Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz will step down early, ending an eight-year tenure marked by falling punctuality, mounting losses, and worsening infrastructure crises. Germany’s Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder says a successor could be named in September alongside a new rail strategy, but warns leadership change alone will not fix DB’s “dramatic” situation.

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