DB Archives

DB

July 23, 2015 | Europe

New ICE 3 introduced on Germany - France services

A ceremony was held on July 23 to mark the entry into service of the first German Rail (DB) class 407 ICE 3 on cross-border services from Frankfurt to Paris. An agreement was also signed to extend shared DB and French National Railways (SNCF) Germany - France cross-border services, which began in 2007, to 2020.

July 21, 2015 | Main line

DB chosen for Schleswig-Holstein West contract

GERMAN Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Regio has been selected by Schleswig-Holstein transport authority NAH.SH for the Schleswig-Holstein Rail Network West concession, which covers the operation of regional services on the line from Hamburg to Westerland on the island of Sylt.

July 15, 2015 | Financial

DB board member resigns ahead of restructuring

GERMAN Rail's (DB) executive board member for technology and environment, Dr Heike Hanagarth, has tendered her resignation ahead of a planned restructuring of the executive board and a cost-cutting drive.

July 14, 2015 | Telecoms

DB selects Siemens-Huawei for GSM-R upgrade

GERMAN Rail (DB) has selected a consortium of Siemens Convergence Creators and Huawei to perform a migration of DB's first-generation GSM-R network in northern Germany.

July 8, 2015 | Rolling stock

DB unveils new DMUs for Rhineland-Palatinate

DB Regio and South Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Rail Authority (ZSPNV-Süd) have unveiled a new fleet of Alstom Coradia Lint two-car regional DMUs which will enter service in the German state from December.

June 29, 2015 | Europe

DB to expand Sylt Shuttle as competition looms

WITH the prospect of competition from a new operator looming, German Rail (DB) announced on June 24 that it plans to expand the Sylt Shuttle car-carrying service on the 39.3km line between Niebüll in the northern state of Schleswig Holstein and Westerland on the island of Sylt.

June 26, 2015 | Europe

Dresden - Görlitz electrification plan agreed

AN agreement has been reached between the German state of Saxony and German Rail (DB) regarding a plan to electrify the 103km Dresden – Bautzen - Görlitz - Polish border line, with €3m allocated for initial planning.

June 11, 2015 | Commuter Rail

Second Munich S-Bahn tunnel moves a step closer

PLANS for a second east-west S-Bahn tunnel beneath Munich city centre received a significant boost on June 9, when Germany's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) approved a construction permit for the western section of the route under Munich Main Station.

June 10, 2015 | Main line

Arriva reveals plans for Limburg concession

ARRIVA has revealed details of its plans for the regional bus and rail concession in the Dutch Province of Limburg, which was awarded to the German Rail (DB) subsidiary last month after preferred bidder Abellio was disqualified following the discovery of irregularities in the tendering process.

June 8, 2015 | Commuter Rail

DB secures direct-award Berlin S-Bahn contracts

THE city of Berlin and the state government of Brandenburg announced on June 3 that they will directly award two of three contracts for the operation of the Berlin S-Bahn network to German Rail (DB).
Contracts for the operation of the network were split into three following unsuccessful attempts to tender these services.