All entries located in Thuringia (Germany), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/thuringia 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:22583f2a:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

Harzer Schmalspurbahnen has largely completed the refurbishment of the viaduct near Ilfeld, built in 1948 and the longest and highest bridge on its 140.4-kilometre network; the line between Ilfeld Neanderklinik and Eisfelder Talmühle is open to through running again from 1 October 2026. It had been closed since 2 March 2026 (replacement buses), the contract was awarded before Easter and the main works began at the end of April; the Free State of Thuringia funded the project, which is meant to secure the structure for at least five decades. Final works continue without a new closure, and the daily steam service from Nordhausen to the Brocken returns. (LOK Report, 29 Sep 2026; second source: Gemeinde Harztor, 29 Sep 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-anhalt-thueringen-viaduktsanierung-bei-ilfeld-weitgehend-abgeschlossen.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-anhalt-hsb-saniert-viadukt-bei-ilfeld.html · https://www.harztor.de/2026/09/29/hsb-viadukt-bei-ilfeld-ab-1-oktober-wieder-frei/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6fb727bb:en 2026-08-17T06:00:00Z

Deutsche Telekom announced on 17 August 2026 the acquisition of Polish fibre providers Fiberhost (open wholesale access, reaching around 1.4 million households across eight of Poland's 16 voivodeships, mostly rural) and Inea (around 300,000 retail customers) from Macquarie Asset Management for approximately EUR 1 billion. The deal turns T-Mobile Polska from a reseller into a fibre network operator. Completion is subject to Polish competition clearance (UOKiK) and expected by year-end 2026. — Source: https://www.telekom.com/en/newsroom/latest-updates/media-information/2026/08/deutsche-telekom-to-acquire-fiberhost-and-inea-from-macquarie-as

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d6f03f47:en 2026-08-10T06:00:00Z

Hitachi Rail is putting about EUR 7 million into expanding its Arnstadt site, spread over the current and the next financial year, because digital signalling and safety technology is in greater demand. Existing buildings are being modernised and office space reorganised, which frees up about 1,000 m² of additional production space; more efficient building and air-conditioning technology plus further infrastructure and energy measures are included. Arnstadt is the group's global competence centre for mainline signalling and builds, among other things, electronic interlockings and ETCS technology; the report names no new jobs, and the date is the day of the report. (LOK Report, 10 Aug 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/hitachi-rail-investition-von-7-millionen-euro-in-den-produktionsstandort-arnstadt.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5638c46d:en 2026-07-15T06:00:00Z

DB Regio receives about EUR 2.64 million from Thuringia's 2021-2027 ERDF programme to modernise and expand its Erfurt depot for servicing battery-electric trains. The plans cover charging infrastructure, adapted equipment and storage for traction batteries and spare parts, ahead of the planned launch of the Central Thuringia battery network on 15 December 2028. For the first time, 13 per cent of Thuringia's rail network will be served by battery trains; the report gives neither total cost nor new jobs (LOK Report, 15 Jul 2026). — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/thueringen-ausbau-der-db-regio-werkstatt-erfurt.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8f355d0d:en 2026-07-11T06:00:00Z

An arbitration ruling of 9 July definitively seals the closure, announced in January 2026, of the Zalando logistics center in Erfurt in September 2026: around 2,100 employees (1,800 permanent staff, 300 temporary workers) are losing their jobs. Zalando is providing €80 mn for the wind-down, €30 mn of which is for the social plan; according to the works council, the company rejected a transfer company. — Source: https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/wirtschaft/zalando-schliesst-erfurt-2-100-jobs-weg-schiedsspruch-besiegelt/69740273

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:13d5deb3:en 2026-01-08T06:00:00Z

Zalando is closing its logistics centre in Erfurt (its oldest centre) – around 2,700 employees are affected (about a sixth of the total workforce). Reason: a structural realignment of the Europe-wide logistics network following the takeover of About You; some contracts with external service providers are expiring. A new logistics centre with 1,700 jobs is being built in Gießen. The Verdi union and politicians criticise the decision; Zalando plans support and transfer offers. Cross-reference: the closure was sealed by arbitration award on 9 July 2026 (closures entry of 11 July 2026 with the final figure of around 2,100 affected); the figure is carried there and set to null here to avoid double counting. — Source: https://www.stern.de/news/zalando-schliesst-logistikzentrum-in-erfurt---2700-stellen-betroffen-37021806.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8d12bafa:en 2025-12-08T06:00:00Z

Closure of the machining operation in Leinefelde; 200 employees affected. The forge with 60 jobs will be retained until at least 2028 (agreed in an arbitration round). Severance payments, further qualification and job assistance are planned. Reason: a decline in demand for combustion-engine components in the wake of the automotive crisis. — Source: https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/thueringen/nord-thueringen/eichsfeld/musashi-auto-wirtschaft-entlassung-100.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3b403529:en 2025-10-14T06:00:00Z

Construction of ICE City began on 14 October 2025 on the former freight yard in Erfurt, a roughly 30-hectare district east of the main station. DB is putting around EUR 250 million into the scheme, about EUR 110 million of it for the DB Campus; plans include two office buildings for some 1,500 staff, a storage and welfare building for DB InfraGO, a guest house for 300 people and a neighbourhood car park. The six-storey timber-hybrid Haus 1 is due in September 2027 and the central campus building by 2029; new jobs are not quantified (LOK Report, 4 Sep 2026; construction start 14 Oct 2025). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/thueringen-ice-city-erfurt-und-db-campus-nehmen-gestalt-an.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/62235-thueringen-baubeginn-fuer-ice-city-in-erfurt.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:bfb3c42d:en 2018-08-08T06:00:00Z

On the roughly 54 km Erfurt–Eisenach section upgraded for 200 km/h, the ETCS Level 2 train control system was installed; it has been available for regular operation since 8 August 2018, following an approximately eight-month delay. Depending on the sub-section, speeds of 140 to 200 km/h are permitted (Gotha town crossing excepted at 180 km/h), and a Radio Block Centre (RBC) was established in Eisenach. Around EUR 94 million was invested in the corridor's 200 km/h upgrade programme. — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_Halle%E2%80%93Bebra

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:21e0b704:en 2016-09-04T06:00:00Z

On 4 September 2016, the newly double-tracked Weimar–Jena-Göschwitz section of the Mid-Germany Connection reopened to rail traffic after a four-month closure. The works (tracks, bridges, signalling technology, and modernisation of Oberweimar and Jena-West stations) were part of the roughly EUR 70 million second construction phase of the Weimar–Gera upgrade (2014-2016); final completion followed with the December 2016 timetable change. — Source: https://www.jenaer-nachrichten.de/stadtleben/4778-wieder-freie-fahrt-zweigleisig-zwischen-jena-und-weimar

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:78bc94c0:en 2015-12-13T06:00:00Z

The approximately 123 km high-speed line between Erfurt and Leipzig/Halle (VDE 8.2) connects the German states of Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony and entered scheduled passenger and freight service at the timetable change on 13 December 2015 (opening ceremony already held on 9 December 2015 with Chancellor Merkel). The line is designed for speeds up to 300 km/h and was the first German railway fully equipped with ETCS Level 2. Investment costs totaled approximately €2.967 billion as of mid-2014. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt%E2%80%93Leipzig/Halle_high-speed_railway