Digitalization and innovation

• Digital sales channels: DB Navigator and bahn.de were enhanced with new functionalities in the first half of 2025. Among other things, these include that the possession of a Germany-Ticket can be taken into account when searching for connections. In addition, DB Navigator and bahn.de have been almost entirely digitally fully accessible since the end of June 2025. With the successful implementation of the European interface standard OSDM (Open Sales and Distribution Model), DB Group, as a pioneer in the European rail network, is paving the way for the simplified booking of international connections. This represents an important step towards networked European mobility services. The first tickets (e.g. to Switzerland) can already be booked, and the service will be successively expanded. In future, it will also be possible to manage tickets for other European railways centrally via the customer account.
• Digital schedule: The digital schedule project was successfully completed in May 2025 and handed over to regular operations. In this project, a holistic and future-proof solution was developed for train drivers, making their day-to-day work significantly easier. Whereas train drivers previously had to compile the necessary infor­­mation on the train run from various media, it is now automatically integrated and provided to them on an intuitive interface. This application sets new standards in the digitalization of the workplace for train drivers and hence contributes to more robust rail operations.