German Rail: Rail company sues against Italo decision by the network agency
The Federal Network Agency decided in July that the railways must make more room for competitors in long-distance transport. The federally owned group is now taking legal action against this.
Berlin. The German Railways is taking legal action against a decision by the Federal Network Agency, according to which it will have to free up more capacity for competitors on long-distance routes on heavily used lines in the future. The rail subsidiary DB InfraGo, responsible for the infrastructure, will seek an expedited procedure against it, it was said in railway circles.
The federally owned company argues that the decision by the Network Agency (BNetzA) will significantly increase the number of conflicts over the use of certain routes at certain times. This will create legal and practical problems for InfraGo's management of route capacities.
The Federal Network Agency had decided on July 17 that DB InfraGo must allocate at least a quarter of its capacity to competitors on heavily used routes. This applies to heavily used corridors with specified capacity limits, such as those planned for the Munich and Frankfurt hubs. The background to the regulation is the planned market entry of the Italian railway company Italo into long-distance rail transport in Germany from 2028.
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