- The German Railway plans to invest over the next five years, 28 billion euros in its infrastructure.
- From 2015 to 2019, amongst others by 17,000 km rail 8700 points and at least 875 bridges to be replaced .
- Last week was only known that the railway will connect 200 million euros in service, quality and punctuality.
Railway proclaimed “biggest modernization program”
The German Railway is planning an extensive refurbishment program for its infrastructure with a corresponding number of sites over the next five years. At peak times there will be 850 sites a day, the company said (the statement from the company read here).
From 2015 to 2019, inter alia, 17,000 km rail 8700 points and at least 875 bridges would be renewed , If they were “the biggest modernization program that has ever existed in the rail infrastructure,” said Board member for Infrastructure Volker Kefer.
What measures are planned
The background is the youngest agreement of the group with the federal government to finance the network maintenance. Collar and train set for the period 2015-2019 together 28 billion euros available -. Significantly more money than last
This is “ultimate goal” in the network reorganization, “as few restrictions for our travelers as possible cause, “said Kefer. Without it but do not go. Even for the coming year plans to train the renewal and maintenance of 3,800 kilometers of track, turnouts in 2000, 2.5 million railway sleepers and about four million tons of gravel. In addition, to be renewed 125 bridges.
In order to create the work at all, the company plans to hire about 1,700 people in addition.
Where it comes to closures
For several routes announced the track already closures in the coming year. Is concerned about the high speed line between Cologne and the Rhine-Main area. This is disabled on four weekends in April and May. Trains run either a different route, which takes 60 minutes longer, or fall out.
Also, travelers on the route Hanover-Göttingen, Cologne-Aachen, Cologne-Siegen, Mannheim-Stuttgart, Nuremberg-Ansbach and Munich and Ingolstadt and the Berlin S-Bahn have to temporarily set limitations.
Customers should be able to inform on the switches, the internet and a complimentary “Construction Phone” on schedule changes. There will also be leaflets, posters, notices and advertisements in railway stations and newspapers. To execute simultaneously at a stretch and can thus reduce the number and duration of closures various works, the web brings together the largest measures, in so-called corridors. Only 2015 of which 80 occur. An overview of recent construction sites of the web is here.
How are the train would like to improve their service
In order to make rail travel more comfortable, the web also wants to invest 200 million euros, as Chief of Track Rüdiger Grube said in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung. This service, quality and timeliness should be improved in the long-distance transport. The problems in the board bistros, where often failed coffee machine, steamer or refrigerators should be solved
caused a stir even Grube’s announced intention to offer free wireless internet for all passengers -. However, this is only for the period 2016 possible.
Interview with head of Deutsche Bahn pit ” The free WiFi for All “
The railway intends to 200 million euros Service improve the quality and timeliness, announces CEO Ruediger Grube in the SZ interview. He also promises free internet – but that may take some time.
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