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 Staring on December 15th, passengers on Berlin’s S-Bahn may see their transportation time reduced. https://www.thelocal.de/20191014/berlin-s-bahn-to-introduce-new-express-trains Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:47:25 +0200 berlin-s-bahn-to-introduce-new-express-trains A scary experience shook up one newly arrived expat in Berlin. Yet a stroke of faith - and the kindness of strangers - put things in a different perspective. https://www.thelocal.de/20191002/they-were-so-rude-berlin-newcomer-shares-s-bahn-horror-story Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:29:59 +0200 they-were-so-rude-berlin-newcomer-shares-s-bahn-horror-story After passengers complained when they spotted a woman orally satisfying her partner on a mid-morning train in the capital, the copulating couple took exception to being disturbed. https://www.thelocal.de/20180424/couple-attacks-passengers-on-berlin-s-bahn-after-oral-sex Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:19:18 +0200 couple-attacks-passengers-on-berlin-s-bahn-after-oral-sex Munich’s Ostbahnof was completely closed down on Wednesday morning after freezing temperatures made regular service impossible. In Berlin the situation was only slightly better. https://www.thelocal.de/20180228/extreme-cold-wreaks-havoc-on-suburban-trains-in-munich-and-berlin Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:08:20 +0100 extreme-cold-wreaks-havoc-on-suburban-trains-in-munich-and-berlin 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 The single route that funnels all suburban trains through Munich city centre is just one section of track in the Bavarian capital that will undergo significant repairs in 2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20180220/munich-set-for-major-s-bahn-closures-as-network-gets-biggest-overhaul-in-history Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:26:29 +0100 munich-set-for-major-s-bahn-closures-as-network-gets-biggest-overhaul-in-history Police are investigating the behaviour of security personal on the S8 metro line from Munich Airport to the city, after they dragged a fare-dodging passenger from the train. https://www.thelocal.de/20170629/watch-munich-security-violently-drag-fare-dodger-out-of-u-bahn Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:33:05 +0200 watch-munich-security-violently-drag-fare-dodger-out-of-u-bahn A man's painful attempt to catch an S-Bahn train in Berlin is perhaps a cautionary tale for frequent public transit chasers. https://www.thelocal.de/20170503/man-dragged-by-s-bahn-for-50-metres-with-hand-stuck-in-door Wed, 03 May 2017 11:02:14 +0200 man-dragged-by-s-bahn-for-50-metres-with-hand-stuck-in-door Munich's mayor on Wednesday is set to cut the turf on the building site of a second train tunnel through the inner city. It'll turn the city centre into a building site for a decade - but is it worth it? https://www.thelocal.de/20170405/the-second-train-tunnel-munichs-own-over-budget-delayed-mega-project Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:07:14 +0200 the-second-train-tunnel-munichs-own-over-budget-delayed-mega-project Germany's finance capital is to serve party-goers non-stop on the weekends. But don't get too excited - some of the changes could take a while. https://www.thelocal.de/20170202/frankfurt-to-get-24-hour-public-transport-on-weekends Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:49:39 +0100 frankfurt-to-get-24-hour-public-transport-on-weekends Two young men, 18 and 19, were run over and killed by a train around midnight Sunday night in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20161004/two-teenagers-run-over-and-killed-by-train Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:34:52 +0200 two-teenagers-run-over-and-killed-by-train Around 500 football fans were packed into an S-Bahn service to the Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday evening when the train broke down, causing panic. https://www.thelocal.de/20160721/bayern-fans-flee-after-getting-trapped-in-overheated-train Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:56:39 +0200 bayern-fans-flee-after-getting-trapped-in-overheated-train A man pushed a 60-year-old woman onto the tracks of an U-Bahn as she waited for her train near Berlin's iconic TV Tower. https://www.thelocal.de/20160615/man-pushes-woman-onto-u-bahn-train-tracks Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:31:42 +0200 man-pushes-woman-onto-u-bahn-train-tracks Germany's national rail operator is in hot water after a ticket controller reacted aggressively to a newly arrived Chinese traveler who made one of the most basic transit mistakes: forgetting to stamp her ticket. https://www.thelocal.de/20160526/shock-as-harsh-ticket-controller-seizes-chinese-tourists-passport Thu, 26 May 2016 19:14:34 +0200 shock-as-harsh-ticket-controller-seizes-chinese-tourists-passport A Berlin man is on trial for reportedly taking his dislike for public transit ticket controllers to an extreme level. https://www.thelocal.de/20160502/fare-dodger-on-trial-for-trying-to-kill-ticket-controller Mon, 02 May 2016 14:17:39 +0200 fare-dodger-on-trial-for-trying-to-kill-ticket-controller A man has been taken to hospital in Munich with serious injuries after he was rolled over by several trains following a drunken plunge off a station platform. https://www.thelocal.de/20160411/munich-man-survives-being-run-over-by-three-trains Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:56:41 +0200 munich-man-survives-being-run-over-by-three-trains A regional train burst into flames in Berlin on Wednesday evening, leading to a mass evacuation of passengers. https://www.thelocal.de/20160107/berlin-train-bursts-into-flames Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:43:33 +0100 berlin-train-bursts-into-flames Almost 34,000 people were dragged before Berlin's courts for fare-dodging in 2014, as the capital's public transport company cracks down hard on travelling without a ticket. https://www.thelocal.de/20151217/berlin-fare-dodging-fines-increase-by-7000-percent Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:49:16 +0100 berlin-fare-dodging-fines-increase-by-7000-percent Local rail traffic in Berlin was seriously disrupted on Thursday morning after a signal failure hit five lines of the city's S-Bahn network. https://www.thelocal.de/20150820/signal-failure-hobbles-five-berlin-s-bahn-lines Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:50:02 +0200 signal-failure-hobbles-five-berlin-s-bahn-lines On Tuesday evening four men attacked and badly injured a 36-year-old passenger on the Berlin metro system - only the latest in a series of such attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20150603/man-brutally-beaten-on-berlin-s-bahn Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:56:48 +0200 man-brutally-beaten-on-berlin-s-bahn