Passenger associations are increasing the pressure on Deutsche Bahn. Their demand: additional money from the budget for road construction.
After the Karlsruhe ruling on the climate and transformation fund, the railway is only left with around 30 of the 45 billion euros originally promised. For comparison: Austria alone, which is four times smaller, is expanding its rail network with 2.2 billion euros per year. The focus is on bringing the core network into a good and resilient condition, says SPD deputy leader Detlef Müller.