Berlin Hauptbahnhof tram extension opens

The first tram route serving Berlin Hauptbahnhof opened on December 14. The 1·8 km of new alignment has six stops, including an interim stop at Hauptbahnhof which is to be replaced by a larger facility in mid-2015. Beyond the Hauptbahnhof there is a one-way loop with stops at Lesser-Ury-Weg, Lüneburger Straße and Clara-Jaschke-Straße.

Commission for Railways approved the continuation of financing the purchase of new trains for HŽPP

Session of the Commission for the Railways, which was chaired by Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, was held on Friday at the government headquarters. After the session, the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Siniša Hajdas Dončić said that the Commission confirmed and approved the continuation of financing the purchase of new trains for HŽPP.

“The contract consists construction of 44 trains, and so far has been

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New timetable starts with 14th of December

The new timetable 2014/2015. shall be live on 14th of December 2014. until 12 December 2015. HŽ Infrastruktura as a member of Rail Net Europe (RNE) has accepted the terms of the annual change in the timetable adopted by the majority of Member States and European organizations.

Deutsche Bahn announces five-year infrastructure spending plan worth 28 billion euros

Deutsche Bahn announced a €28bn five-year spending plan for 2015-19 on December 8. It is the the biggest modernisation programme in the history of the network.

The announcement follows federal government approval of the LuFV II agreement, which sets out state and DB funding for the network over the next five years. Under LuFV II the government has allocated an average of more than €3·3bn annually, and

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