Sustainability for a strong rail system

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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. 
Deutsche Bahn is pursuing an endeavor of fundamental importance – for the climate, for people, for the economy, and for Europe: an endeavor to shift more traffic to rail. And DB's overarching strategy, Strong Rail, will lay the foundation needed in order to be successful in that endeavor.

In light of climate change and growing traffic volumes, rail will become increasingly important in the coming years. We have just nine years left to reverse current climate trends and limit global warming to two degrees Celsius. If we want to make this happen, we will need to shift traffic to climate-friendly rail on a massive scale. Everyone will need to work together to build strong rail: policymakers, the public, industrial production, and especially Deutsche Bahn and all of its employees.

DB's new overarching strategy, Strong rail system, clearly expresses what the DB Group is all about and what path it will be taking in the future. The company will need to restructure and become much more robust, powerful, and pioneering. By this, Deutsche Bahn can live up to its responsibility for strong rail and to its important role in society.

This is why DB also embraces its environmental, economic, and social responsibility as a cornerstone of the company’s identity.

  • Commitment to the environment: for eco-friendly transport solutions and active climate protection.
  • Commitment to business: ensuring that business operations are economically sustainable as well and are able to provide financial stability and a reasonable rate of return.
  • Commitment to society: ensuring ethical, responsible conduct toward all people, with technological progress and digitalization, along our value chain and beyond.

To live up to these commitments, Deutsche Bahn has set ambitious sustainability goals. For example, DB will remain a leading pioneer in climate protection, -using 100% renewable power for all of its rail transports by 2038. The company has also established an overarching organizational structure for sustainability at Deutsche Bahn. Since 2017, CEO Dr. Richard Lutz has taken the role of Chief Sustainability Office of DB Group.

To learn more, please find our current Integrated Report online.