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- Go-Ahead to operate six additional German routes from December under a 12-year contract
- Double-decker trains coupled together with over 1,000 seats will provide extra capacity for commuters
- Additional evening services added to timetables
Passengers in Bavaria will benefit from a fleet of brand new Siemens electric trains offering as many as 1,000 seats on board when Go-Ahead begins rail operations on a busy commuter network in December.
Go-Ahead’s German rail company, Go-Ahead Bahn and Bus, will take on operation of six lines previously run by Deutsche Bahn in the Munich area on December 11th. The contract, which is Go-Ahead’s fifth in Germany, runs for 12 years.
The new network serves 71 stations, and will involve running 7.6 million train kilometres annually. In readiness for mobilisation, Go-Ahead has taken delivery of a fleet of 56 Siemens trains with state-of-the art interiors, industry-leading accessibility and extra seats for commuters on busy routes.
The fleet includes double-decker Desiro HC (High Capacity) trains with 500 seats in standard class and 38 in first class. Two trains can be coupled together to provide a total of 1,076 seats on services such as Munich to Augsburg, a particularly popular route. The fleet also includes smaller Siemens Mireo multiple units.
Go-Ahead’s trains, in distinctive blue and white livery, are equipped with sockets and tables, plus space for bicycles, prams and luggage. Wifi will be available on board from 2023.
Go-Ahead began operating in Germany in 2019, initially in Baden-Wurttemberg. Operations expanded to Bavaria with services from Munich to Lindau in 2021. Go-Ahead’s German business employs more than 1,000 people.
Fabian Amini, Managing Director of Go-Ahead Bayern
Christian Schreyer, Group Chief Executive, The Go-Ahead Group
The additional routes to be operated by Go-Ahead from December are:
- RE9 Munich – Augsburg – Ulm
- RE80 Munich – Augsburg – Treuchtlingen – Würzburg
- RE89 Munich – Donauwörth – Aalen
- RB86 Munich – Augsburg – Dinkelscherben
- RB87 Munich – Augsburg – Donauwörth
- RB89 Donauwörth – Aalen