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Shift in the mode of transport to rail
Our Strong Rail addresses how rail specifically contributes to achieving the German Federal Government’s key transport and climate policy targets. The policy target of shifting the mode of transport from road to rail therefore involves the entire rail sector.
This is evident in how the volume sold and produced has developed, not only of DB Group’s TOCs but also of non-Group TOCs, hence for the entire sector:
Performance figures for rail in Germany (sector) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Passengers long-distance transport (million) | 152 | 149 | 142 |
DB Group railways | 151 | 148 | 142 | |
Non-Group railways 1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Passengers, local transport (million) | 2,486 | 2,472 | 2,459 | |
DB Group railways | 1,972 | 1,940 | 1,933 | |
Non-Group railways 1) | 514 | 532 | 525 | |
Volume sold rail freight transport (million tkm) | 132,269 | 136,080 | 136,483 | |
DB Group railways | 60,702 | 64,169 | 67,566 | |
Non-Group railways 1) | 71,568 | 71,911 | 68,917 | |
Train kilometers on track infrastructure (million train-path km) | 1,090 | 1,085 | 1,073 | |
DB Group railways | 722 | 736 | 742 | |
Non-Group railways 1) | 368 | 349 | 331 | |
Individual figures are rounded and some are estimated, so they may not add up.
1) 2019 data is based on own estimates.
Performance development in rail passenger transport in Germany was consistently positive in the year under review. DB Group’s TOCs contributed to this growth in particular.
However, in rail freight transport in Germany, the volume sold decreased in the year under review due in part to a decline in goods transported by rail as a result of economic conditions.
The overall train kilometers on track infrastructure in Germany continued to increase in the year under review.
Non-Group TOCs contributed to this growth in particular.