Networks and Operators

Deutsche Bahn

Also Known As DB

National Railway

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General Reference

Transport Atlas. "Deutsche Bahn." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-transport.interactiveatlas.org/networks/deutsche-bahn.

APA Style

Transport Atlas. (n.d.). Deutsche Bahn. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-transport.interactiveatlas.org/networks/deutsche-bahn

BibTeX

@misc{transportatlas-deutsche-bahn,
  author = {Transport Atlas},
  title = {Deutsche Bahn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-transport.interactiveatlas.org/networks/deutsche-bahn},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Germany's state owned national railway, created on 1 January 1994 by merging West Germany's Deutsche Bundesbahn with East Germany's Deutsche Reichsbahn. Headquartered in Berlin, it runs high speed ICE services, regional trains and freight over the largest rail network in Europe.

Facts

Founded Year

1994 1

Significance

Steward of the biggest railway network in Europe. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Part Of

Rail Transport

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Deutsche Bahn

WikipediaHistory

Quote, History

On 1 January 1994 Deutsche Reichsbahn and Deutsche Bundesbahn were merged to form one company, Deutsche Bahn

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1. Wikipedia: Deutsche Bahn

WikipediaCompany profile

Quote, Company profile

The Group subsidiary DB InfraGO also operates large parts of the German railway infrastructure, making it the largest rail network in Europe.

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