Articles tagged “deutsche bahn”

Airline Weekly

Europe’s Largest Domestic Airline Markets May Never Recover From the Pandemic

Air travel is back but not in France and Germany where trains are carrying an ever bigger piece of the pie.

6 months ago
Europe’s Largest Domestic Airline Markets May Never Recover From the Pandemic

Ground Transport

Germany Rail and Airport Strikes Stymie Operations Over Inflationary Woes

The Russia-Ukraine war was a major factor in Germany's rising inflation and rail and airport workers — and their passengers — are feeling the pain.

Reuters | 7 months ago

Germany Rail and Airport Strikes Stymie Operations Over Inflationary Woes

News Blog

Deutsche Bahn Pushes For More Rail Investment as Ridership Surges

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn expects a very good year in 2023. Ridership on its long-distance trains is forecast to be "well over" 150 million passengers, exceeding the peak before the pandemic of 150.7 million riders, CEO Richard Lutz said Thursday. But while that outlook shows the strong demand for travel and resilience of rail…

Edward Russell | 8 months ago

News Blog

Germany’s Deutsche Bahn Sees Jump in Air-Rail Passenger Numbers

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn saw demand for connections between its trains and flights operated by Lufthansa increase 25 percent last year. The increase comes after the railroad and airline expanded their partnership, including more direct trains to the Frankfurt airport, in 2021. "Where aviation and rail cooperate, we record double-digit growth rates," said Michael…

Edward Russell | 10 months ago

News Blog

France and Germany Promise Direct Paris-Berlin Trains From 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday unveiled plans for a high-speed train route connecting their respective capitals, Paris and Berlin, beginning next year. "As a tangible initiative illustrating our will to push forward on decarbonizing our economies and our societies, as well as our cross-border links, we support the deployment…

Edward Russell | 10 months ago

News Blog

Germany to Open New Fast Rail Line Between Munich and Stuttgart

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn will reduce travel times between Munich and Stuttgart to under two hours when a new high-speed rail line opens in December. The 37-mile (60 kilometer) Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed line will open on December 11, Deutsche Bahn said Thursday. The new line will reduce trip times between Munich and Stuttgart by about…

Edward Russell | 1 year ago

Airline Weekly

New Star Alliance-Deutsche Bahn Partnership May Face Hurdles Shifting Flyers to Trains

The airline industry is increasingly looking at non-flight options to get travelers to their destination. But a new partnership between Star Alliance and Deutsche Bahn appears more lip service than a serious push to get flyers onto trains.

1 year ago
New Star Alliance-Deutsche Bahn Partnership May Face Hurdles Shifting Flyers to Trains

News Blog

Deutsche Bahn Is Star Alliance’s First Rail Partner

Travelers eager for easier flight-to-train connections are about to get their wish in Germany. The global airline partnership network Star Alliance and the German rail company Deutsche Bahn are set to unveil a "new intermodal partnership" on July 4. While details are scant, a media invite to the event said the partnership aims to make…

Edward Russell | 1 year ago

News Blog

Germany’s Deutsche Bahn to Run More Summer Trains Than in 2019

Germany's passenger rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) will run more long-distance trains this summer than it did before the pandemic in response to strong demand. DB will offer 20 percent more seats than it did in the summer of 2019, it said Saturday. The increase is both from operating more trains, and from the introduction…

Edward Russell | 1 year ago

Ground Transport

Germany’s Good Intentions of a 9-Euro Discount Transit Pass May Just Backfire

Germany wants more people to ride trains and buses this summer with a nine-euro pass. But a surge in riders may hit the physical limits of the country's transport infrastructure.

Edward Russell | 1 year ago

Germany’s Good Intentions of a 9-Euro Discount Transit Pass May Just Backfire