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Updated: Mon 15 Jun 2026 16:45 CET

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A ICE train on the tracks between Hamburg and Berlin. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Jens Büttner

Passengers in several German cities could lose direct long-distance rail connections if competition on the country's busiest train routes increases, according to a new study by the railway union EVG.