General framework
Approval procedure for station fees for 2024
On September 28, 2023, following changes to the legal context (amendment to the Railway Regulation Act), the fee schedule for the 2024 station prices were approved by resolution of the Federal Network Agency. The Federal Network Agency approved the 2024 station prices with a small number of deductions. Overall, average price increases of 1.82% (regional rail passenger transport) and 2.56% (long distance rail passenger transport) were approved.
Station program
Based on the experience gained from the 2020 and 2021 Economic Stimulus and Craftsmen Program, a program for the realization of stations of the future was conceived in 2022, the implementation and financing of which is currently being discussed with the relevant partners. In order to ensure a powerful, attractive access to rail transport and contribute towards achieving transport policy goals, railway stations must be developed holistically together with the Federal Government, Federal states and local authorities. Experience in recent years has clearly shown that holistic enhancement and development measures also have a noticeable impact on customer satisfaction. This includes the actual transport infrastructure and the concourse building, as well as onward mobility and the station concourse. The measures are also necessary in order to reduce the large backlog. In 2023, DB Netze Stations started to transform the first stations into stations of the future with DB funds.
