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Germany Axes Deutsche Bahn CEO Amid Rail Crisis

8/17/2025

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Germany's government has removed Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz due to a rail network crisis.
Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder will introduce a new strategy and CEO by September 22.
Deutsche Bahn faced a €760 million loss in early 2025, with on-time performance declining from 78.5% in 2017 to 62.5% last year.

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Story summary

Germany's government has removed Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz due to a rail network crisis.
Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder will introduce a new strategy and CEO by September 22.
Deutsche Bahn faced a €760 million loss in early 2025, with on-time performance declining from 78.5% in 2017 to 62.5% last year.