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Deutsche Bahn
Also known as German national railway company
German logistics company
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Deutsche Bahn is Germany's main railway company, providing passenger and freight transportation services across the country. It matters because it plays a central role in Germany's transportation infrastructure and logistics system, serving millions of travelers and businesses that rely on rail services.
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Official website
DB Konzern
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- DEUTSCH BAHN AG
- Employees
- 336990
- Revenue
- 47075000000
- Official website
- www.db.de
- Image
- BahnTower, Potsdamer Platz, Berin-1750.jpg
- Motto
- Für Menschen. Für Märkte. Für morgen.
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- inception
- 1988-04-30
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Article
Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) is the national railway company of Germany, and a state-owned enterprise under the control of the German government. With its head office in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company (Aktiengesellschaft, AG).
DB was founded after the merger between Deutsche Bundesbahn and the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1994 after the unification of Germany and has been operating ever since. Deutsche Bahn is the second-largest transport company in Germany, after the German postal and logistics company Deutsche Post / DHL. DB provides both long-distance and regional transport, serving around 132 million long distance passengers and 1.6 billion regional passengers in 2022. In 2022, DB transported 222 million tons of cargo.