Development of the order book
Awarded transport contracts
German regional rail passenger transport market / million train-path km | 2023 | 2022 | ||
p. a. | total | p. a. | total | |
Tender procedures (number) | 33 | – | 24 | – |
thereof to DB Regional | 17 | – | 8 | – |
Awarded tender volume | 106.1 | 867.3 | 59.2 | 715.5 |
thereof DB services (%) | 53 | – | 37 | – |
thereof to DB Regional | 65.1 | 568.7 | 30.4 | 397.5 |
Hit rate (%) | 61 | 66 | 51 | 56 |
Significant contracts won | ||||
Line star Mühldorf 2025+ 1) | 7.8 | 86.7 | – | – |
Expresskreuz Bremen/Lower Saxony 1) | 6.2 | 76.0 | – | – |
Saxony-Anhalt II diesel network (DISA II) | 9.4 | 75.2 | – | – |
Baltic Sea-Alster (OSTA) sub-network 1) | 4.2 | 57.5 | – | – |
Werdenfels 2028+ | 4.7 | 56.3 | – | – |
Oberelbe II e-network 1) | 3.1 | 47.1 | – | – |
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (metro) subnetwork B | 7.2 | 37.2 | – | – |
1) Over the term of the contract, the annual performance is to be adjusted in accordance with the relevant contractual provisions.
The volume of contracts awarded for regional rail passenger transport increased in 2023. The hit rate (entire contract term) developed positively.
German public road passenger transport market / million commercial vehicle km | 2023 | 2022 | ||
p. a. | total | p. a. | total | |
Tender procedures (number) | 139 | – | 148 | – |
thereof including participation by DB Regional | 117 | – | 111 | – |
Awarded tender volume | 93.7 | 733.8 | 91.0 | 590.0 |
thereof DB services (%) | 30 | – | 29 | – |
thereof including participation by DB Regional | 90.7 | 722.6 | 77.9 | 520.7 |
Hit rate (%) | 46 | – | 46 | – |
The volume of contracts awarded in bus transport increased slightly in 2023. The hit rate was also above average in 2023. DB Regional Road was able to expand its market share.
New commissions and cessations
Commissionings / rail 1) 2022 to 2023 | Period | Million train path km p. a. | thereof versus 2022 2) |
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (metro) lot B transfer | Feb 2022 to Dec 2023 | 7.1 | +0.6 |
Ruhr-Sieg network transfer | Feb 2022 to Dec 2023 | 3.4 | +0.3 |
EBO area Karlsruhe Network Grid 7b | Dec 2022 to Dec 2035 | 4.6 | +4.3 |
2023-Taunus | Dec 2022 to Dec 2034 | 2.1 | +2.0 |
Network 59 pre-commissioning on new construction line (Stg-) Wendlingen — Ulm | Dec 2022 to Dec 2027 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
Express Transport East Bavaria Transition (EVOÜ) lot 1 | Dec 2023 to Dec 2026 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
RE 62 Rheine — Osnabrück — Löhne | Dec 2023 to Dec 2030 | 0.6 | <+0.1 |
Network 54 – regional railway Bodensee-Oberschwaben | Dec 2023 to Dec 2033 | 0.4 | <+0.1 |
Total | 20.2 | +8.1 |
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 due to commissioning in the middle of the month.
Cessations / rail 1) 2022 to 2023 | Change | Million train path km p. a. | thereof versus 2022 2) |
Hanover S-Bahn (metro) | Jun 2022 | 9.3 | –4.3 |
Augsburg network lot 1 | Dec 2022 | 6.6 | –6.2 |
XMU network SH lot east | Dec 2022 | 4.2 | –4.0 |
Network 19 Singen — Schaffhausen | Dec 2022 | 0.5 | –0.5 |
Chiemgau — Berchtesgaden | Dec 2022 | 0.2 | –0.2 |
XMU network SH lot north | Dec 2023 | 4.3 | –0.2 |
2024-Mittelhessen | Dec 2023 | 3.4 | –0.2 |
Ruhr-Sieg network | Dec 2023 | 2.5 | –0.1 |
Total | 31.0 | –15.7 |
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 due to commissioning in the middle of the month.
Order book
Order book as of Dec 31 / € billion | 2023 | 2022 | Change | |
absolute | % | |||
DB Regional | 89.0 | 83.1 | +5.9 | +7.1 |
secured | 75.3 | 69.6 | +5.7 | +8.2 |
unsecured | 13.7 | 13.5 | +0.2 | +1.5 |
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 2023, DB Regional’s order book increased. The additions from transport contracts of about € 14.9 billion were partly offset by disposals – mainly as a result of services rendered – of about € 9.9 billion. In addition, changes to assumptions had a positive impact of about € 0.9 billion (mainly due to energy price and tariff developments). As the transport contracts won predominantly include secured revenues, the growth in the secured order book is more significant than for unsecured revenues, which have only increased slightly.
Individual figures are rounded and therefore may not add up.
