Martin Burkert
German politician
Photo: Foto-AG Gymnasium Melle, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- Oct 6
Germany presents 160-page Infraplan to overhaul rail network by 2030
The German Federal Ministry of Transport has unveiled the Infraplan 2026 in Berlin, establishing binding performance indicators to steer railway renovations and network expansion through 2030.
- Aug 23
German rail union EVG threatens January strikes over stalled staff protection bill
The EVG railway union warned it will block duty rosters across German regional passenger networks in January unless lawmakers introduce tougher assault penalties by year-end.
- Aug 14
Deutsche Bahn sues regulator over Italo's planned 2028 rail market entry
DB InfraGo filed an expedited lawsuit in Cologne against the Bundesnetzagentur's July 17 ruling requiring it to reserve at least 25% of capacity on busy corridors for competitors, clearing a path for Italo's 2028 entry with 30 Siemens trains.
