Coach has been 'deliberately' placed next to the conductor's office

The carriages will allow women and women travelling with children

A German train company will start operating women-only carriages, a move which has been met with controversy.

Several reports suggest that the new carriages, for women and women travelling with children, are a response to the sex-attacks in Cologne on New Years Eve, which was largely blamed on migrants.

Regiobahn line announced this week that the women-only carriages will be available for passengers travelling between Leipzig and Chemnitz.

Only girls allowed: Regiobahn line announced that the women-only carriage has been 'deliberately' placed next to the conductor's office (stock image)

The announcement has been a hot topic of conversation in Germany, with many questioning the reasoning behind introducing a women-only carriage, Breitbart reports.

The women-only carriage will be situated between the train's two 'quiet' coaches and next to the on-board 'customer service representative' - train conductor.

Regiobahn line said in a statement that 'the local proximity to the customer service representative is chosen deliberately'.

This comes just days after the first person was charged over a sexual offense in connection with the New Year's Eve attacks in Cologne.

Several reports suggest that the new carriages, for women and women travelling with children, are a response to the sex-attacks in Cologne on New Years Eve, which was largely blamed on migrants

A 26-year-old Algerian man has been charged with sexual assault and theft, Cologne regional court spokesman Volker Koehler said Thursday.

He's accused of being in a group of around ten men who surrounded and groped a woman in the central train station, and of stealing her cellphone.

No trial date has been set. The man's name wasn't given because of German privacy laws.

More than 1,000 criminal complaints were filed over the crimes in Cologne, and several hundred of those alleged sexual crimes. Three suspects already have been convicted of theft.