Overview
- The ban takes effect Thursday, October 15, and will apply around the clock to areas that fall under Deutsche Bahn’s house-rights.
- The rule covers platforms, halls and other station grounds but lets sealed alcoholic drinks be carried through stations and keeps station restaurants and on-board train service exempt.
- Deutsche Bahn will enforce the rule with its security staff who can order place bans and impose repeated house bans for violations.
- The decision follows a series of incidents involving intoxicated passengers, including a July confrontation that left a security employee seriously injured, which the company cites as a key reason for the measure.
- Unions and passenger groups welcome the aim but say the ban’s real effect depends on additional staff, visible controls and complementary steps such as bodycams and more security presence.