Deutsche Bahn makes it easier for people from Ukraine to flee to Germany. It enables “refugees with a Ukrainian passport or ID card, free of charge
to use all long-distance trains from Poland in the direction of Germany to Berlin,” said the group on Sunday. The regulation applies immediately. “This is intended to make it easier for refugees to continue their journey from the border.”
The railways are in close contact with the federal government, the BMDV and federal and state authorities as well as their partner railways in the neighboring countries of Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria.
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Together with the Polish railways, DB is preparing to put any additional transport capacity that may be required on the rails at short notice. Additional wagons and special trains can be used for this purpose in cooperation with the Polish State Railways.
According to the information, up to six long-distance trains from Poland to Germany run regularly every day, all via the Frankfurt/Oder border crossing.
Long-distance trains come from Warsaw, Gdańsk, Przemysl on the Ukrainian border, Kraków, Vienna and Wroclaw.
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Because of the war in Ukraine, many people fled towards Berlin and Brandenburg. A total of 235 refugees have registered in Berlin since Friday. The State Office for Refugee Affairs expects more people to flee to the German capital, mainly via Poland. The state office currently has around 1,300 places available in its around 80 accommodations, and more are to be created in the coming weeks.
War refugees from the Ukraine have also arrived in Brandenburg. They were registered in Frankfurt (Oder) and Brandenburg an der Havel on Friday. According to the Potsdam Ministry of the Interior, the state has 800 free places for the weekend. They are in the initial reception center in Eisenhüttenstadt and in the branch office in Frankfurt (Oder).
Poland has counted around 100,000 refugees from the neighboring country since the Russian attack on Ukraine. Since Saturday morning alone, 9,000 people from Ukraine have crossed the border, said Polish Deputy Interior Minister Pawel Szefernaker.
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Broadcast: Inforadio, February 27, 2022, 12:00 p.m
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