Speaker Biograghy: Andreas and his team manage the business development of DB Station&Service AG, comprising the company’s strategy 'Station 2020', the strategic optimisation programme 'Next Station' and the strategic real estate portfolio management. Prior to this, Andreas was responsible for DB’s international high-speed trains to France, Benelux and the UK. He started his career as a consultant for Deutsche Bahn and Vietnam Railways, and later in DB’s corporate strategy department. Andreas holds a diploma in Civil Engineering and a doctorate in Maintenance Management. Personal fact: Andreas lives with his wife and two children in Berlin.


Day 2 - 26 March
Session: Airport Cities and Transport Connections

14:50 - 15:15 - Train stations as a hub for seamless connections
Synopsis: Passenger train stations as well as airports play an important role in delivering a seamless travel experience by providing intermodal infrastructure as well as travel-related information. DB Station&Service has gained excellent expertise in enhancing the intermodal connectivity and passenger information concerning its 5,400 German train stations over the past 20 years. As a train station operator, the company serves about 16 million travellers and visitors every day. Furthermore, a systematic customer-orientated approach has been developed to implement best practice examples nationwide. Intermodal solutions include seamless accessible parking spaces and innovative virtual information pillars.

Audience will learn:

• Overview and importance of intermodal connections at German train stations
• Systematic customer-orientated concept of intermodality at train stations
• Specific train station design regarding intermodality, e.g. passenger guidance system and barrier-free access
• Best practices for intermodal solutions using the example of Berlin Suedkreuz and Hamburg Bergedorf