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The spin-off of DB Regio Aktiengesellschaft was completed when it was entered in the commercial register on June 1, 1999. The company's purpose was: “Providing, marketing and coordinating transport services for rail and road public transport and the related services; Operation, maintenance, procurement and manufacture of vehicles of all types, in particular locomotives, railcars, railroad cars and buses and coaches; Managing businesses of related companies for their account as well as providing consulting services for third parties. ”The company's share capital initially amounted to DM 800 million, which was divided into 80 million shares from various shareholders. The first chairman of the board was Klaus Daubertshäuser. The company's articles of association had already been adopted on November 24, 1998<ref name=":0" />.
The spin-off of DB Regio Aktiengesellschaft was completed when it was entered in the commercial register on June 1, 1999. The company's purpose was: “Providing, marketing and coordinating transport services for rail and road public transport and the related services; Operation, maintenance, procurement and manufacture of vehicles of all types, in particular locomotives, railcars, railroad cars and buses and coaches; Managing businesses of related companies for their account as well as providing consulting services for third parties. ”The company's share capital initially amounted to DM 800 million, which was divided into 80 million shares from various shareholders. The first chairman of the board was Klaus Daubertshäuser. The company's articles of association had already been adopted on November 24, 1998<ref name=":0" />.


In the years 2001 to 2002 a changed management structure was implemented in the company. The previously centrally controlled company was replaced by nine independent national companies, to which the regional train and bus companies were subordinated. The aim of the restructuring was to improve profitability. 400 of the 700 jobs in the DB regional headquarters and around 2500 jobs in the entire company were saved. [9] The regional rail and road traffic was transferred from January 2002 to nine regional lines (North, Northeast, Lower Saxony / Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Southwest, Southeast, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg). The market share of DB Regio in local rail passenger transport (SPNV) in Germany was 92 percent, in the remaining public transport it was seven. [10]
In the years 2001 to 2002 a changed management structure was implemented in the company. The previously centrally controlled company was replaced by nine independent national companies, to which the regional train and bus companies were subordinated. The aim of the restructuring was to improve profitability. 400 of the 700 jobs in the DB regional headquarters and around 2500 jobs in the entire company were saved<ref>{{Citation|last=Gerhardt|first=Tim|title=Einleitung|date=2001|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-07916-3_1|work=Neue Perspektiven für die Strategie-Struktur-Diskussion|pages=1–8|place=Wiesbaden|publisher=Deutscher Universitätsverlag|isbn=978-3-8244-0575-6|access-date=2021-06-02}}</ref>. The regional rail and road traffic was transferred from January 2002 to nine regional lines (North, Northeast, Lower Saxony / Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Southwest, Southeast, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg). The market share of DB Regio in local rail passenger transport (SPNV) in Germany was 92 percent, in the remaining public transport it was seven<ref>{{Citation|last=Schuster|first=Thomas|title=Dritter Teil Die Verantwortung des Staates für die Eisenbahn|date=2021|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/9783828874275-133|work=Die Verantwortung des Staates für die Eisenbahn|pages=133–168|publisher=Tectum – ein Verlag in der Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft|isbn=978-3-8288-7427-5|access-date=2021-06-02}}</ref>.


== Corporate structure ==
== Corporate structure ==

Revision as of 12:21, 2 June 2021

DB Regio
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
IndustryTransport
FoundedJune 1, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-06-01) in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Headquarters
Frankfurt
,
Germany
ParentDeutsche Bahn
Websitewww.dbregio.de

DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany. DB Regio AG, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn Group and there part of the DB Regio business segment, which also includes DB Regionnetz Verkehrs GmbH and other independent subsidiaries.

The company as a mainly nationwide operational company is responsible for all regional transport activities (rail and bus) of the DB Group in Germany. This includes traffic in neighboring countries. For the maintenance of the vehicle fleet, the company operates its own workshops.

The company serves 310 lines with 22,800 trains and 295,000 stops every day[1]. It has about ten million customers[2].

History

The DB Regio AG emerged in the course of the second stage of the rail reform on January 1, 1999 from the local transport division of Deutsche Bahn AG[3]. Original plans were for them to be listed on the stock exchange by 2003[4]. An IPO has not yet been implemented.

The articles of association for DB Regio GmbH were concluded on February 12, 1998 and the company was entered in the commercial register on April 6, 1998. Its sole purpose was the "preparation of the outsourcing of the local passenger transport division of Deutsche Bahn Aktiengesellschaft to a newly founded stock corporation in legal, economic and organizational terms"[5]. By resolution of April 27, 1999, the company was renamed Deutsche Bahn Erste Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, the object of which was the "administration of its own assets and any activities that are conducive to the aforementioned purpose"[6].

