Additional funding for track infrastructure starting in 2024

The Federal Government has confirmed the decision of the coalition committee of March 28, 2023, to cover up to € 45 billion of the capital expenditure requirements of DB Group by using, among other things, prorated income from the CO₂ surcharge from truck tolls; this will mainly be used for capital expenditure in track infrastructure. In this context, it will also be examined how a contribution of € 15 billion can be made in the next two years to cover capital expenditure requirements.

The priority is to modernize and digitalize the existing network.