New steering Group Deutsche Bahn - New Infrastructure company is coming 22/06/22

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Source: Rail Business - Eurailpress

 

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New steering Group Deutsche Bahn - New Infrastructure company is coming

The Federal Ministry of Transport (BMDV) will tie Deutsche Bahn closer to itself. As Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) announced today (June 22, 2022), the "Deutsche Bahn Steering Group" will be created as early as July 1, 2022. It should mean “stronger control by the federal government” and report to the minister “regularly”. The steering group coordinates, monitors and controls the creation of the infrastructure company, the progress of corridor renovation and the implementation of more customer-friendly construction. This new public-interest-oriented infrastructure division will be formed on January 1, 2024 from DB Netz AG and DB Station&Service AG, "possibly including DB Energie GmbH". First, however, the form of the company should be clarified. Furthermore, a “Deutschlandtakt Office” will be set up as a separate staff unit in the BMDV. It is intended as a "project booster" and a central point of contact for the industry.

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