Environmental measures
- Integrated everyday mobility: In conjunction with the Saarland Ministry of Transport, DB Regional 2024 announced a model region for integrated everyday mobility in Saarland, particularly in rural areas. This is aimed at encouraging more people to switch to climate-friendly local transport. It focuses on expanding demand-responsive on-demand transport, bike and ride and park and ride along the S-Bahn (metro) network.
- Alternative drives:
- In 2024, DB Regional, in conjunction with the manufacturer Stadler, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the special purpose association local public transport Rhineland-Palatinate South, presented new battery trains No. 45 of the FLIRT Battery type for use on non-electrified or partially electrified lines. Between 2025 and 2029, a total of 44 units will largely replace the diesel multiple units currently in use.
- In April 2024, the SMILE 24 model projec with electric buses and electric on-demand shuttles went into operation in the Schlei region.
- Eleven e-buses have started operating in Ostholstein and Rendsburg-Eckernförde.
- In Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia, 15 e-buses No. 63 have been operating in the Königsbrunn, Regensburg, Passau and Viersen areas since mid 2024.
- Alternative fuels: In the district of Wolfenbüttel, DB Regional has been running 12 more buses on the climate-friendly biofuel HVO No. 164 since February 2024.