https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Long‑distance rail passengers in Germany will be spared a general increase in ticket prices for the next year, after Deutsche Bahn announced an unusual one‑year fare freeze despite rising fuel and energy costs. https://www.thelocal.de/20260427/deutsche-bahn-announces-12-month-ticket-price-freeze-for-long-distance-travel Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:40:02 +0200 deutsche-bahn-announces-12-month-ticket-price-freeze-for-long-distance-travel Germany's beleaguered state railway operator Deutsche Bahn said Friday its losses widened last year and warned passengers to brace for less-than-perfect service for years to come. https://www.thelocal.de/20260327/passengers-warned-of-trouble-ahead-as-deutsche-bahn-announces-huge-loss Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:59:30 +0100 passengers-warned-of-trouble-ahead-as-deutsche-bahn-announces-huge-loss Deutsche Bahn recently announced its new winter timetable, which will bring new high-speed services and more direct international connections starting from December 14th. Book your holiday trips now to get cheaper rail tickets. https://www.thelocal.de/20251020/revealed-deutsche-bahns-long-distance-travel-changes-for-the-winter Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:30:06 +0200 revealed-deutsche-bahns-long-distance-travel-changes-for-the-winter Deutsche Bahn and Eurostar have taking the next step towards creating a direct high-speed connection between cities in German and London. https://www.thelocal.de/20251205/deutsche-bahn-moves-step-closer-to-high-speed-germany-to-london-rail-link Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:00:50 +0100 deutsche-bahn-moves-step-closer-to-high-speed-germany-to-london-rail-link The west German transport hub is to be closed for ten days, affecting passengers on regional connections as well as international travellers coming from Brussels or Amsterdam. https://www.thelocal.de/20251112/how-colognes-central-station-closure-affects-long-distance-and-regional-rail-passengers Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:07:05 +0100 how-colognes-central-station-closure-affects-long-distance-and-regional-rail-passengers Germany's national railway operator got a new boss who has promised to bring a 'new start' to the troubled company. Brian Melican examines that challenges she faces, suggesting that the real issues are systemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20250925/opinion-deutsche-bahns-problems-are-too-big-for-a-new-boss-to-fix Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:56:03 +0200 opinion-deutsche-bahns-problems-are-too-big-for-a-new-boss-to-fix The new chief of Germany's beleaguered rail network vowed Monday to make a new start, with the state-owned operator widely criticised for deteriorating services. https://www.thelocal.de/20250922/first-female-boss-of-germanys-crisis-hit-railways-vows-new-start Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:11:42 +0200 first-female-boss-of-germanys-crisis-hit-railways-vows-new-start The Deutsche Bahn Navigator app is adding new features designed to help passengers navigate the first, and the final, stretch. Here's what's changed. https://www.thelocal.de/20250922/how-travellers-can-navigate-the-last-mile-with-deutsche-bahns-updated-app Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:18:56 +0200 how-travellers-can-navigate-the-last-mile-with-deutsche-bahns-updated-app Germany's national railway operator paid a whopping €200 million in compensation to passengers that were affected by delayed and cancelled trains last year. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20250310/deutsche-bahn-pays-out-compensation-to-7-million-rail-passengers-in-germany Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:52:45 +0100 deutsche-bahn-pays-out-compensation-to-7-million-rail-passengers-in-germany In an effort to get more passengers on short and middle distance trains, Deutsche Bahn is offering a number of reduced price tickets this March. Here's what's on offer. https://www.thelocal.de/20250228/how-train-travellers-in-germany-can-get-cheap-deutsche-bahn-tickets-this-march Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:49:15 +0100 how-train-travellers-in-germany-can-get-cheap-deutsche-bahn-tickets-this-march Deutsche Bahn was looking for a computer systems administrator familiar with a 30-year-old Windows operating system, based on a job advertisement that was found online. https://www.thelocal.de/20240214/why-a-deutsche-bahn-job-ad-sparked-laughs-and-likely-a-few-applicants Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:51:39 +0100 why-a-deutsche-bahn-job-ad-sparked-laughs-and-likely-a-few-applicants Deutsche Bahn is planning to carry out maintenance work on the busy route between Frankfurt and Mannheim, starting in mid-July. https://www.thelocal.de/20230310/train-route-between-frankfurt-and-mannheim-to-close-for-five-months Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:51:17 +0100 train-route-between-frankfurt-and-mannheim-to-close-for-five-months Germany’s Deutsche Bahn (DB) put out its latest schedule on Sunday, with many new routes but also increased prices and construction projects. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20221212/night-trains-and-faster-routes-what-you-need-to-know-about-deutsche-bahns-new-timetable Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:13:03 +0100 night-trains-and-faster-routes-what-you-need-to-know-about-deutsche-bahns-new-timetable Deutsche Bahn passengers will be able to get their coffee in a porcelain cup from next year, the German rail operator said Tuesday, as part of a broader plan to cut waste. https://www.thelocal.de/20221206/deutsche-bahn-goes-green-with-vegan-menu-and-porcelain-coffee-cups Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:57:42 +0100 deutsche-bahn-goes-green-with-vegan-menu-and-porcelain-coffee-cups The high-speed train took off for the first time with paying passengers on the Frankfurt-Cologne route. https://www.thelocal.de/20221205/ice-3neo-deutsche-bahns-speediest-train-makes-first-trip-in-germany Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:03:52 +0100 ice-3neo-deutsche-bahns-speediest-train-makes-first-trip-in-germany Germany has a reputation for efficiency and punctuality - but for anyone who has taken the train recently, that couldn't feel further from the truth. So how exactly has German rail travel gone downhill so fast, and what is being done to solve it? https://www.thelocal.de/20220818/a-disaster-how-did-train-travel-in-germany-get-so-bad Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:35:50 +0200 a-disaster-how-did-train-travel-in-germany-get-so-bad From the beginning of this year customers travelling on Germany’s Deutsche Bahn network have no longer been able to buy their tickets from staff on board the train. Here’s what you need to know about the change.  https://www.thelocal.de/20220106/explained-deutsche-bahns-new-ticket-rules-for-2022 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:30:43 +0100 explained-deutsche-bahns-new-ticket-rules-for-2022 A standoff between the GDL train drivers’ union and Deutsche Bahn means that rail services will be crippled nationwide in Germany for five days. Here’s the information you need to navigate the strikes in your region. https://www.thelocal.de/20210902/heres-how-to-navigate-the-train-strikes-in-your-region Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:00:20 +0200 heres-how-to-navigate-the-train-strikes-in-your-region German rail operator Deutsche Bahn says it will seriously improve the country's notoriously patchy Wifi and phone signal on trains. How will it get up to speed? https://www.thelocal.de/20210624/explained-how-phone-signal-and-wifi-are-finally-set-to-improve-on-germanys-trains Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:58:20 +0200 explained-how-phone-signal-and-wifi-are-finally-set-to-improve-on-germanys-trains German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has vowed to address what is widely considered to be one of the weakest areas of the country's telecommunications network: internet on trains. https://www.thelocal.de/20210624/were-running-late-on-this-deutsche-bahn-promises-better-wifi-on-german-trains-by-2026 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:29:00 +0200 were-running-late-on-this-deutsche-bahn-promises-better-wifi-on-german-trains-by-2026