The ICE 4 plays a key role in DB’s long-distance fleet, with 137 trains in service. Originally planned as a multi-plant operation, the transition of their maintenance activity to Cottbus has been accelerated due to the site’s tailored infrastructure and high-performing teams.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has initiated the construction of a 400 million EUR ICE maintenance plant in Dortmund-Hafen, set to open in 2027. The facility will be one of Europe’s most modern and climate-friendly railway plants. Its operation will also create up to 500 jobs, including apprenticeship positions. The plant will be located on the site of the former Dortmund freight station.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has awarded the first construction contracts for its comprehensive overhaul of Germany’s busiest direct city rail connection between Hamburg and Berlin. The nine-month project, set to begin on 1 August 2025, aims to modernise infrastructure and enhance the passenger experience on the 278-kilometre route, which serves approximately 30,000 travellers each day.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
DB Regio has improved mobile reception onboard trains in Berlin and Brandenburg with laser-modified windows. Commissioned by the Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association (VBB) and Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (NASA), DB has introduced the modified windows on 21 regional trains.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has applied to the Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg to appeal a lawsuit concerning billions of euros in additional costs for the Stuttgart 21 project. DB asserts that its project partners—the state of Baden-Württemberg, the city of Stuttgart, the Stuttgart Region Association, and Stuttgart Airport—should bear shared financial responsibility for the cost overruns for this high-profile rail infrastructure development.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Josephine Cordero Sapién |Deutsche Bahn |Siemens Mobility
Deutsche Bahn is completely overhauling the Riedbahn – the Mannheim-Frankfurt line that is among the busiest in Germany. Unlike previous infrastructure improvement projects, the decision made here was to fully close the line, rather than to overhaul it piecemeal. Transport Minister Volker Wissing said during the opening ceremony at InnoTrans 2024 that by closing the line fully to do the refurbishments, the work would take just five months.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
At InnoTrans 2024, Deutsche Bahn (DB) and SNCF Voyageurs announced the launch of a direct high-speed ICE service from Berlin to Paris. From 16 December 2024, the new connection will link the two capitals in just eight hours, with trains passing through Frankfurt South, Karlsruhe, and Strasbourg. The route will connect the city centres of Berlin and Paris, further enhancing international rail links in line with DB’s Strong Rail strategy to expand cross-border services.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
Next week, Deutsche Bahn (DB) is set to introduce a range of offers and innovations at InnoTrans 2024 to advance stable and reliable rail operations. The company also aims to drive climate-friendly rail growth and reinforce its Strong Rail corporate strategy. “More rail in Germany and Europe and thus more climate protection: that is and remains our goal. As an integrated provider and partner of the sector, industry and politics, DB is also standing for this at InnoTrans.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has signed an agreement to sell its logistics subsidiary, DB Schenker, to the Danish transport and logistics group DSV for an enterprise value of 14.3 billion EUR. As the new owner of the company, DSV plans to invest around 1 billion EUR in Germany over the next three to five years. Central functions of the logistics subsidiary will remain in Germany, including the Schenker headquarters in Essen.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
railway-news.com | Tiana May |Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn and the German federal government have signed an agreement for the double-track expansion and electrification of the Cottbus–Görlitz route. This project aims to deliver shorter travel times, more capacity, and better connections to the capital region. The agreement was signed alongside agreements to advance nine other projects in Germany’s coal region.
