DSB (railway company)

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DSB

Logo of DSB
Flag of DSB
Company type	Independent Public Company
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	1 October 1885
Headquarters	Copenhagen, Denmark
Key people	Flemming Jensen, CEO
Products	Passenger rail transport
Revenue	DKK 12.3 Billion (2015)[1]
Operating income	DKK 522 Million (2015)[1]
Net income	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

Danish State Railways

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, an abbreviation of Danske Statsbaner (pronounced [ˈtænskə ˈstɛˀtsˌpɛːnɐ], Danish State Railways), is the largest Danish train operating company, and the largest in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, goods transport and railway maintenance are outside its scope. 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 greater metropolitan area. Between 2010 and 2017, DSB operated trains in Sweden.

DSB was founded in 1885, when the state-owned companies De jysk-fynske Statsbaner and De sjællandske Statsbaner merged. DSB was established in 1885, after 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]