Overview

• According to multiple reports, Deutsche Bahn with Siemens Mobility and Stadler Rail is set to operate the North–South routes and the Stadtbahn while supplying and maintaining about 1,400 S‑Bahn cars.
• The package is valued at roughly €15 billion and spans 15 years of operations starting in the 2030s with 30 years of maintenance and rolling stock procurement.
• Alstom, which bid on construction and maintenance only, can file a complaint with Berlin’s Vergabekammer by 11 September, potentially postponing the award’s finalization.
• A March 2024 ruling by the Berliner Kammergericht dismissed most of Alstom’s claims over the tender design, though the court flagged additional procurement-law concerns not timely raised.
• With the contracts now expected to take effect in the 2030s, older S‑Bahn trains will likely remain in service longer than planned, and Berlin’s main committee approved the needed funding in July.