Germany’s rail freight sector continues to struggle with wafer-thin margins and rising costs, according to a new industry report by the associations Die Güterbahnen and Mofair. Ten experts interviewed for the study said profit margins of around 2.5…

Berlin’s attempt to streamline Deutsche Bahn has unravelled after a botched succession battle at its infrastructure arm. Transport minister Patrick Schnieder had nominated Dirk Rompf, a former DB Netz executive, to replace Philipp Nagl as head of DB…

Combined transport declined in the first half of 2025, reflecting weak economic demand. Provisional figures from the Federal Statistical Office show traffic performance down 2.5 per cent year on year to 61,887 million tonne-kilometres. The fall in…

DB Cargo’s share of the German rail freight market fell to 36.2 per cent in 2024, according to the ninth competition report from industry groups Die Güterbahnen and Mofair. Using train-path kilometres as the benchmark for the first time, the study…