Deutsche Bahn 2010 Annual Report - Deutsche Bahn AG

DB Group’s business units
DB BAHN LONG-DISTANCE
The DB Bahn Long-Distance business unit provides national
and cross-border long-distance rail transport services. We
connect 150 German cities to major European cities such as
Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and Zurich via our long-distance
rail services. Daily scheduled rail service is the core business
of long-distance transport. We want to convince customers
of our offers and expand our market share by keeping our
promise of providing quick and comfortable connections
directly into cities at attractive prices. In addition to our
services in Germany we are gradually expanding our international
range of offers.
DB BAHN REGIONAL
As of January 1, 2011, all of our regional bus
and rail transport activities in Germany, as
well as cross-border regional transport services
to and from Germany, were bundled
together in the DB Bahn Regional business
unit. Our rail transport offers connections
to major metropolitan areas as well as rural
destinations via our extensive regional transport
network. We are active with 22 different
companies in the bus transport segment,
making us the biggest provider in Germany.
DB ARRIVA
As of January 1, 2011 we bundled together all of
our regional transport activities outside of Germany
(with the exception of cross-border routes
to and from Germany) in the new DB Arriva business
unit. The business unit comprises bus and/
or rail transports in eleven European countries:
Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Slovakia, Spain, the
Czech Republic and Hungary. These activities
will be expanded into the 12th country in the
2011 financial year when DB Arriva inaugurates
bus services in Malta.
DB SCHENKER LOGISTICS
DB Schenker Logistics supports industrial and trade custo
mers in the global exchange of goods: in land transport,
worl dwide air and ocean freight services, as well as in the
areas of contract logistics and supply chain management.
Our presence in approximately 2,000 locations in over
130 countries enables us to assert ourselves in markets known
for having rapid rates of growth and tough competition.
As a land transport specialist in Europe, we link
to gether key European business regions via our dense
network of regularly scheduled transports. We are equally
specialized in providing global solutions in the areas of
air and ocean freight as well as providing the related
logistical services. Our
logistics centers make
it possible to connect
all modes of transport
there by offering customers
a wide selection
of value-added services.