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DB InfraGO starts right Rhein corridor renewal, it will be fully closed by mid-December 2026

The 160 km route is fully closed from 10 July to 12 December 2026 while works are carried out on track, stations, signalling, overhead line equipment and civil structures.

Lubomir Cech July 14, 2026 · 3 min read

Infrastructure

Trains return to Hagen–Cologne route

Regional, long-distance and freight trains returned to the Hagen–Wuppertal–Cologne corridor on 10 July following a five-month closure.

Karel Novak July 14, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Rail sabotage claimed near Leverkusen

A group classified as left-wing extremist has claimed responsibility for cable fires that halted rail traffic near Leverkusen. The Cologne–Düsseldorf line reopened after repairs on Saturday.

Karel Novak July 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Infrastructure

ÖBB upgrades Tyrol’s key rail corridor

ÖBB is upgrading signalling and activating an overtaking station on Tyrol’s Lower Inn Valley line to allow more passenger and freight trains to use the corridor.

Karel Novak July 10, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Netherlands and Belgium allocate EUR 240m for Ghent-Terneuzen freight railway

The decision follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the two countries in early June 2026.

Lubomir Cech July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Infrastructure

DB reopens two routes, delays Bavaria line

DB InfraGO will reopen the Hagen–Cologne and Hamburg–Hannover routes on 10 July, but the Nuremberg–Regensburg line will remain closed for further signalling safety checks.

Karel Novak July 8, 2026 · 2 min read

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Stuttgart 21 costs rise to €14.5bn

Deutsche Bahn has revised the Stuttgart 21 commissioning schedule after an internal audit identified serious failures in planning and project control. The new main station is now expected to open in December 2031.

Karel Novak July 7, 2026 · 3 min read

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Deutsche Bahn opens container depot at Ulm-Dornstadt

The facility adds 38,000 m² of depot space for loaded and empty containers at the combined transport location.

Lubomir Cech July 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Infrastructure

DSB completes workshop for Alstom Coradia Stream trains

Brabrand is the third new workshop DSB has built for its shift from diesel to electric operation.

Karel Novak July 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Infrastructure

RhB and Graubünden to separate rail and road by 2037

The project is budgeted at EUR 498m (CHF 467.5m) and will create separate alignments for rail, national road and local traffic by 2037.

Lubomir Cech July 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Alstom to make 81 trains in Portugal

Alstom has broken ground on a new manufacturing site in Matosinhos that will support its contract to supply 153 commuter and regional trains to CP.

Karel Novak July 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Loconi starts building new intermodal terminal between Poznań and Frankfurt

The 9.4 ha terminal is planned to open in Q1 2028.

Lubomir Cech June 29, 2026 · 1 min read

Infrastructure

Heat impact: Freight train derails in Sweden, extensive damage to infrastructure

No injuries were reported, but the derailment caused extensive infrastructure damage.

Lubomir Cech June 29, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

City council approves new BNSF intermodal facility in Barstow, California

The planned USD 4bn private investment covers a 4,500-acre integrated rail facility on the west side of Barstow.

Lubomir Cech June 26, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Radio failure stops trains across Germany

A nationwide failure of Germany’s GSM-R railway radio system brought passenger and freight services to a standstill late on 23 June, before operations gradually resumed after midnight.

Karel Novak June 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Estonia tests rail response to drone threat

Estonia’s railway infrastructure manager Eesti Raudtee and passenger operator Elron have tested procedures for stopping trains and protecting passengers during a simulated drone threat.

Karel Novak June 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

EU opens EUR 1.1bn infrastructure call covering rail projects

The European Commission has opened a EUR 1.1bn transport infrastructure funding call, with railway projects on the core trans-European transport network among the eligible categories. Applications are open until 6 October 2026.

Lubomir Cech June 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Poland plans 4,700 km of new railways

Poland has presented its first comprehensive long-term railway development plan, covering 4,700 kilometres of new lines and 19 strategic corridors.

Karel Novak June 20, 2026 · 3 min read

Infrastructure

Spain approves EUR 62m rail freight terminal in Cantabria

Spain’s Council of Ministers has authorised Adif, the Government of Cantabria and Suelo Industrial de Cantabria to sign an agreement for the Llano de La Pasiega intermodal terminal in Piélagos.

Lubomir Cech June 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Infrastructure

Berlin–Hannover trains face diversion

DB InfraGO will begin the Lehrte–Berlin corridor renewal on 2 October 2026, with long-distance trains between Berlin and Hannover facing longer journey times.

Karel Novak June 19, 2026 · 2 min read