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• On the Berlin — Hamburg line, DB Engineering&Consulting (DB E&C) is working on implementation planning for the Hamburg — Büchen section. Drones are being used to precisely record the existing facilities in order to enable detailed inventory modeling. In addition, DB E&C was commissioned in the first half of 2025 to supervise the construction of the command and control technology.
• In June 2025, the new electronic interlockings at Munich east and Leuchtenbergring stations were put into op­er­ation – a key milestone for the commissioning of the ­Munich second main line. DB E&C supported the project with planning services, the preparation and review of technical documents, and the acceptance of the facilities.
• Extended building information modeling (BIM) standards were introduced for all crafts in the environmental and geoservices and planning production areas at the end of 2024, and user feedback was incorporated in the first half of 2025. Essential BIM application cases can be processed in construction supervision. The design centers that are part of DB E&C in Romania and India now also offer BIM services.
• DB E&C is advising the Asian Development Bank on the MRT3 (Metro Manila) project. The scope includes assessing the condition of the systems and construction works on the existing line. Site inspections and data collection took place in the first half of 2025.
• Operations on the previously opened section of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between New Delhi and Meerut, which is operated by a subsidiary of DB Inter­national Operations (DB IO), are stable. In the first half of 2025, punctuality and vehicle availability were 99%. The number of passengers increased to about 40,000 a day in June 2025. The number of employees at the operating company DB RRTS continues to grow and amounted to over 1,100 employees as of June 30, 2025. The remaining sections of the line are set to be gradually commissioned in the second half of 2025.
• In September 2024, DBCC Transport commenced the operation of a 273 km freight line in Uruguay. The four-month operational test phase was completed in January 2025 and marked the transition to the 20-year operations and maintenance contract. Up to five freight trains run on the line every day in regular operation, corresponding to up to 65,000 fewer truck journeys per year.
• The Canadian contracting organization Metrolinx terminated its cooperation with ONxpress Operations Inc., a subsidiary of DB International Operations, by mutual agreement in the first half of 2025. This was due to changes in framework conditions as well as strategic realignment on the customer side.