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Rail & Public Transport

We support the financing of clean, safe and smart public and private mobility investments.

We offer the right financial services to:

Mobility and transport corporates
Governments, public entities
Lessors of assets and infrastructure
Corporates in PPP structures
OEMs, EPCs, suppliers

For investments in:

Public urban transport
Rail and logistics

As an expert for financing mobility projects we offer:

Reducing the annual finance cost of your investment
Developing the financing together with you
Working with governmental export credit agencies, development finance institutions, insurers and manufacturers as well as contractors

Futuristische Darstellung eines mit Wasserstoff angetriebenen Zuges

Hydrogen power for Heidekrautbahn

Seven modern hydrogen-powered trains advance climate action in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

Benefits for people and the environment - made possible by an intelligent financing model.

We are proud to make mobility more sustainable together with our partners.

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International Railway Journal (IRJ) Podcast

IRJ Editor-in-Chief Kevin Smith and Dr. Carsten Wiebers, Head of Mobility at KfW IPEX-Bank, discuss the future of railway asset finance and the challenges and opportunities posed by green financing for the railway sector.

Listen to the Podcast

Mobility in megacities

The existing infrastructure in booming megacities cannot cope with the dramatic increase in individual traffic anymore. Municipalities and governments are aware that investments in modern mobility and transport systems are needed.

Carsten Wiebers on the aims of new investments and how KfW IPEX-Bank is providing support already today.

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You would like to find out more about what we do? Please get in touch!

KfW IPEX-Bank
Palmengartenstraße 5-9
60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Phone:+49 (0) 69 74 31-3644

Redefining Public Transport

Watch a short film about the "mobility owner" concept produced by BBC StoryWorks, UITP (International Association of Public Transport) and KfW IPEX-Bank. It showcases the transport network VMS in Saxony which could be an example for cities and regions across the globe.

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Selected financing cases:

Financing for leasing companies

We finance investments by German and European leasing companies, e.g. for a non-recourse acquisition of 4,400 railcars by Aves Rail Rent.

Financing for local public transport

KfW IPEX-Bank is financing investments in local public transport (LPT) within Germany and Europe, e.g. new trams for Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH.

Locations

Our headquarters in Frankfurt, the London Branch and representative offices in the world's most important economic centres.