Germany rail performance, market shares, vehicle fleet and public transport
The German rail market once a year: train-kilometres operated, passenger- and tonne-kilometres carried and the average load that links them, the share held by operators outside the Deutsche Bahn group, and the rolling stock behind it including how much of the fleet carries the European Train Control System.
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating performance1 | ||||||||||||
| Total3 | 1,125 | 1,127 | 1,152 | 1,164 | 1,143 | 1,098 | 1,122 | |||||
| Regional passenger rail | 718 | 708 | 724 | 721 | 721 | 705 | 708 | |||||
| Long-distance passenger rail | 168 | 168 | 164 | 165 | 150 | 143 | 148 | |||||
| Rail freight | 238 | 251 | 264 | 278 | 272 | 249 | 266 | |||||
| Transport performance3 | ||||||||||||
| Regional passenger rail | 65 | 65 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 35 | 58 | |||||
| Long-distance passenger rail | 49 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 26 | 24 | 45 | |||||
| Rail freight | 127 | 134 | 137 | 150 | 149 | 131 | 138 | |||||
| Average load3 | ||||||||||||
| Regional passengers per train | 90 | 92 | 81 | 73 | 45 | 50 | 82 | |||||
| Long-distance passengers per train | 291 | 282 | 293 | 261 | 171 | 167 | 307 | |||||
| Freight per train | 556 | 551 | 542 | 558 | 573 | 518 | 546 | |||||
| Competitor market shares6 | ||||||||||||
| Rail freight — competitors | 67 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 50 | |||||
| Rail freight — federally owned operators | 33 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 50 | |||||
| Long-distance passenger — competitors | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Long-distance passenger — federally owned operators | 92 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 96 | |||||
| Regional passenger — competitors | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 28 | |||||
| Regional passenger — federally owned operators | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 72 | |||||
| Vehicle fleet5 | ||||||||||||
| Operational vehicles | 18,350 | |||||||||||
| Operational vehicles with train control | 17,350 | |||||||||||
| German holders — electric | 7,410 | |||||||||||
| German holders — diesel | 4,650 | |||||||||||
| German holders — other | 1,890 | |||||||||||
| ETCS on-board equipment8 | ||||||||||||
| German holders — without ETCS | 12,090 | |||||||||||
| German holders — ETCS system version 1.0 | 870 | |||||||||||
| German holders — ETCS system version 2.0 | 850 | |||||||||||
| German holders — ETCS system version 2.1 | 140 | |||||||||||
| Foreign holders — without ETCS | 1,600 | |||||||||||
| Foreign holders — ETCS system version 1.0 | 1,040 | |||||||||||
| Foreign holders — ETCS system version 2.0 | 560 | |||||||||||
| Foreign holders — ETCS system version 2.1 | 200 | |||||||||||
| Local public transport passengers (VDV)1 | ||||||||||||
| Public transport passenger journeys | 9,860 | 9,784 | 9,406 | 8,783 | 6,756 | 7,106 | 10,434 | 10,382 | 10,320 | 10,180 | 10,004 |
Latest reading
Total stood at 1,125 Million train-path km in 2025. That is −0.2% from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 2019 to 2025. Source: Bundesnetzagentur and Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV).
- Latest
- 1,125 Million train-path km
- 2025
- vs previous period
- −0.2%
- 2024
About this data
The German rail market once a year: train-kilometres operated, passenger- and tonne-kilometres carried and the average load that links them, the share held by operators outside the Deutsche Bahn group, and the rolling stock behind it including how much of the fleet carries the European Train Control System. Passenger journeys on the local public transport services of the VDV member companies are shown alongside as the demand-side counterpart.
