Development of the order book
Awarded transport contracts
GERMAN REGIONAL RAIL PASSENGER TRANSPORT MARKET / million train-path km | 2021 | 2020 | |||
p. a. | total | p. a. | total | ||
Tender procedures (number) | 40 | – | 13 | – | |
thereof to DB Regional | 15 | – | 10 | – | |
Awarded tender volume | 140.8 | 1,278 | 35.3 | 310.0 | |
thereof DB services 1) (%) | 48 | – | 64 | – | |
thereof to DB Regional | 72.0 | 634.5 | 30.3 | 260.9 | |
Hit rate 1) (%) | 51 | 50 | 86 | 84 | |
SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTS WON | |||||
Munich S-Bahn (metro) | 20.9 | 333.4 | – | – | |
Palatinate network | 5.9 | 83.7 | – | – | |
Northeast Bavaria express transport | 8.6 | 60.2 | – | – | |
Maas-Wupper-Express RE 13 | 2.6 | 36.4 | – | – |
1) The previous year’s figures were adjusted.
GERMAN PUBLIC ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT MARKET / million commercial vehicle km | 2021 | 2020 | |||
p. a. | total | p. a. | total | ||
Tender procedures (number) | 240 | – | 164 | – | |
thereof including participation | 157 | – | 105 | – | |
Awarded tender volume | 170.4 | 1,260 | 102 | 732 | |
thereof DB services (%) | 30 | – | 42 | – | |
thereof including participation | 127.7 | 987.4 | 74 | 518 | |
Hit rate (%) | 27 | – | 40 | – |
New commissionings and cessations
NEW COMMISSIONINGS (RAIL) 1) 2020–2021 | Term | Million | thereof | |
D-Network Allgäu IR 25 South (Lot 2) | Dec 2020–Dec 2021 | 1.7 | +1.6 | |
Network 4 Rhine Valley (Lot 2) | Jun 2020–Dec 2032 | 0.1 | +0.0 | |
VVO diesel network | Dec 2021–Dec 2031 | 2.1 | +0.1 | |
Diesel network Central Lower Saxony | Dec 2021–Dec 2029 | 4.5 | +0.2 | |
Total | 8.4 | +1.9 |
1) Services or parts of the network were previously provided by non-Group train operating companies.
2) Effect of the change on the year-on-year comparison. The linear calculation is carried out on a weekly basis by commissioning in the middle of the month.
CESSATIONS (RAIL) 1) 2020–2021 | Term | Million | thereof | |
Rhine-Ruhr-Express lines Lot 1 (RE 1) | Jun 2020–Dec 2033 | 3.6 | –1.7 | |
Stuttgart Network Lot Neckartal | Jun 2020–Dec 2032 | 2.1 | –1.0 | |
Rhine-Ruhr-Express lines Lot 3 (RE 4) | Dec 2020–Dec 2033 | 2.4 | –2.3 | |
Glauchau — Gößnitz | Jun 2021–Dec 2025 | 0.1 | –0.1 | |
Allgäu e-network | Dec 2021–Dec 2033 | 1.8 | –0.1 | |
Hanover S-Bahn (metro) (S3, S6, S7) 3) | Dec 2021–Jun 2022 | 1.0 | –0.0 | |
Total | 11.0 | –5.2 |
1) Services or parts of the network were previously provided by DB Regional.
2) Effect of the change on the year-on-year comparison. The linear calculation is carried out on a weekly basis by commissioning in the middle of the month.
3) Train-path km relate only to the specified contract term from December 2021 to June 2022.
Order book
ORDER BOOK AS OF DEC 31 / € billion | 2021 | 2020 | Change | ||
absolute | % | ||||
DB Regional | 80.0 | 70.3 | +9.7 | +13.8 | |
secured | 64.9 | 53.9 | +11.0 | +20.4 | |
unsecured | 15.1 | 16.4 | –1.3 | –7.9 |
Revenues that are directly connected with transport contracts or concessions are either independent of (secured revenues, primarily concession fees) or dependent on (unsecured revenues, primarily revenues from fares) the number of passengers.
In 2021, DB Regionalʼs order book rose significantly. The additions of€ 18.3 billion are in contrast to losses – mainly as a result of services rendered – of about€ 8.2 billion. In addition, changes in assumptions of about€ –0.4 billion had a negative impact.
Individual figures are rounded and therefore may not add up.