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The goals are clear: greater capacity, better punctuality, and high-quality technology that&#8217;s ready for the future. All of these aspects are intended to help to advance the decarbonization of transport and climate-friendly mobility in Germany in the decades to come.<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news__item\"><a class=\"base-card\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/germanys-rail-infrastructure-receives-extensive-general-overhaul\/\"><figure class=\"base-card__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-768x575.jpg\" class=\"base-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Riedbahn corridor\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 1024px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-1280x959.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Riedbahn_corrido_birds_eye_view-1920x1439.jpg 1920w\" \/><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"Tim Dippel \/ DB Engineering &#038; Consulting\"><\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"base-card__title\">Germany&#8217;s rail infrastructure receives extensive general overhaul<\/h3><div class=\"base-card__date\">01-17-2024<\/div><div class=\"base-card__copy\">Deutsche Bahn has presented ambitious plans to modernize the rail network in Germany in order to significantly improve the quality and punctuality of passenger and freight transport. The focus is on the general overhaul of high-performance corridors, which play a decisive role in promoting environmentally friendly rail transport due to their central location and high usage.<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news__item\"><a class=\"base-card\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/upgrading-the-hagen-siegen-hanau-line-for-rail-freight-transport\/\"><figure class=\"base-card__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_317538673-768x513.jpeg\" class=\"base-card__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bahnstrecke Hagen \u2013 Siegen \u2013 Hanau\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 1024px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (2 \/ 6)) + (35px * (2 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_317538673-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_317538673-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_317538673-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_317538673-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_317538673-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_317538673-520x347.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AdobeStock_317538673-1280x854.jpeg 1280w\" \/><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"Bahngleise Schienen Kurve\"><\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"base-card__title\">Upgrading the Hagen\u2013Siegen\u2013Hanau line for rail freight transport<\/h3><div class=\"base-card__date\">07-28-2021<\/div><div class=\"base-card__copy\">In a competitive tendering process, DB Engineering &#038; Consulting was awarded the contract for a section of the Ruhr\u2013Sieg line in west-central Germany that covers approximately 75 kilometers from R\u00f6nkhausen to Haiger.<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"layout-linked-items__wrapper-link layout-linked-items__wrapper-link--bottom\"><a class=\"layout-linked-items__link\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Back to overview page <\/a><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With semi-trailers accounting for a majority of Europe\u2019s road freight transport, policymakers must provide the right incentives to ensure that they can be used for intermodal applications if long-standing modal shift targets are to be achieved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"allow-other-domains":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[483,1110],"class_list":["post-25847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-specialist-article","tag-freight-transport","tag-semi-trailer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Semi-trailers will be key to driving modal shift - DB Engineering &amp; Consulting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As semi-trailers dominate Europe\u2019s road freight, policymakers must incentivize their use in intermodal transport. 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