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DB Cargo Doubles Coal Transport to Ensure German Energy Security

DB Cargo Doubles Coal Transport to Ensure German Energy Security
photo: Deutsche Bahn/DB Cargo Doubles Coal Transport to Ensure German Energy Security
02 / 03 / 2023

DB Cargo, the freight transportation company, has delivered around three million tonnes of coal to power plants in Germany since October 2022.

To help ensure the supply of electricity and heat across the country, DB Cargo doubled its usual transport volumes for hard coal in just a few weeks.

The company's goods trains bring an average of 30,000 tonnes of coal every day from the North Sea seaports to around 15 major power plant sites in Germany. The supply of power plants continues according to the customers' needs. DB Cargo also reactivated over 1,000 coal transport wagons, which had been sidelined, and used "energy corridors" to some extent to travel primarily through the rail network.

According to Dr Sigrid Nikutta, Chairwoman of the Management Board of DB Cargo AG, the company's contribution to the supply of power plants is an important building block for European energy security.

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