Overview
- The ban, taking effect May 1, covers the entire stations and forecourts and allows alcohol only in on-site bars and shops serving or selling for on‑premise use.
- Drinking and carrying open containers will be prohibited, with security staff first informing riders before escalating to expulsions, house bans, and repeat‑offender complaints.
- Deutsche Bahn calls the move a model project and says any expansion will hinge on results at the two S‑train hubs.
- The measure is part of a January safety and cleanliness push that added security at 35 busy stations and increased cleaning at 30 locations.
- DB cites other cities’ experience, reporting fewer alcohol‑related conflicts and less cleaning in Hamburg, while Cologne, Bremen, and Saarbrücken now enforce similar rules as officials debate a network‑wide limit in Berlin‑Brandenburg.