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 Hundreds of thousands of people pass through Germany's main stations every day and many are impacted by long-term construction work on the aging stations. But why does the work take quite so long? https://www.thelocal.de/20241027/why-does-building-work-at-german-main-stations-take-so-long Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:30:55 +0100 why-does-building-work-at-german-main-stations-take-so-long The new high-speed direct rail link will stop in Strasbourg, France's transport minister confirmed on Friday, after a cross-border skirmish over the exact route of the new service. https://www.thelocal.de/20230901/new-high-speed-paris-to-berlin-train-will-go-via-strasbourg Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:26:49 +0200 new-high-speed-paris-to-berlin-train-will-go-via-strasbourg A new night train is allowing holidaymakers to travel between the North Sea island of Sylt and the Alpine city of Salzburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20200705/new-night-train-takes-tourists-from-beaches-to-ski-resorts Sun, 05 Jul 2020 12:53:47 +0200 new-night-train-takes-tourists-from-beaches-to-ski-resorts German State-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn warned Tuesday that the coronavirus has plunged it into its worst-ever financial crisis despite billions in government aid, sayings talks with worker representatives to find savings will begin this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20200630/german-train-operator-deutsche-bahn-warns-of-worst-ever-loss-due-to-pandemic Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:12:51 +0200 german-train-operator-deutsche-bahn-warns-of-worst-ever-loss-due-to-pandemic Starting in December, Germany's railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to connect some major German cities every 30 minutes. https://www.thelocal.de/20200629/trains-to-travel-between-major-german-cities-every-30-minutes Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:19:22 +0200 trains-to-travel-between-major-german-cities-every-30-minutes Starting on Tuesday, a new train service will connect Berlin and Dresden with Prague, Vienna and Graz, restoring the historic 'Vindobona' service. https://www.thelocal.de/20200615/new-train-line-to-connect-berlin-with-prague-and-vienna Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:50:50 +0200 new-train-line-to-connect-berlin-with-prague-and-vienna German police said Friday there had been a "possible attack attempt" on a busy high-speed rail line between western cities Cologne and Frankfurt, after finding bolts holding the rails in place had been loosened. https://www.thelocal.de/20200320/loose-bolts-on-german-high-speed-ice-rail-line-possible-attack Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:58:20 +0100 loose-bolts-on-german-high-speed-ice-rail-line-possible-attack The German government on Tuesday agreed to pump €62 billion into modernizing its rail network system, as part of a wider plan to incite commuters to opt for greener public transport options. https://www.thelocal.de/20200114/germany-to-invest-62-bn-euros-by-2030-to-modernise-rail-network Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:04:03 +0100 germany-to-invest-62-bn-euros-by-2030-to-modernise-rail-network From pricey tickets to delays and overcrowding. Here's the verdict on what's good and what's bad about travelling by train in Germany after #GretaGate. https://www.thelocal.de/20191217/sometimes-flying-is-cheaper-the-problems-and-the-positives-of-train-travel-in-germany Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:47:31 +0100 sometimes-flying-is-cheaper-the-problems-and-the-positives-of-train-travel-in-germany Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was forced to defend herself in a Twitter row with German railway service Deutsche Bahn (DB) over 'overcrowded' trains. https://www.thelocal.de/20191216/after-gttingen-i-got-a-seat-greta-thunberg-drawn-into-row-with-german-rail-operator Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:43:15 +0100 after-gttingen-i-got-a-seat-greta-thunberg-drawn-into-row-with-german-rail-operator While Greta Thunberg and Deutsche Bahn have got involved in a war of words, it's time for you to have your say on the positives and negatives of travelling by train in Germany... and what could be improved. https://www.thelocal.de/20191216/have-your-say-how-would-you-rate-train-travel-in-germany Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:12:03 +0100 have-your-say-how-would-you-rate-train-travel-in-germany After another death at a station in Germany, security at transport hubs is back in the spotlight. How safe do you feel at Germany's stations and what needs to change? https://www.thelocal.de/20191031/tell-us-how-safe-do-you-feel-at-germanys-train-and-underground-stations Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:33:37 +0100 tell-us-how-safe-do-you-feel-at-germanys-train-and-underground-stations More details are emerging over the death of a 30-year-old Iranian man who died at a busy Berlin underground station, amid calls for better security measures. https://www.thelocal.de/20191031/more-people-instead-of-cameras-death-of-man-pushed-in-front-of-berlin-train-puts-focus-on-security-stations Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:41:44 +0100 more-people-instead-of-cameras-death-of-man-pushed-in-front-of-berlin-train-puts-focus-on-security-stations An Eritrean man accused of killing an eight-year-old boy by pushing him under a train in Frankfurt last month is suffering from "paranoid schizophrenia", German prosecutors said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190829/man-accused-of-pushing-german-boy-under-train-suffers-from-schizophrenia Thu, 29 Aug 2019 18:01:16 +0200 man-accused-of-pushing-german-boy-under-train-suffers-from-schizophrenia Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has called for controls to be put in place at the Swiss border after the death of boy who was allegedly pushed under a train by an Eritrean man living in Zurich and on the run from police. https://www.thelocal.de/20190802/german-interior-minister-calls-for-security-control-on-the-swiss-border Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:55:59 +0200 german-interior-minister-calls-for-security-control-on-the-swiss-border Hundreds of people gathered outside Frankfurt’s main station on Tuesday to pay tribute to the eight-year-old boy who died after being pushed under a train, amid rising tensions in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190731/do-not-allow-hatred-to-spread-hundreds-gather-in-frankfurt-to-mourn-child-as-tensions-rise-in-germany Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:15:41 +0200 do-not-allow-hatred-to-spread-hundreds-gather-in-frankfurt-to-mourn-child-as-tensions-rise-in-germany An Eritrean man accused of killing an eight-year-old boy by pushing him under a train in Germany had been on the run from Swiss police after a violent incident last week, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.de/20190730/suspect-accused-of-pushing-boy-under-german-train-was-on-the-run-from-swiss-police Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:02:23 +0200 suspect-accused-of-pushing-boy-under-german-train-was-on-the-run-from-swiss-police A young boy died after being pushed in front of a high-speed train in Frankfurt. As the suspect was set to appear in court, a nationwide debate about security at train stations is ongoing. https://www.thelocal.de/20190730/security-debate-sparked-in-germany-following-death-of-child-pushed-in-front-of-train Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:31:10 +0200 security-debate-sparked-in-germany-following-death-of-child-pushed-in-front-of-train A child has died after being pushed onto the tracks, along with his mother, in front of a train at Frankfurt's main station. https://www.thelocal.de/20190729/child-dies-after-being-pushed-in-front-of-train-in-frankfurt Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:37:33 +0200 child-dies-after-being-pushed-in-front-of-train-in-frankfurt No long-distance trains are to stop at Düsseldorf Airport for six weeks and a key route will be completely closed as part of rail upgrades which will affect tens of thousands of people. https://www.thelocal.de/20190710/disruption-expected-as-major-railway-construction-project-set-to-start-in-western-germany Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:06:05 +0200 disruption-expected-as-major-railway-construction-project-set-to-start-in-western-germany