德国国家铁路公司Deutsche Bahn宣布将在全国5400个车站实施饮酒禁令，以改善安全和卫生环境 [1]。禁令将分阶段推行，目标在10月15日前覆盖所有车站 [1]。其中柏林中央车站和Gesundbrunnen车站将率先从9月1日开始实施，已有科隆、汉堡和慕尼黑等30个车站已在执行该禁令 [1]。
Deutsche Bahn首席执行官Evelyn Palla表示："我们经常看到，酒精流动过多的地方暴力事件会增加" [1]。公司的这一举措是在近期发生醉酒乘客殴打安保人员的事件后做出的，该乘客在查票时施暴，导致安保人员从运行中的列车门坠出受伤 [1]。
禁令设有相应豁免范围，车站内的酒吧和餐厅可继续提供酒精饮料，行李中的密封酒精饮料和车上饮酒不受限制 [1]。违反禁令的人将被驱逐出站，多次违规者可被永久禁入 [1]。
Germany's national railway operator Deutsche Bahn has announced a comprehensive ban on alcohol consumption across its 5,400 stations nationwide, aimed at enhancing safety and sanitation standards. [1] The phased rollout will target full implementation by October 15, 2024, with major stations including Berlin Central and Gesundbrunnen beginning enforcement on September 1. [1] Thirty stations, including those in Cologne, Hamburg, and Munich, have already implemented the restriction. [1]
The policy includes notable exemptions: alcohol can still be consumed in station bars and restaurants, sealed alcoholic beverages stored in luggage are permitted, and drinking aboard trains remains unaffected. [1] Passengers who violate the ban will be expelled from the station, with repeat offenders facing permanent bans from railway premises. [1]
CEO Evelyn Palla framed the measure in direct terms, stating, "We frequently observe that violence increases in places where alcohol flows freely." [1] The decision follows a recent incident in which an intoxicated passenger assaulted a security officer during ticket inspection, causing the officer to fall from a moving train door and sustain injuries. [1]