DSB’s profit before tax totalled DKK 560m. The result is DKK 196m lower than the same period in 2006 (DKK 756m), which is primarily due to increased financial expenses and decreasing revenue from traffic contracts.

Passenger revenues increased

Passenger revenues totalled DKK 3,204m in the first 9 months of 2007 (DKK 3,174m) corre-sponding to an increase of DKK 30m.

Profit before depreciation, amortisation and write-downs totalled DKK 1,972m (DKK 2,140m)
The decrease can primarily be ascribed to decreasing revenue from traffic contracts  and planned already paid additional expenses to customer service initiatives.

More passengers

The total number of passengers increased by 1 per cent. Of this, the number of passengers on the long-distance and regional train lines increased by 4 per cent to 51.0 million passengers, while the number of S-train passengers decreased by approx. 3 per cent, which i.a. is due to track works on the Køge Bugt Line and the take over of Lille Nord by Lokalbanen.

Improved punctuality

Punctuality improved compared with 2006 in spite of speed reductions in June as a conse-quence of overheated tracks. Punctuality reached 89.6 per cent for long-distance and regional trains and 92.4 for S-trains.

DSB buys green electricity

On 6 September DSB and Banedanmark entered into an agreement with DONG Energy re-garding the delivery of CO2-free energy. The agreement covers the purchase of electricity in 2008 and 2009 and entails that 75 per cent of DSB's passengers will be transported with the aid of green energy. 

IC4 status

4 train sets have been approved for monitored trial operation on the lines between Lindholm-Aalborg-Århus-Fredericia-Padborg and trial operations are progressing satisfactorily. The train is now being tested with a view to get type approval for the introduction of single operating train sets in national traffic. The plan is to introduce 14 single operating train sets in national traffic over a period.

Prolongation of the contact on Roslagsbanan in Stockholm

DSB and Svenska Tågkompaniet AB, in partnership, have achieved a prolongation for an-other five years of the contract to operate the Roslag Line in Stockholm.

Organisational development

Regarding the strengthening of DSB's organisation, Frank Olesen has been appointed Senior Vice President, long-distance and regional trains, and Gert Frost has been appointed Managing Director of DSB S-tog a/s. DSB's Corporate Management is thus in place.

Positive adjustment of outlook for profits before tax in 2007 

Based on the result for the first 9 months of 2007 DSB makes a positive adjustment of DKK 50m. It is now expected that profits before tax for 2007 will be in the region of DKK 650m. In accordance with usual practice the upward adjustment does not include profits from the sale of fixed assets in the 4th quarter.