Flixtrain is investing 2.4 billion euros in fleet expansion

Flixtrain is investing around 2.4 billion euros in expanding its train fleet. The green cars are expected to be on the rail network much more often next year. Travelers between Berlin and Hamburg particularly benefit from this.

The long-distance train company Flixtrain will soon offer more frequent services on important routes - for example on the Hamburg-Berlin route. Over the course of 2027, the group's green trains will be running between these two metropolises every hour, said Flixtrain boss Matthias Müller at the Innotrans mobility trade fair in Berlin. The travel time will be faster than with the ICE trains of the competitor Deutsche Bahn. The ICE currently have a minimum journey time of 1:47 hours.

Flixtrain plans to approximately double the current fleet, which currently consists of 16 trains, by 2028. The additional trains should have more comfort than the previous ones. These are also converted used vehicles.

From 2028, the fleet will grow significantly faster - with 65 new high-speed trains gradually being ordered from the manufacturer Talgo. Flix is ​​planning a significant expansion on the German market. Flix presented the first finished wagon at Innotrans.

Flix wants to build a long-distance transport network

The aim is to build another long-distance transport network in Germany and also connect smaller cities and medium-sized centers, said Flix CEO André Schwämmlein. With the additional vehicles, the company wants to travel more frequently and faster on the routes. According to its own information, the company is investing around 2.4 billion euros in expanding the fleet.

So far, Flixtrain is mainly represented on individual lucrative long-distance routes between the large metropolitan regions. From 2028, the greater Munich area will also be connected to the long-distance transport network, for example with a connection to Berlin.

Flix is ​​currently Deutsche Bahn's largest competitor in long-distance transport. The federally owned group continues to dominate the market with a share of around 95 percent. The Italian train company Italo is also planning to enter the German long-distance transport market from 2028. The Federal Network Agency has changed the rules for route allocation for this purpose. In the future, Deutsche Bahn will have to allocate at least a quarter of the route capacity on heavily used routes to competitors. The group is taking legal action against the authority's decision.