Traffic - Rail back with additional trains over Christmas
Deutsche Bahn is increasing the number of trains on offer during the festive period in order to ease the high volume of travel over Christmas. An additional 60 special trains will be running between December 20 and January 1, as the federally owned company announced in Berlin on Thursday. They will mainly be deployed on high-demand connections such as Berlin-Göttingen-Frankfurt or Cologne-Munich via Frankfurt and Stuttgart. In the usual timetable, there are around 900 long-distance train journeys per day.
"With more space and more trains, we want to enable a relaxed start to the holidays," said Michael Peterson, Head of Long-Distance Transport. "Everything that can run over the holidays will run for our passengers."
The railroad is already experiencing high demand for the entire pre-Christmas week, as Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year. "The current booking figures show that Christmas traffic will start as early as December 18 this year," it said. The Group also expects demand to be evenly distributed for the week between the years.
The honorary chairman of the passenger association Pro Bahn, Karl-Peter Naumann, also expects full trains over the holidays despite the additional seats on offer. "It will be particularly busy on Friday," he said on request. However, he emphasized that the railroad would not be able to provide more additional capacity than the 60 special trains. The main bottleneck is personnel.
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- During the holiday season, consumers in Germany eagerly anticipate taking special trains to visit family and friends in Frankfurt, Cologne, and other popular destinations, as Deutsche Bahn increases the number of trains to accommodate the high volume of travel over Christmas.
- The German railroad announced that 60 additional special trains will be running between December 20 and January 1, aiming to ease traffic on high-demand connections such as Berlin-Göttingen-Frankfurt or Cologne-Munich via Frankfurt and Stuttgart.
- Despite the additional seats on offer, the honorary chairman of the passenger association Pro Bahn, Karl-Peter Naumann, expects full trains over the holidays, highlighting that Friday will be particularly busy due to the high demand for travel during the festive period.
- With the festive season approaching, Michael Peterson, Head of Long-Distance Transport at Deutsche Bahn, said that the company aims to ensure a relaxed start to the holidays by providing more space and more trains for their passengers.
- Over the months of December and January, the railroad sees increased demand for long-distance train journeys, with around 900 train journeys per day in the usual timetable.
- As Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year, the railroad is already experiencing high demand for the entire pre-Christmas week, and the Group expects demand to be evenly distributed for the week between the years.
Source: www.stern.de
