Date: 17/03/2022

Instead of electrifying every kilometer of track, Deutsche Bahn (DB) will make overhead line islands for battery trains on local railway lines in Schleswig-Holstein. These first routes using partial route electrification are expected to go into operation in December 2023. The overhead line islands are sections of a few hundred meters to a few kilometers ...

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First overhead line islands for battery trains to be built in Germany

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Instead of electrifying every kilometer of track, Deutsche Bahn (DB) will make overhead line ‘islands’ for battery trains on local railway lines in Schleswig-Holstein. These first routes using partial route electrification are expected to go into operation in December 2023. The overhead line islands are sections of a few hundred meters to a few kilometers […]

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