Fundamentals

Organizational structure

Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG) is the parent company of DB Group. It has been a stock corporation under German law since it was founded in 1994 and accordingly has a dual management and control structure comprising a Management Board and a Supervisory Board. It is wholly owned by the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Government).

Within DB Group, DB AG manages all the business units in its function as an operating management holding company and supports the business units via various central Group functions (including legal, corporate development, finance and treasury, balance sheets, tax, insurance) and administrative service units. In addition, operating service units, as legally independent DB AG subsidiaries, primarily provide services for internal customers. These include DB Systel GmbH, DB Sicherheit GmbH, DB Services GmbH and DB Kommunikationstechnik GmbH.

The DB Group RIC are legally independent companies with separate balance sheets and statements of income, and thus fulfill all unbundling requirements under European and nation­­al law. There is also a functional unbundling, which guarantees the independence of decisions by DB Netz AG on infrastructure access and charges. Reliability and stability form the basis of the high quality of the infrastructure. The essential cornerstones for profitable business are sustainable financing of
the existing infrastructure and its expansion as required. The performance and financing agreement (Leitungs- und Finanzierungsvereinbarung; LUFV) contributes significantly to ensuring the maintenance of the existing network.

Deutsche Bahn Group

Management Board

CEO and Chairman

Digitalization and Technology

Human Resources and Legal Affairs

Passenger Transport

Finance and Logistics

Infrastructure

Freight Transport

Business units

DB Long-Distance

DB Long-Distance offers customers comfortable and environmentally friendly travel within Germany and into neighboring countries. Regularly scheduled daily services with the ICE/Intercity/EC fleet form the backbone of long-distance transport. Long-distance bus services (IC Bus) provide an extension to the rail transport offering for domestic and international travel.

DB Regional

The business unit DB Regional offers extensive regional transport network connections in metropolitan areas and in rural areas. DB Regio is the largest business unit within the passenger transport segment and thus an important revenue driver within DB Group. Our offerings cover both regional rail passenger transport with regional express, regional railway and S-Bahn (metro) lines as well as regional and urban bus transport services.

DB Schenker

DB Schenker offers land transport, worldwide air and ocean freight as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management in contract logistics from a single source. DB Schenker has a worldwide customer base with broad industry mix and a focus on industrial customers. The vertical market approach aims to develop industry-specific solutions. Important major customers are served as global accounts with tailor-made solutions.

DB Arriva

DB Arriva is DB Group’s European growth platform in passenger transport with a presence in 14 European countries. DB Arriva offers a wide range of transport solutions with buses, trains, trams, water buses as well as car- and bike-sharing systems. DB Arriva’s business is divided into three lines of business: UK Bus, UK Trains and Mainland Europe.

DB Netze Track

DB Netze Track provides the train operating companies (TOCs) in Germany with train paths, facilities and timetables. It operates a more than 33,000-km-long rail network. DB Netze Track is also responsible for the maintenance and repair of existing facilities and the construction and expansion of new lines. The DB Group’s rail infrastructure competence is concentrated under the umbrella of DB Netze Track.

DB Netze Stations

Our stations are used by more than 420,000 trains run by around 115 TOCs with more than 20 million passengers and visitors every day. In order to ensure a high level of quality, we set special priorities in the areas of service, safety and cleanliness. In addition, our station managers ensure smooth operation.

DB Netze Energy

The business unit DB Netze Energy provides the energy for the operation of the train operating companies. DB Netze Energy strives for maximum availability and sustainable energy procurement. Through an efficient infrastructure the business unit also offers other business customers electricity, diesel, gas, heat as well as innovative energy.

DB Cargo

DB Cargo is the only freight railway in Europe that can demonstrate a Europe-wide presence. It uses its own European production network for this purpose, which has been consistently further developed in recent years. Cross-border transports are carried out efficiently, customer-oriented and environmentally friendly.

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Business units

DB Long-Distance
DB Long-Distance offers customers comfortable and environmentally friendly travel within Germany and into neighboring countries. Regularly scheduled daily services with the ICE/Intercity/EC fleet form the backbone of long-distance transport. Long-distance bus services (IC Bus) provide an extension to the rail transport offering for domestic and international travel.

DB Regional
The business unit DB Regional offers extensive regional transport network connections in metropolitan areas and in rural areas. DB Regio is the largest business unit within the passenger transport segment and thus an important revenue driver within DB Group. Our offerings cover both regional rail passenger transport with regional express, regional railway and S-Bahn (metro) lines as well as regional and urban bus transport services.

DB Schenker
DB Schenker offers land transport, worldwide air and ocean freight as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management in contract logistics from a single source. DB Schenker has a worldwide customer base with broad industry mix and a focus on industrial customers. The vertical market approach aims to develop industry-specific solutions. Important major customers are served as global accounts with tailor-made solutions.

DB Arriva
DB Arriva is DB Group’s European growth platform in passenger transport with a presence in 14 European countries. DB Arriva offers a wide range of transport solutions with buses, trains, trams, water buses as well as car- and bike-sharing systems. DB Arriva’s business is divided into three lines of business: UK Bus, UK Trains and Mainland Europe.

DB Netze Track
DB Netze Track provides the train operating companies (TOCs) in Germany with train paths, facilities and timetables. It operates a more than 33,000-km-long rail network. DB Netze Track is also responsible for the maintenance and repair of existing facilities and the construction and expansion of new lines. The DB Group’s rail infrastructure competence is concentrated under the umbrella of DB Netze Track.

DB Netze Stations
Our stations are used by more than 420,000 trains run by around 115 TOCs with more than 20 million passengers and visitors every day. In order to ensure a high level of quality, we set special priorities in the areas of service, safety and cleanliness. In addition, our station managers ensure smooth operation.

DB Netze Energy
The business unit DB Netze Energy provides the energy for the operation of the train operating companies. DB Netze Energy strives for maximum availability and sustainable energy procurement. Through an efficient infrastructure the business unit also offers other business customers electricity, diesel, gas, heat as well as innovative energy.

DB Cargo
DB Cargo is the only freight railway in Europe that can demonstrate a Europe-wide presence. It uses its own European production network for this purpose, which has been consistently further developed in recent years. Cross-border transports are carried out efficiently, customer-oriented and environmentally friendly.

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