Deutsche Bahn Organizational Structure & Org Chart
Deutsche Bahn AG is wholly owned by Germany’s federal government. Its 2026 group focuses on rail passenger transport, freight and infrastructure after selling DB Schenker in April 2025.
Deutsche Bahn organizational chart
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Deutsche Bahn's reporting structure as of 2026-09. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom — or open it in QueryChart and edit it as your own.
- Industry
- Rail transport and infrastructure
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Founded
- 1994
- Employees
- 219,152 FTE (31 Dec 2025)
- CEO
- Evelyn Palla
- Revenue
- €27.0 billion (FY2025)
- Ownership
- Public
- Structure as of
- 2026-09
- Structure last reviewed
- 2026-09-24
About the company
Deutsche Bahn AG is wholly owned by Germany’s federal government. Its 2026 group focuses on rail passenger transport, freight and infrastructure after selling DB Schenker in April 2025.
This is the rail group’s current business-unit map. DB Schenker is excluded because its sale to DSV closed; the chart does not treat the former logistics business as a continuing subsidiary.
How Deutsche Bahn is organized
DB Fernverkehr handles long-distance passenger services, while DB Regio handles regional passenger services. DB Cargo is the rail-freight business.
DB InfraGO combines rail infrastructure, and DB Energie supplies energy for railway operations. These are separate reported units despite shared rail operations.
The federal government is the sole shareholder of DB AG. The 2026 group restart changed board responsibilities, but the diagram stops at published business units rather than inventing internal reporting lines.
Key leadership roles
Evelyn Palla
Chief executive, Deutsche Bahn — The chart depicts federally owned group and reported business-unit membership, not unreported personal reporting lines.
How this structure supports the business
The map separates train operation from the infrastructure used by multiple operators.
Removing DB Schenker keeps the chart aligned with the completed 2025 sale.
Advantages and disadvantages
- The federally owned group and reported business-unit membership view follows the company's public disclosure.
- A tree cannot show every cross-company function, joint venture or legal entity.
Interesting facts
- The German federal government is DB AG’s sole owner.
- DB Schenker was sold to DSV in April 2025.
- DB InfraGO is the infrastructure unit.
- The group changed its management structure in January 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
What are Deutsche Bahn's main businesses?
DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio, DB Cargo, DB InfraGO, DB Energie.
What relationship does this Deutsche Bahn chart show?
It shows federally owned group and reported business-unit membership from the cited company disclosures, with selected activities placed below their published groupings.
Is this a complete legal or employee reporting chart?
No. The diagram stops at the last public level verified in the cited sources.
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