Overview

• The operator narrowed its half-year post-tax deficit to €760 million from €1.6 billion a year earlier as group revenue rose 3.4 percent to €13.3 billion.
• Adjusted operating earnings before interest and taxes stood at a €239 million loss in the first half of 2025.
• DB unveiled a three-pillar plan targeting infrastructure, operations and financial improvements by the end of 2027.
• A nine-month shutdown of the Hamburg–Berlin corridor marks the first of about 40 high-traffic route overhauls now extended into 2036 due to capacity and funding constraints, with on-time arrivals at just 57.1 percent in June.
• Loss-making freight arm DB Cargo plans to cut thousands of jobs over the next four years as part of cost-reduction measures.