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'Nope, no joke': Berlin Transport Authority applies for World Heritage status

'Nope, no joke': Berlin Transport Authority applies for World Heritage status

The Berlin Transport Authority (BVG) wants to be included in a list which includes the Taj Mahal in India and Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes mountains: UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

A bike nation? How Germany plans to improve its cycling infrastructure

A bike nation? How Germany plans to improve its cycling infrastructure

Deutsche Bahn execs to discuss how to pull company out of debt

Deutsche Bahn execs to discuss how to pull company out of debt

Why the new Berlin-Munich rail line has got off to such a bad start

Why the new Berlin-Munich rail line has got off to such a bad start

‘Historic’ opening of Berlin-Munich high-speed rail line hit by delays, cancellations

‘Historic’ opening of Berlin-Munich high-speed rail line hit by delays, cancellations

This is how much quicker German trains will be starting Sunday

This is how much quicker German trains will be starting Sunday

Search for answers starts after 41 injured in train crash near Düsseldorf

Search for answers starts after 41 injured in train crash near Düsseldorf

Bridge too low: roof torn off Flixbus after driver takes wrong turn

Bridge too low: roof torn off Flixbus after driver takes wrong turn

Domestic flights up to four times more expensive after Air Berlin bankruptcy

Domestic flights up to four times more expensive after Air Berlin bankruptcy

Man caught without ticket accused of 'beating controller to a pulp'

Man caught without ticket accused of 'beating controller to a pulp'

