Berlin S-Bahn procurement can move to contract award after Alstom chose not to challenge the ruling of the Public Procurement Tribunal before the Berlin Higher Regional Court. The company has accepted the decision, clearing the way for the contract to go to the consortium of Siemens, Stadler and Deutsche Bahn.
Stuttgart 21 audit findings have left Deutsche Bahn facing another reset, with the project no longer able to meet its previous 2026 opening target and now due to enter service in stages from 2027 to 2033.
Deutsche Bahn has launched the Cologne-Ostend ICE service as a seasonal direct route, giving passengers a weekend connection from Germany to Belgium’s North Sea coast.
Stadler battery trains for Saarland have been introduced by DB Regio Mitte, Stadler Deutschland and Saarland’s transport ministry for regional rail services.
Hamburg–Berlin corridor reopening is scheduled for 14 June, when DB InfraGO will bring the full route back into service after extensive renewal work on one of Germany’s busiest intercity rail corridors.
Deutsche Bahn freight line work has begun in south-western Germany, marking a major step in the Rhine Valley Railway expansion. The project is intended to add capacity on a busy European north–south rail axis while easing pressure on the existing route.
DB Regio Google Maps ticket booking is being added as a direct option for customers. It gives travellers another digital way to buy tickets. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Deutsche Bahn 2025 results marked a return to positive operating performance. This came in the 2025 financial year. The group also reported a modest increase in revenue and cut debt sharply. Still, the result after taxes remained negative. The DB Schenker sale influenced the final profit figure.
DB delay compensation reached EUR 156.1 million in 2025. Deutsche Bahn still faced delays and cancellations across its network. Still, the total was below the almost EUR 197 million paid in 2024. It also remained far above the 2019 level.
As reported by RailwayPro, Hamburg–Berlin line reopening will take place in two phases following Deutsche Bahn’s corridor modernisation programme. Train operations on the northern section of the route, between Hamburg and Hagenow Land, are due to resume on 15 May.
A Brussels Airport high-speed train connection will link the airport with Cologne from September 2026, as part of a joint push to boost travel times between the two hubs, as reported by The Brussels Times.
Deutsche Bahn long-distance train comfort programme was presented by Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German federal government as a joint effort to improve passenger experience on long-distance services, with changes due to take effect during 2026, as outlined by Deutsche Bahn and reported by Railway-News.
