DB Regio expands Kaiserslautern depot for 44 battery trains, EUR 6m

On 11 May 2026 DB Regio presented the converted maintenance area at its Kaiserslautern depot, which was turned from a pure diesel workshop into a battery-train site for EUR 6 million (hall extended by 5 m, two new work bays, a battery container, new lifting and wheelset-change systems). It will service 44 Stadler FLIRT battery trains for the Pfalznetz; about 300 drivers are being trained, Stadler expects passenger approval in August and regular service is planned from autumn on Neustadt–Karlsruhe. The state is supporting the electrification of the Pfalznetz with about EUR 33 million (LOK Report, 11 May 2026). Update (11 May 2026): DB Regio's Kaiserslautern depot has been expanded into a maintenance site for the battery trains; passenger service still awaits approval of the trains. (LOK Report, 11 May 2026)