Integrated Interim Report 2019 – Germany needs a strong rail system

Development of business units

DB Regional business unit

Transport contracts in Germany

Transport contracts awarded (rail)
H1 2019

Term

Volume
(million train km)

p. a. 1)

total 1)

 

Netz Elbe Spree (NES) lots 2 und 3

12/2022 – 12/2034

14.5

171.3

S-Bahn (metro) Stuttgart 

07/2028 – 06/2032

13.5

54.0

E-Network East SH

12/2022 – 12/2035

4.2

54.6

Nuremberg S-Bahn (metro) S6

12/2021 – 12/2030

0.6

5.4

Suburban traffic Munich - Buchloe

12/2021 – 12/2026

0.7

3.3

Line extension FTX Jena - Leipzig

12/2018 – 12/2032

0.5

2.7

Transition contract RE1 Göttingen - national border

12/2018 – 12/2021

0.1

0.4

Total 1)

 

34.1

291.6

1) Differences due to rounding are possible.

In the German regional rail passenger transport market, 12 tender procedures were concluded by the contracting organization in the first half of 2019 (first half of 2018: nine). In total, about 59 million train-kilometers (train km) were awarded (first half of 2018: 35 million train km). Of the train km awarded in the first half of 2019, some 54% were previously provided by DB Group companies. DB Regional won seven awards (including published contract amendments) (first half of 2018: six) and 58% (first half of 2018: 88%) of the awarded train km.

Transport contracts awarded (bus)

H1 2019

Term

Volume
(million bus km)

p. a. 1)

total 1)

 

Schleswig - Flensburg South

01/2020 – 12/2029

2.5

24.9

North Frisia South

08/2019 – 07/2029

2.0

20.2
North Frisia North

08/2019 – 07/2029

1.6

16.4

OD Stormarn Lot 1

12/2019 – 12/2029

1.5

14.7

WTV - Waldshut West

12/2019 – 12/2029

1.4

14.0

Kleve II

12/2019 – 11/2029

0.8

8.1

MVV 231, 236

12/2019 – 12/2027

0.9

7.1

KVV - Hardt-West/North

12/2019 – 12/2027

0.7

5.7

Other (8 contracts)

8 – 10 years

14.6

142.6

Total1)

 

26.0

253.7

1) Differences due to rounding are possible.

In bus services, a volume of 70 million commercial vehicle kilometers (bus km) were awarded in Germany in the first half of 2019 (first half of 2018: 66 million bus km) in 83 tenders (first half of 2018: 102 tenders). Of the bus km, 36% (first half of 2018: 48%) were previously operated by DB Regional Bus.

In the first half of 2019, we participated in 44 tenders (first half of 2018: 68 tenders) with a volume of 48 million bus km (first half of 2018: 49 million bus km). We won 31% of the tender procedures in which we participated (first half of 2018: 75%).