Berlin train startup's challenge to Deutsche Bahn hits brakes after 5 months

Berlin train startup's challenge to Deutsche Bahn hits brakes after 5 months

Horror weekend for bikers, as five die on German streets

Horror weekend for bikers, as five die on German streets

Man dragged by S-Bahn train for 50 metres with hand stuck in door

Man dragged by S-Bahn train for 50 metres with hand stuck in door

Climate experts urge Germans to ‘give up cars’ for Lent

Climate experts urge Germans to ‘give up cars’ for Lent

Germany plans nationwide e-ticket for all city transport

Germany plans nationwide e-ticket for all city transport

2015

Hero bus driver saves 60 children from train crash

Hero bus driver saves 60 children from train crash

Berlin's blighted new airport is hit with tourists

Berlin's blighted new airport is hit with tourists

Kiel scientists: MH370 search in wrong place

Kiel scientists: MH370 search in wrong place

Fire on Munich train leads to cancellations

Fire on Munich train leads to cancellations

Cycling group launches emergency repair service

Cycling group launches emergency repair service

Train strike begins, end unknown

Train strike begins, end unknown

EU fights Germany over trucker minimum wage

EU fights Germany over trucker minimum wage

Germany braces for longest-ever rail strike

Germany braces for longest-ever rail strike

Train strikes bring travel misery to Germany

Train strikes bring travel misery to Germany

Munich's new tram bell upsets traditionalists

Munich's new tram bell upsets traditionalists

No room for scooters on the bus: Court

No room for scooters on the bus: Court

2014

Toll promises being broken: Greens

Toll promises being broken: Greens

Electric cars to use bus lanes, get free parking

Electric cars to use bus lanes, get free parking

Geneva voters to decide on Lake Geneva tunnel

Geneva voters to decide on Lake Geneva tunnel

2013

Snow and sunshine, weather splits Germany

Snow and sunshine, weather splits Germany

Germany ranks second in tourism survey

Germany ranks second in tourism survey

2012

Neuchâtel voters block billion-franc rail scheme

Neuchâtel voters block billion-franc rail scheme

Neuchâtel's billion-franc rail plan draws flak

Neuchâtel's billion-franc rail plan draws flak

Eurostar plans speedy London to Frankfurt link

Eurostar plans speedy London to Frankfurt link

2011

Seat squatters on Swiss trains will face fines

Seat squatters on Swiss trains will face fines

Switzerland won't force kids to wear bike helmets

Switzerland won't force kids to wear bike helmets

Deutsche Bahn apologizes for forgetting Wolfsburg - again

Deutsche Bahn apologizes for forgetting Wolfsburg - again

Lufthansa to fly less and with smaller planes

Lufthansa to fly less and with smaller planes

Court says Lufthansa pilots can fly until they reach 65

Court says Lufthansa pilots can fly until they reach 65

2010

Rail operator warns for winter travel woes

Rail operator warns for winter travel woes

Deutsche Bahn to sell German Arriva assets to Italian consortium

Deutsche Bahn to sell German Arriva assets to Italian consortium

Emergency bunkers wanted for rail network

Emergency bunkers wanted for rail network

Deutsche Bahn hails 'new age' of rail travel after Chunnel crossing

Deutsche Bahn hails 'new age' of rail travel after Chunnel crossing

Deutsche Bahn starts €330-million quality campaign

Deutsche Bahn starts €330-million quality campaign

Opposition MPs seek halt to expensive Stuttgart rail project

Opposition MPs seek halt to expensive Stuttgart rail project

Deutsche Bahn eyes Chunnel link to UK

Deutsche Bahn eyes Chunnel link to UK

Rail passenger group calls for end to Stuttgart 21

Rail passenger group calls for end to Stuttgart 21

Stuttgart protest attracts 20,000 silent demonstrators

Stuttgart protest attracts 20,000 silent demonstrators

Stuttgart braces for huge rail project protest

Stuttgart braces for huge rail project protest

Baden-Württemberg ordered ghost trains to aid Stuttgart project

Baden-Württemberg ordered ghost trains to aid Stuttgart project

Stuttgart station human chain draws 20,000

Stuttgart station human chain draws 20,000

Controversial demolition of Stuttgart train station begins

Controversial demolition of Stuttgart train station begins

Berlin underground inspires beauty pageant

Berlin underground inspires beauty pageant

Heat wave causes AC meltdown on 50 trains

Heat wave causes AC meltdown on 50 trains

Deutsche Bahn planning high-speed trains to southern France and UK

Deutsche Bahn planning high-speed trains to southern France and UK

Metal thieves disrupt train traffic between Berlin and Hannover

Metal thieves disrupt train traffic between Berlin and Hannover

Study finds German women better drivers than men

Study finds German women better drivers than men

Rampaging 'wild cows' near A1 autobahn shot dead

Rampaging 'wild cows' near A1 autobahn shot dead

Brutal winter devastates German roadways

Brutal winter devastates German roadways

Tram collision injures 27 in Karlsruhe

Tram collision injures 27 in Karlsruhe

2009

Stuttgart 21 rail project approved despite soaring costs

Stuttgart 21 rail project approved despite soaring costs

