DB Cargo


DB Cargo is the management company for the Rail Freight Business Unit of Deutsche Bahn, in which DB bundles all national and European logistics activities by rail.
The company is based in Mainz. In the UK, DB Cargo is active as DB Cargo UK.

History

The present company is the result of the merger in January 2000 of DB Cargo AG with NS Cargo NV under the name Railion GmbH. Later, the Danish cargo company DSB Gods merged into the company. It further acquired the Italian cargo carrier Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo in 2004 and further acquired the Swiss cargo carrier Brunner Rail Services GmbH. In addition it purchased a 20 percent stake in Swiss BLS Cargo AG in 2007. In 2008 it increased its stake in BLS Cargo AG to 40 percent.
In 2008 the Railion brand was replaced with the rebranding of the whole DB logistics organisation into a common recognisable brand; named DB Schenker.
In 2011, DB Schenker Rail signed an agreement with Lietuvos Geležinkeliai to increase cross-border services with the Baltic states.

Operations

The holding company is based in Mainz. 92% of the shares are held by DB AG, 6% by NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen and 2% by DSB.
It uses different names for in each country where it operates, namely: