Deutsche Bahn generates the first loss in the past 12 years - Minus of EUR 1,3 billion

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DB ended 2015 with a net loss of EUR 1.3 billion for the first time since 2003, due to the extraordinary write-off in dealing with transport of cargo totaling EUR 1.7 billion. Additional pressure on business costs was caused by train drivers' strike in the first half of the year.

In such circumstances, operational profit of DB last year decreased by 17 % to EUR 1.76 billion.

For the first time, revenues exceeded EUR 40 billion (40.5), which is 1.9 % more than they were in 2014 . The department of transport to distant destinations they increased by 2.2 % to 132 million euros while DB Regio recorded 2.5 million passengers which is 1.2% less than the year.