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October 15, 2025 | Financial

German Mainfranken operating contract suspended

DB Regio has objected to award of services around Würzburg in southern Germany to BeNEX.

August 29, 2025 | Financial

German regional operating tenders progress

New tenders are underway in central and northwest Germany, and an extension announced for Frankfurt am Main S-Bahn network.

November 26, 2024 | Fleet

Technical issues force withdrawal of Alstom hydrogen trains

DMUs will replace 18 of 24 Coradia iLint trains used on the Taunus network in Germany in early 2025.

August 1, 2022 | Fleet

First Alstom hydrogen train arrives on Rhine-Main network

Pioneering order for 27 emissions-free trains.

April 5, 2022 | Fleet

DB Regio confirms order for 29 Alstom Coradia EMUs

Fleet order follows DB Regio’s contract award in February.

March 10, 2022 | News

DB Start wins contract to operate Taunus hydrogen network

The world’s largest hydrogen fleet will be used on the network from December.

February 15, 2022 | Fleet

DB Regio re-awarded Frankfurt regional services

The operator will continue to operate services to Wächtersbach and Fulda.

October 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Construction works for Hesse hydrogen filling station inaugurated

THE German state of Hesse has begun construction of its first hydrogen filling station, following a ground-breaking ceremony on October 26 at the future site in Höchst Industrial Park, near Frankfurt.

February 20, 2020 | Main line

Hessian State Railway re-awarded Wetterau West-East services

THE Rhein-Main Transport Association (RMV) has re-awarded Hessian State Railway (HLB) a 10-year contract to operate Wetterau West-East services on regional lines in the Wetterau region of Hesse.

September 6, 2019 | Main line

German states to study Aar Valley Railway reopening

THE German states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate are set to commence a feasibility study for a project to reinstate the 53.7km Aar Valley Railway from Wiesbaden to Diez and Limburg, which closed in 1986.

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