Overview
- The company began widening the ban Tuesday by adding Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Gesundbrunnen after piloting the rule at Bahnhof Zoo and Ostbahnhof since mid‑May.
- Violations will prompt a removal order (Platzverweis) and repeat offenders can receive a house ban rather than a fine.
- DB Sicherheit will enforce the rule using existing staff and the Federal Police will not add patrols, leaving monitoring concentrated on current personnel.
- DB has told staff to apply the rule very sensitively, to explain it to people including homeless people and football fans, and to de‑escalate when needed to avoid confrontations.
- Early reports show no major incidents at pilot sites but DB and the Federal Police say it is too soon to judge effects on crime or cleanliness and the company will watch outcomes as it extends the ban to roughly 5,400 stations.