Berlin and Hamburg announce transport partnership

Berlin and Hamburg have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together on the development of their bus and train networks.

The partnership aims to pool the expertise of transport companies, associations and administrations in both cities in order to cooperate on sustainable urban mobility solutions.

"In close cooperation with the transport companies and our responsible authorities, we are already successfully driving forward intelligent, networked and multimodal mobility solutions in Hamburg and the surrounding area," said Raimund Brodehl, Managing Director of the Hamburg Transport Association (HVV). "But the future cross-regional cooperation of the transport associations ...