FLIXMOBILITY, the parent company of German long-distance bus operator FlixBus, announced on March 6 that tickets have gone on sale for its first open-access intercity train services, which will serve 28 stations in five German states.

GERMAN open-access operator Hamburg-Köln-Express (HKX), owned by Railroad Development Corporation (RDC), United States, has reached an agreement with FlixBus, a private long-distance bus operator, for FlixBus to market and sell tickets for a daily service that will be reintroduced for seven days during the Christmas and New Year period.

GERMAN open-access operator Locomore is set to resume services on the Stuttgart - Berlin route on August 24 after Czech open-access operator Leo Express agreed to take over the operations of the insolvent company.

CZECH open-access operator Leo Express has submitted a bid for German long-distance operator Locomore, which filed for insolvency earlier this month.

GERMAN open-access passenger operator Locomore announced on May 11 that it has filed for insolvency after revenues failed to increase in line with projections.

GERMANY’s newest open-access passenger operator, Locomore, launched its first service linking Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Frankfurt, Hannover and Berlin on December 14.

GERMAN open-access operator Locomore announced on November 11 that it has begun to sell advanced tickets for its new service on the Stuttgart - Frankfurt - Hannover - Berlin line, which will be will operate once, daily, in each direction from December 14.

IRJ at InnoTrans 2016: Germany’s new open-access operator Locomore presented one of its refurbished locomotive-hauled passenger coaches as it prepares to introduce its first service linking Stuttgart and Berlin on December 14.

GERMAN open-access operator Locomore moved a step closer to launching its planned Stuttgart - Berlin service on January 27 when it reached its €460,000 crowdfunding target for the project, two days before the deadline for the initiative.