German railway Deutsche Bahn is warning of more expensive tickets and fewer long-distance passenger rail connections due to a potential sharp increase in track access fees. The track access charges are fees levied by Deutsche Bahn’s infrastructure subsidiary InfraGO. All companies that use the rail infrastructure have to pay them, including the rail transport companies themselves. Complaints have been filed against the fee increases. The German government – which fully owns Deutsche Bahn – has also suggested the possibility of special funding to support rail companies. A Deutsche Bahn spokesma…