Term runs until March 2020 • "There is much to do – let's tackle it together," says Odenwald. • "We look forward to our work together," says DB CEO Dr. Richard Lutz.

New passenger record set in long distance transport

German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer attends annual general meeting for the first time: "I wanted to attend the meeting to stress the importance of DB for my work as Transport Minister."

DB Cargo to equip the entire fleet with smart sensors, smart telematics systems and whisper breaks by 2020

Daily services at record speed: more trains and shorter journey times on many routes • Deutsche Bahn expects to double its market share between Berlin and Munich to 40 per cent

Bosch, currently a Board Member at DB Netz AG, will assume his new position at the helm of Europe's leading rail freight company in December 2017

Services to recommence on October 2, five days earlier than planned • DB CEO Lutz: "Cooperation with Europe's railways is working"

Close cooperation between rail freight operators in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France • action package for the important north-south corridor: additional locomotives and drivers

Extensive repair work on the Rhine Valley Railway to last until October 7

Chinese automobile logistics company Changjiu and DB Cargo forge a strategic partnership • Volvo vehicles manufactured in China are brought by rail to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge