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Germany
25 buyers · 61 tenders · checked 2026-10-03
DB InfraGO corridor renewals to 2036, materials frameworks including voestalpine €662m rails, €367m turnouts; Cologne KVB €1.16bn Stadler Stadtbahn order; maintenance plants under construction.
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4Metro systems operating
25Buyers tracked
61Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- €10.1bn of valued items tracked on TED (Sept 2025 – Oct 2026): €3.8bn of awards and closed tenders, plus €6.4bn of framework maxima on four open DB InfraGO track-renewal waves
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control, Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection, Cybersecurity
Key figures
DB InfraGO Generalsanierung sch…4 corridors in 2026 · 4 in 2027
1 source · primary
- ● Deutsche Bahn AG (press) · Generalsanierung: Bund bestätigt mit der Branche abgestimmten neuen Zeitplan der DB InfraGO AG (published 2025-09-09 · checked 2026-09-05)
DB InfraGO's two largest publis…€662m rails · €367m turnout components
2 sources · all primary
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) — Germany – Rails – Rahmenvereinbarung zur Herstellung und Lieferung von neuen Schienen — notice 581743-2025 (published 2025-09-05 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) — Germany – Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and crossing pieces – Herstellung von Weichengroßteilen 2026 ff. — notice 837045-2025 (published 2025-12-17 · checked 2026-09-12)
Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe framew…€1.16 billion
1 source · primary
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG — Germany – Tramway passenger coaches – Konstruktion, Herstellung und Lieferung von Hochflurstadtbahnen (132 Fahrzeugeinheiten und 34 Zwischenmodulen) — notice 499721-2025 (published 2025-07-30 · checked 2026-09-12)
Buyers
Tenders
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | operational — U-Bahn (nine lines, 175 stations, about 155 km), S-Bahn and 22 tram lines; S21 north–south link under construction; Lehrte–Berlin corridor Generalsanierung scheduled 2027 | Berlin U-Bahn (BVG); Berlin S-Bahn; Berlin trams |
| Frankfurt am Main | operational — U-Bahn and S-Bahn; registered seat of DB InfraGO, DB Fernverkehr and DB Regio | Frankfurt U-Bahn; Rhein-Main S-Bahn |
| Köln | operational — KVB Stadtbahn (twelve lines, just under 250 km, more than 40 km underground); Generalsanierung Köln–Wuppertal–Hagen in execution | Cologne Stadtbahn (KVB) |
| München | operational — U-Bahn, trams and S-Bahn; U6 extension to Martinsried and U5 to Pasing under construction, U9 in planning | Munich U-Bahn (MVG); Munich trams (MVG); Munich S-Bahn (DB Regio) |
| Hamburg | operational — U-Bahn lines U1 to U4 over more than 100 km with 93 stations; U5 under construction for passenger service from 2029 | Hamburg U-Bahn (HOCHBAHN) |
| Düsseldorf | operational — Rheinbahn Stadtbahn and trams across Düsseldorf, Kreis Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss | Düsseldorf Stadtbahn (Rheinbahn); Düsseldorf trams (Rheinbahn) |
| Stuttgart | under construction — Stuttgart 21 through station and the Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed line; rail-systems lots still being let | Stuttgart S-Bahn; Stuttgart Stadtbahn |
Players with a footprint here
| Player | Kind | Footprint |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Mobility | Rolling-stock OEM | Headquarters, Plant |
| Alstom | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
| Hitachi Rail | Signalling & systems | Regional HQ |
| Stadler | Rolling-stock OEM | Plant |
| STRABAG | Civil contractor | Headquarters |
| DB | Operator group | Headquarters |
| Leonhard Weiss | Track & electrification contractor | Headquarters |
| SNCF | Operator group | Office |
| Rhomberg Sersa | Track & electrification contractor | Headquarters |
| Vossloh | Track technology supplier | Headquarters |
| Schindler | Other | Project presence |
| ELL | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Knorr-Bremse | Vehicle systems supplier | Headquarters |
| SPITZKE | Track & electrification contractor | Headquarters |
| Alpha Trains | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Beacon | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Railpool | Rolling-stock lessor | Headquarters |
| Scheidt & Bachmann | Signalling & systems | Headquarters |
Events here
| Event | Kind | City | Dates | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InnoTrans 2026 | Trade fair | Berlin | 22–25 September 2026 | Messe Berlin |
| UITP Summit Hamburg 2027 | Summit | Hamburg | 14–17 June 2027 | UITP — International Association of Public Transport |
| InnoTrans 2028 | Trade fair | Berlin | September 2028 | Messe Berlin |
What changed
From This Week in Rail, newest first.
- 2026-09-28 — Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft lists the tender for the second Munich S-Bahn contract, running from December 2034 to December 2041 with an option to December 2044.
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Sources
- ● Deutsche Bahn AG (press) · Generalsanierung: Bund bestätigt mit der Branche abgestimmten neuen Zeitplan der DB InfraGO AG (published 2025-09-09 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) — Germany – Railway construction works – Generalsanierung HLK Köln-W'tal-Hagen (Bauleistung) — notice 617626-2026 (published 2026-09-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Görlitzer Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH — Germany – Tramway passenger coaches – Beschaffung Niederflurstraßenbahnen — notice 301200-2026 (published 2026-05-04 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) — Germany – Rails – Rahmenvereinbarung zur Herstellung und Lieferung von neuen Schienen — notice 581743-2025 (published 2025-09-05 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG — Germany – Tramway passenger coaches – Konstruktion, Herstellung und Lieferung von Hochflurstadtbahnen (132 Fahrzeugeinheiten und 34 Zwischenmodulen) — notice 499721-2025 (published 2025-07-30 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB Netz AG (Bukr 16) — Germany – Railway construction works – VP 740 m Projekt Röblingen inkl. tangierende Maßnahmen — notice 624211-2026 (published 2026-09-10 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB InfraGO — Germany – Railway construction works – TEI-O-B/11/260348 S-Bahn Berlin S 21 Neubau; Vergabepaket VE 03.2 inklusive VE 02.0, Tunnel- und Trogbauwerk — notice 39187-2026 (published 2026-01-20 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB Projekt Stuttgart-Ulm GmbH (Bukr 5S) — Germany – Railway construction works – S21, PA 1.7; Bahntechnik / Oberbau (BTO) Lose D — notice 420711-2026 (published 2026-06-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB Netz AG (Bukr 16) — Germany – Railway construction works – (VDE9) Abzw Zeithain Bogendreieck (a) – Abzw Leckwitz (a) km 70,800 bis km 79,050, ABS Leipzig–Dresden — notice 250894-2026 (published 2026-04-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
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