Interregional transport - a market segment still below IC/ICE after 25 years rail reform

摘要

The long-distance railway System "InterRegio", a market segment positioned below the train types IC/ICE, was launched at the end of the 1980s by the former Deutsche Bundesbahn and after 1990 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn. As the forecasts were not achieved, it was not possible to operate the system "eigenwirtschaftlich", on private-sector risk. in the years beginning from 2010, the DB reduced their long-distance offer and InterRegio rails were mainly replaced by the loca! public transport. In 2014, the DB hold out the prospect of an expansion of the long-distance transport all over the country by the InterCity-Neu including a tariff Cooperation with the public transport, If DB intends to exploit the railway market, a product between IC/ICE and public transport is essential, It has to be coordinated transnationally and the financing instruments and competition aspects have to be settled.