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Germany's state railway group; owner of DB InfraGO and, abroad, an operator and consultant (ONxpress, DB E&C).
- Kind
- Operator group
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Ownership
- State-owned
- Segments
- Operations, Maintenance, Consultancy
- Present in
- European Union, United Kingdom, India, Canada
- Also a buyer
- DB InfraGO AG
Footprint
European Union
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Germany | Berlin; Group restructured 1 January 2026 — DB InfraGO (infrastructure), DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio, DB Cargo |
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United Kingdom
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | England | DB Cargo UK, Doncaster — third-largest UK freight operator; parent seeking a buyer (2026) |
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India
| Kind | Where | Detail | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project presence | Haryana | DB Engineering & Consulting — General Consultant to Gurugram Metro (with Hill International, 2025) |
|
Canada
Ownership and structure
- owns DB InfraGO — Wholly owned public-interest infrastructure company of DB AG (2026 Group structure) (active)
- owns DB Fernverkehr — Long-distance passenger company of DB AG (active)
- owns DB Regio — Regional passenger company, 100% owned by Deutsche Bahn AG (active)
- owns DB Projekt Stuttgart–Ulm — DB project company for Stuttgart 21 and the Wendlingen–Ulm high-speed line (active)
Positions held
SegmentTechnologyPhase
- awarded by Hellenic Railways (OSE) — Hellenic Railways operational consultant strengthening — DB ENGINEERING & CONSULTING GMBH (active · since 2026-08)
- awarded by DB InfraGO — DB InfraGO concrete sleeper reprofiling framework — DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH (active · since 2026-07)
- awarded by БДЖ-ПП / BDZ Passenger Services — Purchase of 1435 mm passenger coaches through the sale auction organised by DB Regio AG; TED names DB Fernverkehr AG as the contractor (active · since 2026-03-18)
- awarded by DB InfraGO — DB InfraGO environmental analysis framework contracts — DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH (active · since 2026-03)
- awarded by DB InfraGO — DB InfraGO construction-operations planning framework — DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH (active · since 2025-12)
- awarded by GMRL — General Consultant — DB Engineering & Consulting–Hill International JV (signed 11 July 2025) (active · since 2025-07-11)
- awarded by RB Rail — Design and construction-supervision services for the new Rail Baltica line from the Kaunas urban node to the Polish state border, awarded to DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH (active · since 2025-03-26)
- awarded by RB Rail — Design Vangaži–Salaspils–Misa section author supervision — DB Engineering&Consulting GmbH (active · since 2025-01)
- awarded by Metrolinx — GO Expansion On-Corridor — ONxpress (25% each): design, build, 25-year operation and maintenance; alliance civils contracts executed August 2026 (active · since 2022-04)
- awarded by Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas (EDzL) — DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH is named on the modification notices as one of the parties holding the engineering consultant, construction supervision and design-expertise contract for the Riga Central Station complex, after modification (active)
- awarded by RB Rail — DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH is one of the three parties named on the Rail Baltica energy subsystem engineering contract and a party to the Vangaži–Salaspils–Misa design association; it also holds the Kaunas–Polish border design and supervision contract, whose scope lies in Lithuania (active)
- awarded by Metrolinx — GO Transit UP Express operation maintenance — Deutsche Bahn International Operations (active)
- Contract detail and values (5)$25–100m · $5–25mIn the Canada, European Union, India, United Kingdom edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (27)
- ● Aecon · Aecon joint venture executes alliance contracts to advance GO Expansion (published 2026-08-27 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Alstom · Press release — Alstom and consortium partners selected for GO Expansion (ONxpress) (published 2022-04-19 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● DB Projekt Stuttgart–Ulm GmbH · Bahnprojekt Stuttgart–Ulm — Impressum (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Deutsche Bahn · Integrated Report 2025 — Group structure (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Deutsche Bahn AG · DB Fernverkehr AG (Konzernunternehmen) (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Deutsche Bahn AG · DB Regio AG (Konzernunternehmen) (checked 2026-09-12)
