DB to build new regional rail stations
Published: Mon, 2015-03-09 12:37Deutsche Bahn’s station management business unit DB Station & Service has contracted the first of a planned series of framework treaties with the different German states for the development of new stations. Intended to boost ridership on the rail network, these stations would be located in suburban and commercial areas and near traffic generators such as universities, shopping centers and hospitals
DB signed the first agreement with German state of Bavaria on March 2 and sets out a framework for the construction of 20 stations in locations including Aschaffenburg, Hof and Bad Reichenhall.
The €40m cost is to be shared equally between DB and the respective State, with DB carrying the risk of construction cost overruns and the Land responsible for the revenue risk. The Land said that while the federal government had overall responsibility for stations, local funding would speed up implementation.
The stations must be fully accessible, and have a minimum service of at least one train an hour. Additional sites in Bavaria are being considered for a second stage of stations to be completed by 2021.
Source: Deutsche Bahn
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