THE German federal government decided on June 27 to budget up to €250,000 for a feasibility study to reactivate the Freiburg - Colmar line, which has been closed since the bridge crossing the River Rhine was destroyed in 1945.
BADEN-Württemberg Ministry of Transport announced on July 12 that it has selected Southwest German Transport (Sweg) for a contract to operate regional network 9a around Freiburg-im-Breisgau.
THE mayor of Freiburg-im-Breisgau Dr Dieter Salomon has officially unveiled the German city's new fleet of CAF Urbos 100 LRVs, which have been ordered as part of a €150m investment in modernising and expanding the metre-gauge network.
GERMANY's Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has agreed to allocate €23m through the Municipal Transport Financing Act (GVFC) to fund a €55m project which will increase capacity on the metre-gauge tram network in Freiburg-im-Breisgau.
CAF is celebrating the first order for its Urbos 3 low-floor LRV from a German customer after signing a contract with Freiburg Transport (VAG) for 12 metre-gauge vehicles, which will support the expansion of the city's light rail network.