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Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation; abbreviated DBAG or simply DB) is Germany's main railway operator, providing passenger and goods services over federally owned tracks. The successor of the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of the former East Germany, it has operated since January 1, 1994. DBAG refers to itself as "Die Bahn" on all public advertising. Logo of the Deutsche Bahn AG. Copyright free, downloaded from [1] File links The following pages link to this file: Deutsche Bahn AG ... The word track can mean more than one thing. ... Plaque commemorating 5,000 kilometers of electrification. ... National motto: none Official languages German Capital East Berlin Largest city East Berlin Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 106th 108,333 km² Negligible Creation -Unified 7 October 1949 3 October 1990 Currency East German mark Time zone  â€“ in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) National anthem Auferstanden aus Ruinen Internet... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

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Corporate structure

DBAG is fully owned by the Federal Government, but is autonomous and expected to operate as a for-profit business. It is hoped that the privatisation and opening of German tracks to other railway companies will promote competition and efficiency, and eventually lead to higher standards and lower costs. ICE train The InterCity Express or ICE is a type of high-speed train operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany and neighboring countries, for example to Zürich, Switzerland or Vienna, Austria. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ...


DBAG has been subdivided into various semi-independent divisions:

  • DB Netz: manages the railway network
  • DB Station+Service: manages station buildings, ticket sales and general service
  • DB Fernverkehr (previously DB Reise&Touristik): operates long-distance trains, restaurant cars and food service inside stations
  • DB Regio: operates short and medium distance trains as well as commuter services
  • DB ZugBus: provides bus services and owns many smaller bus companies
  • Railion (previously DB Cargo)
  • BRG (Bahnreinigungsgesellschaft): provides cleaning services
  • BSG (Bahnschutzgesellschaft): employs safety patrol personnel for railway stations and trains, mostly at night
  • DB Immobilien: manages all real estate
  • DB Fuhrpark: owns all corporate cars

Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... DB Fernverkehr AG is a semi-independent division of Deutsche Bahn AG that operates long-distance passenger trains in Germany. ... DB Regio AG is as subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG that operates passenger trains on short and medium distances in Germany. ... Railion is a European (mainly German) railroad cargo carrier. ...

Chief executives of Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Bahn AG

Deutsche Bahn recycling and rubbish bin in a railway station.
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Deutsche Bahn recycling and rubbish bin in a railway station.
  • Heinz Maria Oeftering (1957-1972)
  • Wolfgang Vaerst (1972-1982)
  • Reiner Gohlke (1982-1990)
  • Heinz Dürr (1991-1997)
  • Johannes Ludewig (1997-1999)
  • Hartmut Mehdorn (1999-present)

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 627 KB) de:Deutsche Bahn recycling and rubbish bin in a railway station, 2005-08-14. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 627 KB) de:Deutsche Bahn recycling and rubbish bin in a railway station, 2005-08-14. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Codeshare with airlines

In conjunction with American Airlines, Emirates, and Lufthansa, Deutsche Bahn operates rail services (AiRail Service) between Frankfurt International Airport and Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Freiburg, Hamburg, Hanover, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg, and Stuttgart. Deutsche Bahn has the IATA designator 2A. AA 777-200ER landing at London Heathrow Airport American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan Note: For the arenas named after this company, see American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas), or American Airlines Arena (Miami, Florida). ... Emirates (Arabic: الإمارات al-Imārāt) is an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG) is the largest German airline company, and one of the biggest in the world. ... AiRail Service is offered by Deutsche Bahn AG in cooperation with Lufthansa German Airlines, American Airlines, and Emirates. ... Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt International Airport (IATA: FRA, ICAO: EDDF), known in German as Rhein-Main-Flughafen or Flughafen Frankfurt am Main, is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (19th largest), in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the north of the Siebengebirge. ... Cologne Cathedral with Hohenzollern Bridge Cologne (German: (help· info) [kÅ“ln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne) the economic center of Northwestern Germany. ... Freiburg city from Schlossberg Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Breisgau region, on the western edge of the southern Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) with about 214,000 inhabitants. ... Alster Lake at dusk Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Basic information Country: Germany Federal state: Land Baden-Württemberg Regions: Rhein-Neckar District: Independent municipality Population: 324,787 (Mai 2005) Additional information Area: 144. ... Munich and the Alps Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the largest city and capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ... Hl. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...


See also

// Rail transport Railways: total: 40,826 km, including at least 14,253 km electrified and 14,768 km double- or multiple-tracked (1998) Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the major German railway company. ... In Germany the Deutsche Bahn (formerly state-owned company) is the main provider of railway service. ... // Epoch 0 (1835-1870) German Railway history began December 7, 1835 with the Adler (Eagle) locomotive driving between Nürnberg and Fürth. ... In 1925, the Imperial German Railways (Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft or DRG) introduced a new system of steam locomotive classification. ...

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