Overview
- Deutsche Bahn says its signal boxes have averaged 100% effective staffing since the start of 2026.
- The company hired about 2,200 train dispatchers by December 2025, a roughly 10% increase over the prior year.
- DB cautions that isolated staffing gaps can still occur in some locations even as nationwide coverage is sufficient.
- InfraGO chief Philipp Nagl urges faster renewal of signaling and safety systems to keep operations stable.
- The federal regulator, Bundesnetzagentur, previously fined DB for understaffing and now says the trend has improved, so it has held off fresh threats.