Editing Deutsche Bahn (section)

==Rail transport==
DB Personenverkehr is the unit that manages passenger travel within Germany. Originally called ''{{lang|de|italic=no|Reise & Touristik}}'' (''English'': Travel and Tourism), this group is responsible for the managing, servicing and running of German passenger services. This group is divided into {{lang|de|italic=no|[[DB Fernverkehr]]}} and {{lang|de|italic=no|[[DB Regio]]}}.{{Needs citation|date=November 2024}}

===DB Fernverkehr===
{{Main|DB Fernverkehr}}
[[File:ICE 3 Oberhaider-Wald-Tunnel.jpg|alt=|thumb|A [[Siemens]] [[ICE 3]] long-distance high-speed train of {{lang|de|italic=no|[[DB Fernverkehr]]}}]]{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Fernverkehr AG}} is a semi-independent division of {{lang|de|italic=no|Deutsche Bahn}} that operates long-distance passenger trains in Germany. It was founded in 1999 in the second stage of the privatisation of German Federal Railways under the name of {{lang|de|italic=no|DB Reise & Touristik}} and renamed in 2003.

{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Fernverkehr}} operates all [[Intercity Express]] and [[Intercity (Deutsche Bahn)|Intercity]] trains in [[Germany]] as well as in some neighboring countries and several [[EuroCity]] and [[EuroCity-Express|EuroCityExpress]] trains throughout [[Europe]]. Unlike its sister companies {{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio}} and {{lang|de|italic=no|DB Cargo}}, {{lang|de|italic=no|DB Fernverkehr}} still holds a {{lang|la|de facto}} monopoly in its segment of the market as it operates hundreds of trains per day, while all competitors' long-distance services combined amount to no more than 10–15 trains per day.{{Needs citation|date=November 2024}}

Additionally {{lang|de|italic=no|DB Fernverkehr}} operated a few long-distance coach services throughout Germany, called ''{{lang|de|italic=no|IC Bus}}'', which since have been terminated.{{Needs citation|date=November 2024}}

===DB Regio===
{{Main|DB Regio}}
[[File:GER Eichstätt, Regionalbahnhof 008.jpg|alt=|thumb|A [[Bombardier Twindexx]] regional train of {{lang|de|italic=no|[[DB Regio]]}}]] 
[[File:Westbahnhof Hochbahnsteig.jpg|thumb|[[DBAG Class 423]] serving as [[S-Bahn]] in the urban area ''[[Frankfurt Rhine-Main]]'']]
DB Regio AG is the subsidiary of {{lang|de|italic=no|Deutsche Bahn}} that operates passenger trains on short and medium distances in Germany. Unlike its long-distance counterpart, {{lang|de|italic=no|DB Fernverkehr}}, it does not operate trains on its own account. Traffic is ordered and paid for by the {{lang|de|italic=no|[[States of Germany|Bundesländer]]}} (states) or their respective regional train operation supervisors.

Some states have awarded long-term contracts to {{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio}} (usually 10 to 15 years), in others, DB Regio's operations are decreasing, in North Rhine-Westphalia, their market share is expected to be lower than 50%. {{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio}} rail services are divided into several regional companies:

*{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio Nord}} for [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Hamburg]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[Bremen]]
*{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio Nordost}} for [[Berlin]], [[Brandenburg]], [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
*{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio NRW}} for [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
*{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio Südost}} for [[Saxony]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Thuringia]]
*{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio Mitte}} for [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Saarland]], [[Hesse]] and parts of [[Baden-Württemberg]]
*{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio Baden-Württemberg}} for the rest of [[Baden-Württemberg]]
*{{lang|de|italic=no|DB Regio Bayern}} for [[Bavaria]]
*{{lang|de|italic=no|[[S-Bahn Hamburg]]}}
*{{lang|de|italic=no|[[S-Bahn Berlin]]}}
*{{lang|de|italic=no|RegioNetz}} (small, independent networks, like [[Erzgebirgsbahn]], [[Gäubodenbahn]], [[Kurhessenbahn]], [[Oberweißbacher Bergbahn]], [[Südostbayernbahn]], [[Westfrankenbahn]] for easier organisation)

The bus services consist of 25 bus companies, which have subsidiary companies themselves.