- ● GMRL (official) · Civil tenders and awarded-contract table (CC01, AC-04R, PC/02) (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ● GMRL (official) · Gurugram Metro Rail Limited — corporate site (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ● European Union — Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Greece – Business and management consultancy services – contract award notice for Διακήρυξη 26002/2026, specialised consultant services for the operational strengthening of Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος Μ.Α.Ε.: winner DB ENGINEERING & CONSULTING GMBH, total and payable amount EUR 48,716,535.08 against an estimated overall contract amount of EUR 49,965,677, contract dated 19 August 2026; buyer contact point dipef@hellenicrailways.gr, telephone 2105297711 (published 2026-08-20 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union — Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Greece – Business and management consultancy services – Διακήρυξη 26002/2026, restricted electronic procedure for specialised consultant services for the operational strengthening of Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος Μ.Α.Ε., the development of processes and systems and the transfer of know-how; estimated EUR 24,982,838.50 (published 2026-01-13 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Infrastructure Ontario · Partner selected for GO Rail Expansion On-Corridor Works (ONxpress: Aecon, FCC, Alstom, DB) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● SIA "Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas" · Rail Baltica pamattrase — Latvian mainline scope, Phase I decision of December 2024, E.R.B. Rail JV framework and works content (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Metrolinx (press room) · Metrolinx partners with ONxpress to transform GO Transit service in the region (published 2024-01-24 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ○ Metro Rail News · DBEC–Hill International JV wins ₹135 cr General Consultant contract, Gurugram Metro (published 2025-06-28 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · Formation of Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (50:50 GoI:GoH SPV) (published 2024 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ● Government of Ontario (Ontario Newsroom) · Ontario investing $1.3 billion to operate and maintain GO Transit and UP Express service (published 2026-03-20 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● ONxpress Transportation Partners · Vendor opportunities (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Contract award notice 514244-2025, 6 August 2025 — RB Rail AS RBR2022/11, design and construction-supervision services for the new line from the Kaunas urban node to the Polish state border (published 2025 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union — TED · Contract-modification notice (can-modif), EDZL 2018/4 CEF — Inženierkonsultanta, būvuzraudzības un būvekspertīzes pakalpojumi projektā "Rail Baltica Rīgas dzelzceļa tilta, uzbēruma un Rīgas Centrālās pasažieru stacijas kompleksā apbūve"; BT-720 EUR 30,143,402.99, tenderers Egis Batiments International, EGIS RAIL S.A. and DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH (published 2025-02-10 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union — TED · Contract-modification notice (can-modif), RBR 2020/10 — Inženiertehniskie pakalpojumi Rail Baltica enerģijas apgādes apakšsistēmas izvietošanas sagatavošanai, iepirkumam un uzraudzībai; BT-720 EUR 24,367,821.37, tenderers DB Engineering & Consulting Gmbh, IDOM and Italferr S.p.A (published 2024-10-01 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union — TED · Contract-award notice (can-standard), RBR2022/11 — design and construction supervision for the new line from the Kaunas node to the Polish border, EUR 38,308,121.56, winner DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH; scope wholly in Lithuania (published 2025-08-06 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union — TED · Contract-modification notice (can-modif), RBR 2018/12 — Būvprojektēšanas darbi un autoruzraudzība jaunam sliežu ceļam Vangaži - Salaspils - Misa posmā; BT-720 EUR 12,024,529.70, tenderer the association of Egis Rail S.A., DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH and Olimps SIA (published 2025-01-09 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · „БДЖ — Пътнически превози“ ЕООД (BDZ Passenger Services) — Bulgaria – Passenger coaches – Доставка чрез закупуване на пътнически вагони за междурелсие 1435 мм чрез участие в търг, организиран от DB Regio AG, contract-award notice, negotiated procedure without a call for competition — notice 263472-2026 (checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) — Germany – Architectural, engineering and planning services – 25FEI81476 Rahmenvertrag Baubetriebsplanung und des technischen Anmelders — notice 820186-2025 (published 2025-12-10 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) — Germany – Laboratory services – Rahmenverträge für Umweltanalytik — notice 412143-2026 (published 2026-06-16 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · DB InfraGO AG – Geschäftsbereich Fahrweg (Bukr 16) — Germany – Track construction works – Rahmenvereinbarung Rissbehandlung und Reprofilierung von Betonschwellen nach Ril 824.3620 — notice 510868-2026 (published 2026-07-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ○ The Tribune · Gurugram Metro cost nearly doubles to ₹10,266 cr; Haryana Cabinet clears revised plan (published 2026-05 · checked 2026-08-20)
Competes with
Other operator group players present in the same markets.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Keolis | France | European Union, United States, United Kingdom, Canada | 8 |
| SNCF | France | European Union, Canada | 8 |
| Transdev | France | European Union, United States, Canada | 4 |
| ÖBB | Austria | European Union | 3 |
| FS Group | Italy | European Union, United Kingdom | 1 |
| RATP | France | European Union | 2 |
| Go-Ahead | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 2 |
| Arriva | United Kingdom | European Union, United Kingdom | 1 |
1 source · primary
- ● Deutsche Bahn · Integrated Report 2025 — Group structure (checked 2026-09-06)
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