Editing Deutsche Bahn (section)

== Foreign ventures ==
===Arriva===
Deutsche Bahn purchased [[Arriva]] in August 2010 off the [[London Stock Exchange]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131107181844/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/ec-approves-dbs-takeover-of-arriva/browse/2.html EC approves DB's takeover of Arriva] ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' 11 August 2010</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019210904/http://www.arriva.co.uk/arriva/en/media_centre/press_releases/2010/2010-08-27/ Scheme of arrangement becomes effective] [[Arriva]] 27 August 2010</ref> To satisfy the [[European Commission]], Arriva's German operations were rebranded [[Netinera]] and sold.<ref>New Name for Arriva Deutschland ''[[Today's Railways Europe]]'' issue 185 May 2011 page 8</ref> As of July 2022, Arriva operated 15,700 buses and 800 railway vehicles in 14 European countries, mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland.<ref>[https://www.arriva.co.uk/en/countries Countries] Arriva</ref> In 2019, Deutsche Bahn unsuccessfully tried to sell the business.<ref>Canary Wharf investors bid for Arriva ''[[Coach & Bus Week]]'' issue 1399 25 June 2019 page 7</ref> In October 2023, Deutsche Bahn agreed on terms to sell Arriva to [[I Squared Capital]], with the transaction scheduled to be completed in 2024.<ref>[https://www.railjournal.com/financial/db-sells-arriva-to-i-squared-capital/ DB sells Arriva to One Square Capital] ''[[International Railway Journal]]'' 19 October 2023</ref> The sale was completed on 4 June 2024 at a reported price of £1.4bn.<ref>[https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2024/06/03-deutsche-bahns-sale-of-arriva.html Deutsche Bahn's sale of Arriva confirmed]</ref>

===DB Cargo UK===
DB also has interests abroad, owning the United Kingdom's largest rail freight operator, [[DB Cargo UK]], which also operates the [[British Royal Train]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/jun/28/transportintheuk|title=Deutsche Bahn to run Queen's train|author=Macalister, Terry|date=28 June 2007|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and also has interests in [[Eastern Europe]]. It is possible to obtain train times for any journey in Europe from {{lang|de|italic=no|Deutsche Bahn}}'s website.<ref>[http://www.bahn.de/p/view/international/englisch/international_guests.shtml Tickets - Timetable] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060407060611/http://www.bahn.de/p/view/international/englisch/international_guests.shtml|date=7 April 2006}}</ref>

===Trans-Eurasia Logistics===
[[Trans-Eurasia Logistics]] is a [[joint venture]] with [[Russian Railways]] (RŽD) that operates [[containerization|container]] freight trains between Germany and China via [[Russia]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}