DB Cargo
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Logistics |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Rail Transport Maintenance |
| Revenue | € 3.7 billion |
Number of employees | 25,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Railion Deutschland Railion Nederland Railion Danmark Railion Italia Railion Schweiz |
| Website | English Homepage |
Railion is a European (mainly German) railway cargo carrier. The name was probably intended to be a play on the English words "rely on", though the attempt was only partially successful.[1] The word is also phonetically similar to the words "Rail-Iron". As of December 2007 Railion became part of the DB Schenker logistics group, itself a subsidary of Deutsche Bahn.
History
The present company is the result of the merger of DB Cargo AG with NS Cargo NV. Later, the Danish cargo DSB Gods merged into the company. It further acquired the Italian cargo carrier Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo (SFM) 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.
Many Railion locomotives have received a DB logo with the rebranding of the whole DB logistics organisation into a common recognisable brand.[[1]](The Deutsche Bahn corporate logo - a white 'DB' in a rectangle, not the Schenker AG logo).
Operations
The holding company, Railion GmbH, is based in Mainz. 92% of the shares are held by DB AG (through its Logistics subsidiary DB Schenker), 6% by NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen and 2% by Danske Statsbaner.
It uses different names for in each country where it operates, namely:
- Railion Scandinavia in Denmark (formerly DSB Gods) (Railion Scandinavia is owned by Railiion GmbH (51%) and Green Cargo (49%))
- Railion Deutschland in Germany (formerly DB Cargo)
- Railion Italia in Italy (formerly SFM)
- Railion Nederland in the Netherlands (formerly NS Cargo)
- Railion Schweiz in Switzerland (formerly Brunner Rail Services GmbH)
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