Ghost trains in Berlin: Why the train rolls without passengers at night!

Berlin commuters know the problem only too well: delays and train failures are not uncommon. An insider has now uncovered that the Deutsche Bahn has ghost trains run over Berlin without passengers at night. The problem? A lack of storage tracks! According to the reports of the Tagesspiegel , the high -speed trains are supposed to make their rounds on the city's outer ring to find a place for their night's sleep. However, Deutsche Bahn sees a "normal company process" in this process and rejects the allegations. Nevertheless, insiders accuse the company that up to six ICE trains per night are traveling without passengers and even partially stop to artificially extend their travel time.

Lack of personnel and failures

Another alarming point: The train drivers of these passengerless trains are in use for hours and are therefore missing for regular services the next day. The resulting gaps in the roster must either be covered by other employees or they even lead to driving failures. This was confirmed by the Welt , referring to information from the daily mirror. The company plans to improve the storage capacities in Berlin and to build a new facility in Berlin-Schönholz, but due to residents' protests, this process was not without problems.

Some trains must be improvised due to concrete construction work in Berlin. At the moment there are no quick solutions in sight, so that the Berliners still have to suffer from the disadvantages of this predicament.