DB Netz

DB Netz AG is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn is a railway infrastructure provider, which owns and operates a majority of the German railway system (2005: 34,211 km). The company was established in the course of the second stage of the German rail reform as a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn. DB Netz’s headquarters are in Frankfurt and it has seven regional divisions ("Regionalbereiche", RB). The locations of its regional headquarters are Berlin (RB east), Frankfurt (RB central), Duisburg (RB west), Hanover (RB north), Karlsruhe (RB southwest), Leipzig (RB southeast) and Munich (RB south).

In Dec 2007, it was superseded by DB Netze when DB reorganised into 3 departments covering passengers, logistics and infrastructure.

External links

Main DB site

Deutsche Bahn

Current departments (post 2007)	DB Bahn DB Netze DB Schenker Arriva

Current business areas (post 2007)	DB Dienstleistungen DB Fernverkehr DB Netze Energie DB Netze Fahrweg DB Netze Personenbahnhöfe DB Netze Projektbau DB Regio DB Schenker Rail (pre 2009: 'Railion') DB Schenker Logistics DB Stadtverkehr DB Station&Service

Services	Intercity-Express Intercity InterRegio (defunct) Interregio-Express Regional-Express Regionalbahn S-Bahn City Night Line DB AutoZug Metropolitan (defunct)

International Services	EuroCity

Former business areas (2000-07)	CityNightLine DB Cargo DB Netz DB Reise & Touristik Railion (to early 2009)

United Kingdom	DB Schenker Rail (UK) Arriva UK Trains Arriva TrainCare Arriva Trains Wales Chiltern Railways CrossCountry Grand Central London Overground (50%) Northern (from April 2016) Tyne and Wear Metro

History	Deutsche Reichsbahn Deutsche Bundesbahn Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany)

Related topics	Rail transport in Germany BahnTower Bahn TV BahnCard

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