2018 Integrated Report – On track towards a better Railway

Development of business units

Development of awarded transport contracts

Transport contracts awarded 
(rail) 2018

Term

Volume 
(million train km)

p. a. 1)

total 1)

 S-Bahn (metro) Berlin transitional contract Subnet north-south and Stadtbahn

12/2017 – 06/2027

25.9

205.0
2022 Taunus line

12/2021 – 12/2036

1.5

22.5

Munich S-Bahn (metro) 
(transitional agreement) 2)

12/2019 – 12/2020

20.7

20.7

Ulm diesel network

12/2020 – 12/2032 3)

1.6

19.2

Extensions RE 2 and RE 42 (Haard axis)

12/2019 – 12/2029

1.8

18.3

Elster-Geiseltal network 
(two batches)

12/2019 –
12/2024/2032

0.8

7.0

Nuremberg S-Bahn (metro) 
(transitional agreement) 4)

12/2017 – 12/2018

6.9

6.9

ÜFEX 5)

12/2018 – 12/2022 3)

1.7

6.6

RB line 83 Wittlich — Trier —

Luxembourg — Dommeldange

12/2019 – 12/2024

0.5

2.4

Spessart-Pendel

12/2018 – 12/2021

1.1

3.3

Other (7 contracts)

1 – 8 years

2.5

5.0

Total 1) 

65.0

317.0

1) Differences due to rounding are possible.
2) Public transport authorities have exercised the option to extend.
3) Option for extension possible.
4) Retroactively published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
5) Newly awarded transport contract.

In the German regional rail passenger transport market, 29 tender procedures were concluded in the year under review (previous year: 24) and about 93 million train kilometers (train km) (previous year: 75 million train km) were award­­­ed. Of the train kilometers newly awarded, about 85% had previously been operated by companies within DB Group.

DB Regional won 17 tenders (including published contract amendments) (previous year: 14 tenders), or 70% (previous year: 74%) of the train kilometers awarded.

Transport contracts awarded 
(bus) 2018

Term

Volume 
(million bus km)
 

p. a.1)

total 1)

 Osnabrück Süd

02/2019 – 01/2029

3.9

38.7

VRN – Mosbach

01/2019 – 12/2028

2.6

25.9

VRN – Buchen

01/2019 – 12/2028

2.1

21.4

Detmold urban transport 2)

02/2019 – 02/2029

1.6

16.4

VGF – Freudenstadt ewA 2018

12/2018 – 12/2026

1.9

15.1

VVS – Ludwigsburg 06 — Marbach

08/2019 – 12/2027

1.8

14.9

KVV – Lußhardt

12/2018 – 12/2026

1.7

13.3

Holzminden district

08/2018 – 07/2020

2.3

4.7

Other (42 contracts)

1 – 10 years

19.7

156.0

Total 1) 

37.6

305.2

1) Differences due to rounding are possible.
2) Newly awarded transport contract.

In the German bus segment, services were awarded in the year under review with a volume of 110 million commercial vehicle kilometers (bus kilometers) (previous year: 89 million bus kilometers) in 158 tenders (previous year: 171 procedures). Of the commercial vehicle kilometers newly awarded, 38% (previous year: 37%) were previously operated by DB Regional Bus.

In the year under review, we participated in 111 tenders (previous year: 106 tenders) with a volume of 81 million bus kilometers (previous year: 72 million bus kilometers). We won 46% of the tender procedures in which we participated (previous year: 27%).