Germany boosts per‑capita rail investment to €222 in 2025

The German federal government announced that its investment in the railway network will rise to €222 per person in 2025, up from €198 per person in 2024. Despite the higher spending, the DB InfraGo annual report kept the overall condition rating of the rail system at 3.0, signalling continued high renewal pressure.

Industry groups, including the Allianz pro Schiene, are demanding that this funding level be secured with multi‑year budgets rather than being tied to the remaining annual budget. Verbandsgeschäftsführer Dirk Flege said, “Investments in the rail network must not be dependent on how much is left in the federal budget each year. The government must finally create a reliable multi‑year financing model, as has existed in Switzerland for many years.”

In 2025 roughly 26,000 construction sites were completed, highlighting both the scale of ongoing work and the backlog that remains. Stakeholders argue that stable, long‑term financing would improve project planning, reduce stoppages and provide better cost certainty for contractors and suppliers across the rail sector.