Christoph Diener walks via Hamburg Central Station. His left ear is tattooed and he has a braid. The 29-year-old wears the uniform of a non-public safety firm and suspects a gaggle of vacationers who’re ingesting one thing out of cans in massive gulps. Beer perhaps? Servant appears to be like on the group, slows down, however then turns away once more. False alarm. They’re simply power drinks.
Since April 2024, Hamburg Central Station has been certainly one of 30 alcohol-free practice stations in Germany. Though that is not totally true: in kiosks, station bars and trains alcohol bought or given away. The ban solely applies to consumption on the platforms, within the station halls and within the forecourts. Anybody who would not adhere to this threat being expelled and, the second time, being banned from the premises. There’s additionally a threat of a positive of between 40 and 200 euros on the forecourts.