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 The recently-inaugurated night trains between the European capitals of Paris, Berlin and Vienna will be suspended for two months for important works, officials have said. https://www.thelocal.de/20240627/paris-night-trains-to-berlin-and-vienna-suspended-for-summer-works Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:06:01 +0200 paris-night-trains-to-berlin-and-vienna-suspended-for-summer-works The German Train Driver’s Union (GDL) has declared that it is going to start a round of strikes on Deutsche Bahn services after pay talks with the state-owned company broke down. https://www.thelocal.de/20210609/german-train-drivers-announce-strikes-after-pay-talks-collapse Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:36:42 +0200 german-train-drivers-announce-strikes-after-pay-talks-collapse German prosecutors said Saturday police had arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of loosening the bolts on a stretch of the busy high-speed rail line between western cities Cologne and Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20200321/man-arrested-over-german-rail-sabotage-attempt Sat, 21 Mar 2020 20:14:09 +0100 man-arrested-over-german-rail-sabotage-attempt The Deutsche Bahn customer app is undergoing improvements, such as equipping the service with voice recognition. https://www.thelocal.de/20191021/improvements-deutsche-bahn-navigator-app-voice-recognition Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:52:39 +0200 improvements-deutsche-bahn-navigator-app-voice-recognition The first autumn storm has wreaked havoc across northern Germany, causing major travel disruption. https://www.thelocal.de/20190918/fierce-storm-causes-travel-chaos-in-northern-germany Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:23:17 +0200 fierce-storm-causes-travel-chaos-in-northern-germany Passengers have escaped injury after a high-speed train collided with concrete slabs placed over the rails in a suspected attack. https://www.thelocal.de/20190621/police-suspect-sabotage-after-train-collides-with-concrete-slabs-in-northern-germany Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:53:42 +0200 police-suspect-sabotage-after-train-collides-with-concrete-slabs-in-northern-germany A debate about Cologne's future has been sparked after a proposal was lodged to move the Hauptbahnhof underground. But with Germany's questionable track record on public infrastructure projects, is this viable? https://www.thelocal.de/20190520/could-colognes-central-station-move-underground Mon, 20 May 2019 18:45:13 +0200 could-colognes-central-station-move-underground To the rest of the world, Germans have a reputation for being punctual. But when it comes to the country's rail system, passengers experience shocking delays. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.de/20190506/heres-why-so-many-trains-in-germany-are-late Mon, 06 May 2019 12:49:03 +0200 heres-why-so-many-trains-in-germany-are-late Germany’s biggest rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) paid out €53.6 million in compensation to customers last year, according to a DB spokeswoman – a huge increase from the €34.6 million that was reimbursed to passengers in 2017, or double that of the previous year. https://www.thelocal.de/20190219/train-passengers-in-germany-given Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:51:42 +0100 train-passengers-in-germany-given Train passengers may be faced with further disruption following Monday’s nationwide strike by railway workers which plunged Germany’s public transport network into chaos. https://www.thelocal.de/20181211/train-passengers-may-still-face-disruption-after-rail-strike Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:48:21 +0100 train-passengers-may-still-face-disruption-after-rail-strike A railway workers’ strike that caused chaos on public transport across Germany has ended, but passengers should expect disrupted services all day, especially if they’re travelling long distances, rail bosses warned. https://www.thelocal.de/20181210/update-rail-strike-causes-chaos-throughout-germany Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:44:04 +0100 update-rail-strike-causes-chaos-throughout-germany With the goal of helping suburban trains in Stuttgart to run on time more often, Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Monday introduced a platform with colourful flashing lights at one of its S-Bahn stations. https://www.thelocal.de/20180226/stuttgart-s-bahn-pilots-illuminated-rail-platform-in-aim-to-tackle-punctuality Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:28:14 +0100 stuttgart-s-bahn-pilots-illuminated-rail-platform-in-aim-to-tackle-punctuality Thousands of passengers were left stranded when rail services were cancelled in storms last month. Instead of taking the blame, Deutsche Bahn (DB) used fake climate science to plead helplessness, German media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180215/deutsche-bahn-exploited-climate-change-to-duck-blame-for-train-delays Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:12:03 +0100 deutsche-bahn-exploited-climate-change-to-duck-blame-for-train-delays Deutsche Bahn prepares for its next high-speed rail project - in the middle of California. https://www.thelocal.de/20171129/germans-set-to-ramp-up-california-high-speed-rail Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:30:49 +0100 germans-set-to-ramp-up-california-high-speed-rail Shortly after 5am on Monday morning the first direct train to Berlin left Hamburg-Altona station. But people travelling the other way still have to deal with delays. https://www.thelocal.de/20171009/four-days-after-storm-direct-trains-from-hamburg-to-berlin-start-again Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:39:03 +0200 four-days-after-storm-direct-trains-from-hamburg-to-berlin-start-again International freight and passenger services have been delayed for several weeks, at an estimated cost of €100 million to rail companies. The line is set to reopen on Monday, but the repercussions will be severe. https://www.thelocal.de/20170929/key-international-train-line-to-reopen-near-stuttgart-after-weeks-of-emergency-repairs Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:00:32 +0200 key-international-train-line-to-reopen-near-stuttgart-after-weeks-of-emergency-repairs One of the greatest things about living in Germany is getting to use its first-class rail service. But how many of these curious facts were you aware of? https://www.thelocal.de/20170711/train-travel-germany-10-things-you-never-knew-railways Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:11:44 +0200 train-travel-germany-10-things-you-never-knew-railways Stuttgart's ambitious S21 rail project has suffered from delays, spiralling costs and almost constant protests from the start. But one of the reasons behind the set-backs is much smaller (and scalier) than you'd expect. https://www.thelocal.de/20170908/how-rare-lizards-causing-15-million-worth-of-delays-to-stuttgarts-new-rail-system Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:22:17 +0200 how-rare-lizards-causing-15-million-worth-of-delays-to-stuttgarts-new-rail-system A French family's bike trip to the island of Sylt ended up delaying the journeys of many others. https://www.thelocal.de/20170725/7-trains-delayed-as-french-tourists-use-tracks-as-bike-path-to-idyllic-island Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:25:39 +0200 7-trains-delayed-as-french-tourists-use-tracks-as-bike-path-to-idyllic-island Anyone browsing through property websites for northern Bavaria on Wednesday may have come across an unusual advert posted by Deutsche Bahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20170621/start-your-bids-now-49-room-central-train-station-put-up-for-sale Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:38:54 +0200 start-your-bids-now-49-room-central-train-station-put-up-for-sale