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Deutsche Bahn moves Germany. Every day.

One railway. Reliable. For everyone.

Infrastructure

We operate a 33,400 kilometre-long network with 5,400 stations, which are used by 450 railway companies and 50,000 trains every day.

Passenger transport

Every day, more than five million people travel with Deutsche Bahn - in ICE and Intercity trains, in regional express trains or in regional and suburban trains.

Logistics

DB Cargo replaces around 80,000 lorry journeys across Europe each day, offering a climate-friendly alternative.

The immediate action programmes for a better railway.

More efficient, more reliable and determined to permanently and noticeably improve quality for passengers.

The modernisation of the infrastructure takes time. We are implementing three immediate action programmes so that customers can see that things are improving at DB: for improved cleanliness and security at our stations. For greater comfort on long-distance services. For a better customer information. For these three programmes, we are investing a total of more than 140 million euros in DB in 2026 alone.  

Even cleaner trains and ever more reliable service in our dining cars make train journeys even more comfortable and attractive. 

Increased presence of security staff, additional cleaning and quick repairs at railway stations ensure that people enjoy their stay and get to their trains in comfort.  

In future, DB will provide customers with even better information before and during their journey - both on the train, at the station and in digital information channels. 
Uniting new technology with over 180 years of rail experience

Rail has been a driver of social change for more than 180 years. It could even be considered the startup of the first Industrial Revolution. Once again, we find ourselves in the middle of a new industrial revolution, one being driven largely by artificial intelligence (AI), with a boost from sensor technology and ever increasing data speeds. AI is DB's best shot at setting new standards in the fight against climate change, particulate matter and congestion in city centers, and it is DB's best shot at becoming a showpiece for Germany as a hub for technology and digitalization.

The mobility sector in particular has much to gain from AI. People want predictability and reliability when planning how to get from A to B. And so do industrial customers when organizing transport and logistics for their cargo. AI might be the best tool we've ever had: for efficient and transparent processes, for increased quality and capacity in rail operations, for better customer service, and for the entire mobility system, which is poised to become more flexible than ever before thanks to AI.

We are a mobility service provider and logistics specialist, but we are a tech company, too. We want to make the entire rail system smart, step by step, but to do that we need to be masters of our own technology: rail technology. To put it another way, we don't need to build our own trains, but we should know how to. And we need to be able to assess whether innovative technologies are relevant to our business and determine what effect they will have for our customers. This is the only way we will be able to both increase the capacity and appeal of rail transport and develop disruptive business models and new products and services for sustainable mobility – by rail or any other mode of transportation. It is my board division's job to promote both of these objectives in equal measure, and it is the standard that we at DB want to set for the symbiotic relationship between digitalization and technology.

Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke, Member of the Management Board for Digitalization and Technology at Deutsche Bahn AG

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