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DB successfully recovers damages in Air Freight Cartel

19. February 2025, 11:00 o'Clock

Agreement with Cathay Pacific – the last remaining defendant • Litigation concerning record levels of damages concluded

DB Schenker deploys 40 new Volvo FM Electric into its German fleet

10. December 2024, 09:30 o'Clock

Brand-new electric trucks with trailer operation for the groupage network in Germany • Quiet and low-emission deliveries in urban areas • Highest safety and comfort standards for drivers

DB Schenker uses remote-controlled forklifts

25. November 2024, 10:00 o'Clock

Partnership for testing batteries and swapping stations ● Estimated swapping time of five minutes ● Foundation for increased range, enhanced efficiency and greater vehicle availability

Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn AG approves sale of logistics subsidiary DB Schenker to DSV

02. October 2024, 14:00 o'Clock

Chairman of the DB Supervisory Board Gatzer: “Important milestone for DB” • CEO of Deutsche Bahn Lutz: “DB Group focuses on the core business and the structural modernization of Deutsche Bahn”

Deutsche Bahn launches overarching program to turn infrastructure, rail operations and profitability around by 2027

18. September 2024, 19:00 o'Clock

Management Board presents specific targets and measures to Supervisory Board for period from now until 2027: Program to cut infrastructure-related delays by 20% ● Long distance punctuality to increase to 75-80% ● EBIT target of EUR 2 billion ● DB CEO Richard Lutz: "We will simultaneously restructure our infrastructure, rail operations and profitability. That will give us a stable foundation for future growth in line with our Strong Rail strategy."

Deutsche Bahn signs agreement to sell logistics subsidiary DB Schenker to DSV

13. September 2024, 08:00 o'Clock

DB focusing on its core business and the implementation of its “Strong Rail” strategy • Sale proceeds to be used to significantly reduce debt of DB Group • Transaction creates one of the global market leaders with European homebase • Investments of around 1 billion euros planned in Germany in the coming years

DB Schenker, Trailer Dynamics and CATL start Study for Battery Swapping in eTrailers

10. September 2024, 10:00 o'Clock

Partnership for testing batteries and swapping stations ● Estimated swapping time of five minutes ● Foundation for increased range, enhanced efficiency and greater vehicle availability

Infrastructure condition, strikes and severe weather put pressure on half-year results

25. July 2024, 11:00 o'Clock

DB Group reports adjusted EBIT in the first half of 2024 of EUR -677 million • High capital expenditures • Germany-Ticket drives demand in regional transport • DB Schenker remains very profitable • DB Group expects to achieve an operating profit for the year as a whole

Deutsche Bahn is an official national partner of UEFA EURO 2024™

More capacity for fans during the tournament: 14 special EURO trains a day and 10,000 additional seats on ICE and Intercity trains • Fan tickets, EURO BahnCard and other special offers • Stations welcome hundreds of thousands of EURO visitors

Over 100,000 Fan Tickets sold: DB is well prepared for the EURO summer

05. June 2024, 07:00 o'Clock

More trains, more seats and more security staff: DB is well prepared for the start of the EURO summer • Successful promotional tickets: over 100,000 Fan Tickets and more than 25,000 Fan BahnCards sold