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RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In 2024, the German railway company DB Cargo reduced its losses
Revenues are down again. Decrease of -9.0% in volumes of goods transported
Berlino
March 27, 2025
After three years of growth, in 2024 DB Cargo's revenues, the
Rail freight transport company of the German Group
Deutsche Bahn, decreased to 5.40 billion
euro, down -3.2% on 2023. EBITDA
amounted to €66 million compared to EBITDA of
negative sign of -74 million euros in 2023. The result
operating was as in 2023
negative and equal to -357 million compared to -497 million
in the previous year.
In 2024, the volumes of goods handled by DB Cargo
totalled 179.8 million tonnes (-9.0%).
Today, the German railway group specified that the
results of the Cargo division were impacted
of the weakening of the economy which has led to a reduction in
demand from the most energy-intensive industries, such as
automotive and steel industries, and a lower demand for
intermodal transport.
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