GERMAN Rail (DB) achieved a 5.2% increase in revenue in 2017 to €42.7bn which translated into a 37.1% jump in pre-tax profit to €968m, a 2.8% rise in adjusted Ebitda to €4.93bn, and a 10.6% increase in adjusted Ebit to €2.15bn.

GERMANY’s federal government, as 100% owner of German Rail (DB), has announced that it is providing the company with a €1bn capital increase whilst also reducing its dividend requirements for 2017-2020.

GERMAN Rail (DB) confirmed following an extraordinary meeting of its supervisory board in Berlin on May 4 that it will proceed with the sale of a minority stake in its international passenger business Arriva and logistics subsidiary DB Schenker, while DB Mobility Logistics (DB ML) will be merged the holding company DB AG.