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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 | News

Operators start to resume services as Covid-19 travel restrictions ease

EUROPEAN governments are starting to ease restrictions put in place to slow the spread of Covid-19 enabling rail operators to reintroduce services.

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.

March 26, 2020 | Financial

DB passenger numbers up but profit down in 2019

GERMAN Rail (DB) carried 151 million long-distance passengers on its inter-city and ICE services in 2019, up 1.9% from 2018, the first time the company has carried more than 150 million passengers and the fifth consecutive year of growth.

March 6, 2020 | Technology

IRJ in brief: DB Regio digitises planning - thermal imaging detects trespassing - Australia develops batteries

Germany: DB Regio introduced IVU Traffic Technologies’ integrated planning and dispatch system (iPD) across five regions, two Regio networks and four commuter railways from the start of the 2020 timetable.

February 17, 2020 | Fleet

Czech Railways class 646 DMUs enter service

CZECH Railways (ČD) and the Olomouc region have begun operating two class 646 DMUs, which were purchased from DB Regio, on the non-electrified Olomouc - Drahanovice line.

February 14, 2020 | Fleet

DB Regio orders Mireo trains for Lausitz network

DB Regio has ordered 18 three-car Mireo EMUs from Siemens for services on the Lausitz regional network in Brandenburg and Saxony.

February 6, 2020 | Main line

DB Regio wins interim Euregiobahn contract

REGIONAL public transport authority Rhineland Local Transport, Cologne, has awarded incumbent operator DB Regio an interim four-year contract to operate services on the Euregiobahn Line RB 20 around Aachen and Düren.

January 20, 2020 | Europe

DB Regio to take over part of Vlexx network

GERMANY’s Vlexx has contracted former operator DB Regio to operate RB 73 regional passenger services between Saarbrücken and St Wendel on the Saarbrücken - Neubrücke route on weekdays from February 1 until December 12 2020.

December 17, 2019 | Fleet

DB to invest €12bn in new trains by 2026

GERMAN Rail (DB) has announced plans to invest €12bn in new trains up to 2026 to increase long-distance seating capacity by 20% and replace commuter trains.

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