DSB (railway company)
DSB, an abbreviation of Danske Statsbaner, Danish State Railways), is the largest Danish train operating company, and the largest in Scandinavia. DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, but not goods transport and railway maintenance. DSB runs a commuter rail system, called the S-train, in the area around the Danish capital, Copenhagen, that connects the different areas and suburbs in the area. Between 2010 and 2017, DSB operated trains in Sweden.
 Logo of DSB | |
 Flag of DSB | |
| Company type | Independent Public Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | October 1, 1885 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Key people | Flemming Jensen, CEO |
| Products | Passenger rail transport |
| Revenue | DKK 12.3 Billion (2015)[1] |
| DKK 522 Million (2015)[1] | |
| DKK 745 million (2005)[2] | |
| Owner | Danish Ministry of Transport |
Number of employees | 9,078 (2005 average)[2] |
| Subsidiaries | DSB S-tog A/S, DSB Vedligehold A/S |
| Website | www.dsb.dk |
 DSB-operated railway lines in 2018 (red). | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Denmark |
| Dates of operation | 1885– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
DSB was founded in 1885, when the state-owned companies De jysk-fynske Statsbaner and De sjællandske Statsbaner merged. The state in 1867, under the name De Jutland-Fynske Statsbaner took over the private company Det Danske Jernbanedriftselskab and in 1880, they also took over the privately owned Zealand Railway Company.[3]
It is an independent public state-owned corporation under the Danish Ministry of Transport and Energy.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DSB. "DSB annual report 2015" (PDF).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DSB. "DSB annual report 2005" (PDF). dsb.dk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-14.
- ↑ "Danske Statsbaner - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2023.