The spin-off of DB Regio Aktiengesellschaft was completed when it was entered in the commercial register on June 1, 1999. The company's purpose was: “Providing, marketing and coordinating transport services for rail and road public transport and the related services; Operation, maintenance, procurement and manufacture of vehicles of all types, in particular locomotives, railcars, railroad cars and buses and coaches; Managing businesses of related companies for their account as well as providing consulting services for third parties. ”The company's share capital initially amounted to DM 800 million, which was divided into 80 million shares from various shareholders. The first chairman of the board was Klaus Daubertshäuser. The company's articles of association had already been adopted on November 24, 1998[6].

In the years 2001 to 2002 a changed management structure was implemented in the company. The previously centrally controlled company was replaced by nine independent national companies, to which the regional train and bus companies were subordinated. The aim of the restructuring was to improve profitability. 400 of the 700 jobs in the DB regional headquarters and around 2500 jobs in the entire company were saved[7]. The regional rail and road traffic was transferred from January 2002 to nine regional lines (North, Northeast, Lower Saxony / Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Southwest, Southeast, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg). The market share of DB Regio in local rail passenger transport (SPNV) in Germany was 92 percent, in the remaining public transport it was seven[8].

Corporate structure

Unlike its long-distance counterpart DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio does not operate trains on its own account. Services are ordered and paid for by the Bundesländer or their Landkreise. Some states have awarded long-term contracts to DB Regio (usually 10 to 15 years).

The headquarters of DB Regio in Frankfurt, located at Europa-Allee 70-76, is responsible for business development and focuses on the framework and service functions for the regional units when concluding transport contracts and tenders.

The headquarters of DB Regio in Frankfurt is responsible for the business development and focuses on the framework and service functions for the regional units in the conclusion of transport contracts and tenders. In addition, it supports the regions in the areas of price and revenue management, marketing and traffic planning. In addition, the S-Bahn Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Rhein-Main and Stuttgart are coordinated and controlled by the headquarters.

Rail division (DB Regio Schiene)

Regional train of the DB from Heidelberg to Stuttgart

The rail division is divided into seven regions. In addition, there are five urban commuter trains (S-Bahn), which are run directly from the headquarters, as well as the independent regio networks (RegioNetz).

Bus division (DB Regio Bus)

The bus division includes 23 bus companies, which in turn own majority interests in other bus companies. With about 725 million passengers and a traffic volume of 8.4 billion passenger kilometers, DB Regio Bus is one of the largest providers of German bus transport. Nationwide, around 13,400 buses are used. As of 2014, the market share in the regular bus market in Germany is about 9 percent.

Weser-Ems Bus in Verden an der Aller
Bus from DB Regio in Franconia

Sweden

ÖstgötaTrafiken has given DB Regio Sverige a contract to operate local trains for 10 years from December 12, 2010.[9]

UK

Main article: Arriva UK Trains

Since Deutsche Bahn's purchase of Arriva in January 2010, DB Regio's operations in the United Kingdom are now known as Arriva UK Trains.

Fleet

Rounded numbers, taken from [1][dead link]

  • 1,300 locomotives
  • 5,300 passenger cars
  • 3,100 multiple units

See also

References

  1. ^ Rieger, Stefan (2011-03). "Rezension: Die Helmholtz-Kurven. Auf der Spur der verlorenen Zeit von Henning Schmidgen". Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 34 (1): 82–83. doi:10.1002/bewi.201101520. ISSN 0170-6233. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. ^ Munzert, Rüdiger (2001), "Wirtschaftspolitischer Handlungsbedarf: Empfehlungen für eine dritte Stufe der Bahnreform", Das Schienennetz in Deutschland nach der Bahnreform, Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitätsverlag, pp. 227–235, ISBN 978-3-8244-0574-9, retrieved 2021-06-02
  4. ^ "ISBN-Suche", Wikipedia (in German), retrieved 2021-06-02
  5. ^ "§ 20 Bekanntmachungen", GmbH-Vertragspraxis, Köln: Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 2009-01-31, ISBN 978-3-504-38145-5, retrieved 2021-06-02
  6. ^ a b Höreth, Matthias (2020-03-01). "Einberufung der Hauptversammlung im Bundesanzeiger". Die Aktiengesellschaft. 65 (5): r58. doi:10.9785/ag-2020-650505. ISSN 2366-097X.
  7. ^ Gerhardt, Tim (2001), "Einleitung", Neue Perspektiven für die Strategie-Struktur-Diskussion, Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitätsverlag, pp. 1–8, ISBN 978-3-8244-0575-6, retrieved 2021-06-02
  8. ^ Schuster, Thomas (2021), "Dritter Teil Die Verantwortung des Staates für die Eisenbahn", Die Verantwortung des Staates für die Eisenbahn, Tectum – ein Verlag in der Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, pp. 133–168, ISBN 978-3-8288-7427-5, retrieved 2021-06-02
  9. ^ "DB Regio wins Swedish contract". Railway Gazette International. 2009-11-20.

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