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December 4, 2020 | Financial

Trenitalia’s Netinera takeover approved

THE European Commission (EC) approved Trenitalia’s acquisition of the remaining 49% of Netinera that it did not already own on November 25, following a provisional notice issued on November 11.

December 4, 2020 | Metros

Berlin U5 extension opens

THE 2.2km Alexanderplatz - Brandenburg Gate western extension of Berlin U-Bahn Line U5 opened on December 4 following over a decade of construction.

December 3, 2020 | Commuter Rail

La Plata’s University Train network to be extended

THE provincial government of Buenos Aires and Argentina’s national government have signed agreements with the La Plata National University to expand the University Train service from April 2021.

December 2, 2020 | Main line

DB and Sweg granted contract extensions in southeast Germany

THE state of Baden-Württemberg has granted extensions to six regional concessions operated by DB Regio and Southwest German Transport (Sweg).

November 23, 2020 | News

Second Hamburg S-Bahn tunnel planned

THE German Federal Ministry of Transport and Innovation (BMVI) has presented plans for a new east-west S-Bahn tunnel in Hamburg, which will connect the city’s main station with the new rail and S-Bahn station under construction at Diebsteich.

November 18, 2020 | High-speed

DB confirms new Frankfurt - Mannheim high-speed route

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Networks has announced the final route for the new Rhine Main - Rhine Neckar high-speed line connecting Frankfurt and Mannheim following a four-year public consultation period.

May 11, 2020 | News

German regional tender requires use of new BEMUs

TRANSPORT authorities from the southwestern German states of Rhieland-Palatinate, Saarland and Baden-Württemberg led by Rhineland-Palatinate South Local Transport have announced details of two tenders covering regional rail services on non-electrified routes centred on Kaiserslautern and Saarbrücken.

May 5, 2020 | Fleet

DB Regio wins Franconia and South Thuringia concession

BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) has awarded DB Regio the Franconia and South Thuringia contract to operate 5.7 million train-km annually to connect Nuremberg and Bamberg with Würzburg, Saalfeld, Sonneberg and Erfurt.

April 28, 2020 | Financial

Revised tendering plan confirmed for northeast Germany

THE northeast German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has announced changes to upcoming tenders for concessions to operate the Baltic Coast regional network.

April 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail

VRR appoints DB Regio to operate two Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn lines

THE Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association (VRR) has appointed DB Regio to operate S-Bahn lines S1 and S4 under a concession running until 2031.

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