Deutsche Bahn picked for UK rail services

Deutsche Bahn picked for UK rail services

Stuttgart station revamp raises hopes, hackles

Stuttgart station revamp raises hopes, hackles

Deutsche Bahn faces long-distance bus rivals

Deutsche Bahn faces long-distance bus rivals

Deutsche Bahn to raise train fares

Deutsche Bahn to raise train fares

Police find 10 people stuffed into small car on autobahn

Police find 10 people stuffed into small car on autobahn

Berlin S-Bahn commuters to be reimbursed for train chaos

Berlin S-Bahn commuters to be reimbursed for train chaos

Sweden mulls new high-speed rail lines

Sweden mulls new high-speed rail lines

Berlin S-Bahn debacle may cost Deutsche Bahn dearly

Berlin S-Bahn debacle may cost Deutsche Bahn dearly

Berlin docks S-Bahn payment for poor service

Berlin docks S-Bahn payment for poor service

Lufthansa vows new subsidiary Austrian Airlines will make money

Lufthansa vows new subsidiary Austrian Airlines will make money

Fare dodgers need harsher fines, transportation alliance says

Fare dodgers need harsher fines, transportation alliance says

German couple survives collision with train

German couple survives collision with train

Dresden’s ‘Blue Wonder’ bridge dilapidated

Dresden’s ‘Blue Wonder’ bridge dilapidated

Germany's shortest metro line to open in Berlin

Germany's shortest metro line to open in Berlin

Berlin S-Bahn chaos set to continue

Berlin S-Bahn chaos set to continue

Most Cologne archive documents intact despite collapse

Most Cologne archive documents intact despite collapse

Lufthansa reports first-quarter loss

Lufthansa reports first-quarter loss

Passengers guaranteed refunds for late trains

Passengers guaranteed refunds for late trains

Lufthansa target of EU anti-trust probe

Lufthansa target of EU anti-trust probe

Train collision injures two dozen in Berlin

Train collision injures two dozen in Berlin

New Deutsche Bahn leader nominated

New Deutsche Bahn leader nominated

Metro construction to continue near collapsed Cologne archives

Metro construction to continue near collapsed Cologne archives

Mehdorn steps down in Deutsche Bahn scandal

Mehdorn steps down in Deutsche Bahn scandal

Deutsche Bahn accused of spying on journalists

Deutsche Bahn accused of spying on journalists

Ryanair pumped to penetrate Bavarian market this spring

Ryanair pumped to penetrate Bavarian market this spring

German infrastructure tangled in dodgy US tax scheme

German infrastructure tangled in dodgy US tax scheme

Study says 80 percent of German speed traps flawed

Study says 80 percent of German speed traps flawed

Car industry senses boost

Car industry senses boost

Rail unions tell Deutsche Bahn to explain spy scandal

Rail unions tell Deutsche Bahn to explain spy scandal

Lufthansa cabin crew strikes in Frankfurt

Lufthansa cabin crew strikes in Frankfurt

Pensioner who pushed teen into Munich metro train jailed

Pensioner who pushed teen into Munich metro train jailed

Famed East German MZ motorcycle factory to close

Famed East German MZ motorcycle factory to close

2008

Drivers warned of Nazi codes on licence plates

Drivers warned of Nazi codes on licence plates

Fare dodgers crowding Berlin prisons

Fare dodgers crowding Berlin prisons

Hamburg inaugurates new airport express train

Hamburg inaugurates new airport express train

Near-collisions occurring daily in German airspace

Near-collisions occurring daily in German airspace

Court orders €3-billion payout for commuters

Court orders €3-billion payout for commuters

Man beats bus driver over 'driving style'

Man beats bus driver over 'driving style'

Seven injured in Cologne metro fire

Seven injured in Cologne metro fire

Police probe possible copycat bus fire

Deutsche Bahn ICE woes to last longer than expected

Deutsche Bahn ICE woes to last longer than expected

Muppet caught speeding in Bavaria

Muppet caught speeding in Bavaria

Regional train collision injures one in Berlin

Regional train collision injures one in Berlin

Global financial crisis putting German infrastructure at risk

Global financial crisis putting German infrastructure at risk

No delays for Deutsche Bahn stock market listing

No delays for Deutsche Bahn stock market listing

German states bicker over parking stripe colours

German states bicker over parking stripe colours

Germany and Denmark to link with massive bridge across strait

Germany and Denmark to link with massive bridge across strait

Deutsche Bahn passengers slam ticket price hike

Deutsche Bahn passengers slam ticket price hike

Essen U-bahn metro erupts in flames during morning rush

High seas injure 23 German ferry passengers

High seas injure 23 German ferry passengers

Car-loving Germans turn to scooters as fuel costs rise

Car-loving Germans turn to scooters as fuel costs rise

Girl gang attacks Munich man for talking on mobile too loudly

Girl gang attacks Munich man for talking on mobile too loudly

Berlin's public transport most-vandalized in Germany

Berlin's public transport most-vandalized in Germany

Germany threatened by traffic overload

Germany threatened by traffic overload

Tougher speed limits for drivers near buses

Tougher speed limits for drivers near buses

Sweden in push for faster trains