Deutsche Bahn AG

The German Federal Audit Office found that the Federal Ministry for Digitalization and Transport (BMDV) has failed to charge fees to recover the costs of services it provides or funds for the German railway industry.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has officially opened a modernized ICE long-distance train maintenance center in Berlin-Rummelsburg. After an investment of 200 million euros, the maintenance capacity has been increased by 30 percent.

The Supervisory Board of German Railways (DB) instructed the holding's board to prepare for the sale of up to 100% of the shares of its subsidiary, DB Schenker, which provides transport and logistics services worldwide.

The Federal Ministry for Digital Technology and Transport (BMDV) and Deutsche Bahn (DB) will allocate an additional 1 billion euros to modernize and digitalize German railways.

Since 2019, Deutsche Bahn, as part of the Digitale Schiene Deutschland (DSD) initiative, has been implementing the Sensors4Rail project, which provides for the creation of an obstacle recognition system for unmanned trains.

According to preliminary data, a serious accident involving two freight trains in the Gifhorn district in Lower Saxony was caused by a person.

For the first time, the German national railway operator has started construction of a network of contact sites and charging substations for the supply of traction current to the battery-operated trains that will serve regional transport.

In a month, Deutsche Bahn will open a new high-speed line Wendlingen-Ulm. Once officially opened, the line will help reduce travel time between Munich and Stuttgart by around 15 minutes.

DB Cargo is upgrading over 1,000 freight wagons to help transport coal to German power plants amid the ongoing energy crisis.

The 3 billion euros allocated by the German federal government and the federal states to introduce the so-called Deutschlandticket, the successor to the hugely popular 9-euro ticket, may not be enough to cover the costs.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) offers the installation of a digital automatic coupler (DAC) in temporary workshops. With around 500,000 freight wagons due to be equipped with DAC in Europe by 2030, DB is using mobile workshops where freight wagons can be quickly equipped with new technology close to where they are used, such as at industrial customer sites.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to increase the share of recycled rail steel to 45% by 2030, almost double the previous goal. The company's track ballast goal has tripled to around 40 percent, CEO Richard Lutz said Thursday.