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Start-branded double-deck regional train at Hamburg Central Station

03.08.2026

DB Regio integrates Start Deutschland from 1 August

Red DB Cargo locomotive 193 315 hauling a freight train through Solnhofen station in Bavaria

01.08.2026

DB InfraGO Temporarily Waives Fees for Heatwave Train Cuts

DB Cargo locomotive hauling an automotive freight train on an electrified railway in Germany

26.07.2026

German Freight Track Access Charges Cut 12% in 2026 Reset

DB BIO

10.01.2023

Deutsche Bahn is pushing the switch to biofuels

DB is rapidly converting its diesel fleet to biofuels derived from hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO). In 2023, DB intends to use 17 million liters of such fuel - twice as much as previously planned.
DB

06.01.2023

The German Ministry of Transport fails to recover safety costs

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.
ICE

22.12.2022

Expanded ICE service center opens in Berlin

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.
DB Schenker

19.12.2022

German railways prepare to sell DB Schenker

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.
DB

09.12.2022

Federal government and DB sign agreement on Germany’s digital rail system

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.
Nvidia

28.11.2022

DB partners with NVIDIA to create a digital twin of railroads

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.
DB

22.11.2022

The likely cause of the collision of freight trains in Germany was a human error

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

14.11.2022

Deutsche Bahn begins partial electrification to recharge battery trains

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.
DB

11.11.2022

Finishing touches for the new Deutsche Bahn high-speed line

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

28.10.2022

DB Cargo delivers coal to power plants

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

26.10.2022

The funds allocated for the introduction of the Deutschlandticket are not enough

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.
DAC

18.10.2022

Deutsche Bahn uses temporary workshops across Europe to modernize freight cars

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.