(Berlin, June 27, 2024) In the 2024 federal budget, the German government has earmarked € 4.37 billion in addition to the funds from the 2030 climate protection program to increase the equity of Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG) for the purpose of upgrading the rail network.
The payment of the first tranche of the additional equity with an amount of € 3.02 billion to DB AG took place today after the capital increase had already been approved by the Annual General Meeting.
The funds will be used exclusively for infrastructure and were passed on to DB InfraGO AG to increase the equity.