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July 20, 2026 | Main line

Germany limits DB’s access on key routes opening the door to Italo

Italo orders new trains from Siemens and reaffirms plan to compete with DB on two key corridors from mid-2028.

September 2, 2025 | Main line

DB and PKP increase cross-border services by 50%

New Leipzig - Kraków service starts with December 14 timetable change.

April 3, 2025 | Financial

DB reduces loss in 2024 but challenges remain

CEO Richard Lutz says DB is facing the biggest crisis since railway reform in the 1990s.

September 24, 2024 | High-speed

Berlin - Paris high-speed service launches on December 16

German Rail (DB) and French National Railways (SNCF) announce fares and timings.

August 1, 2023 | Financial

Operating profit down 62% at DB in first half of 2023

Higher costs for infrastructure work as passenger traffic continues to rise.

April 27, 2023 | Main line

Long-distance punctuality declines despite DB’s efforts

Only 68.4% of trains arrived on time in March.

March 30, 2023 | Financial

DB returns to profit recording an Ebit of €1.3bn in 2022

The outlook for 2023 is not so good, with DB forecasting a loss.

January 23, 2023 | Europe

New year, same challenges for German rail

Germany’s railways face an uncertain future in 2023. On one hand new lines and new technology will modernise operations, but the lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, inflation and the war in Ukraine present uncertainties, as regional editor Keith Fender explains.

September 7, 2022 | Innovations

IVU.rail system manages DB Long Distance rolling stock deployment

Introduction of vehicle dispatch function completes rollout.

August 9, 2022 | Infrastructure

New CEO for German Rail’s DB Network infrastructure division

Dr Philipp Nagl says he wants “to get people excited about railways”.

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