Rail before road in new German government plans

Einfahrt in die Richtungsgleise des Rbf Nürnberg

The new German coalition will invest ‘considerably more in the railways than in the roads’. The SPD, Greens and FDP presented their plans in a coalition agreement on Wednesday, which include plans to lower infrastructure fees for more competitiveness, strengthen cross-border traffic and develop night train services. Deutsche Bahn will not be split up in separate entities, as two of the parties proposed.

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Rail before road in new German government plans

Einfahrt in die Richtungsgleise des Rbf Nürnberg

The new German coalition will invest ‘considerably more in the railways than in the roads’. The SPD, Greens and FDP presented their plans in a coalition agreement on Wednesday, which include plans to lower infrastructure fees for more competitiveness, strengthen cross-border traffic and develop night train services. Deutsche Bahn will not be split up in separate entities, as two of the parties proposed.

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