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October 5, 2022 | Infrastructure

DB to overhaul Frankfurt - Mannheim line in five months

High-performance replacement to be used for first time.

August 1, 2022 | Fleet

First Alstom hydrogen train arrives on Rhine-Main network

Pioneering order for 27 emissions-free trains.

July 18, 2022 | Main line

DB joins Star Alliance as first rail partner

Through rail ticketing for airline passengers.

February 15, 2022 | Fleet

DB Regio re-awarded Frankfurt regional services

The operator will continue to operate services to Wächtersbach and Fulda.

January 10, 2022 | Fleet

Alstom to build 17 EMUs for DB Regio

The new Coradia Stream EMUs will enter traffic in December 2024 and offer a 15% capacity increase.

July 6, 2021 | Main line

Planning underway for new Frankfurt cross city tunnel

New tunnel will increase daily capacity at Frankfurt Main Station from 1250 to 1500 trains.

November 18, 2020 | High-speed

DB confirms new Frankfurt - Mannheim high-speed route

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Networks has announced the final route for the new Rhine Main - Rhine Neckar high-speed line connecting Frankfurt and Mannheim following a four-year public consultation period.

May 29, 2020 | Light Rail

Frankfurt U-Bahn extension approved

THE local governments in Bad Homburg and Frankfurt am Main have reached an agreement to construct a 1.6km extension of Frankfurt U-Bahn light rail line U2 from the current terminus at Gonzenheim to the S-Bahn station at Bad Homburg. A local referendum held in 2018 showed 70.3% of voters supported the project.

February 13, 2020 | Light Rail

Frankfurt’s Regionaltangente West tram-train scheme makes progress

FOLLOWING approval of the investment case and a decision to proceed with construction by Frankfurt am Main transit authority planning company RTW in late November, work is now underway to obtain planning permission for the new Regionaltangente West tram-train network with the aim of starting operation in 2026.

September 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

Study to examine tunnel beneath Frankfurt Main Station

PLANS to build a tunnel and underground platforms beneath Frankfurt Main Station to avoid long-distance trains having to reverse direction have taken a step forward with the launch of a feasibility study on September 16.

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