DB Regio

DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG which operates short and medium distance passenger train services in Germany.

DB Regio train in Wrocław (Poland)

Germany

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. Competition for those state-sponsored services is somewhat more fierce than for long-distance services. Consequently, DB Regio has lost a considerable number of routes to its competitors.

Some states have awarded long-term contracts to DB Regio (usually 10 to 15 years), which has sparked harsh criticism from anti-trust groups.

Sweden

ÖstgötaTrafiken has given DB Regio Sverige a contract to operate local trains for 10 years from December 12 2010.^[1]

UK

In January 2008, it was announced that, subject to regulatory approval, DB Regio would take over Laing Rail in the United Kingdom.^[2] As a result, DB Regio now owns Chiltern Railways and is joint operator of London Overground (with MTR Corporation) and Wrexham & Shropshire (with Renaissance Trains).

In February 2009 DB Regio was shortlisted^[3] and on December 3 2009 named as preferred bidder for a contract to operate the the Tyne and Wear Metro.^[4]

Fleet

Rounded numbers, taken from [1]^{[dead link]}

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

See also

• S-Bahn
• Berlin S-Bahn
• Dresden S-Bahn
• Hamburg S-Bahn
• Hanover S-Bahn
• Leipzig-Halle S-Bahn
• Magdeburg S-Bahn
• Munich S-Bahn
• Nuremberg S-Bahn
• Rhine-Main S-Bahn (Frankfurt/Mainz/Wiesbaden)
• RheinNeckar S-Bahn (Ludwigshafen / Mannheim / Heidelberg / Karlsruhe)
• Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn (Ruhr Area / Cologne)
• Rostock S-Bahn
• Stuttgart S-Bahn

External links

• Official DB Regio website

References

1. ^ "DB Regio wins Swedish contract". Railway Gazette International. 2009-11-20. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/db-regio-wins-swedish-contract.html. 
2. ^ "Deutsche Bahn announces acquisition of Laing Rail". Chiltern Railways. 2008-01-21. http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/latest-news/chiltern-railways-sale/. Retrieved 2008-01-22. 
3. ^ "Foreign bids for Metro contract". BBC News. 2009-02-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7864519.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-03. 
4. ^ "DB Regio preferred bidder for Tyne & Wear Metro operating contract". Railway Gazette International. 2009-12-03. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/db-regio-preferred-bidder-for-tyne-metro-operating-contract.html. 

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