Overview
- The DB InfraGo condition report, released Thursday, kept the national network at a 3.0 grade with only slight gains at stations.
- DB logged about 26,000 worksites and €19.9 billion in 2025 and plans roughly 28,000 sites and about €23 billion this year.
- Several months‑long corridor rebuilds that fully close busy lines, including Hamburg–Berlin, are due to finish in 2026 and should lift local condition scores.
- Executives said the low point has been reached and warned that a real recovery depends on stable funding sustained over years.
- Signal boxes remain the biggest brake on punctuality with a 4.02 score and about half of roughly 4,000 units needing renewal, while long‑distance trains were on time only 64.4% in April and the target has been cut to 70% by 2029.