Vital German rail corridor to be closed for months for repairs
The Guardian|July 16, 2024
One of Germany's main rail corridors is to be closed for months as part of a major overhaul of the ailing train network of Europe's largest economy that is expected to last until the end of the decade.
Kate Connolly
Vital German rail corridor to be closed for months for repairs

Years of underinvestment and a lack of political direction are being blamed for the state of the German railways, which have in recent years been beset by an increase in breakdowns, delays, cancellations and other technical problems and led to unflattering comparisons with infrastructure in the developing world.

Deutsche Bahn, the national railway company of Germany, a state-owned enterprise that is under the control of the German government, also became the butt of international jokes at the Euro 2024 football championships.

Over the four-week tournament, football fans from England to Georgia discovered, often to their surprise, just how unreliable the trains were.

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