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    Deutsche Bahn moves Germany. Every day.

    One railway. Reliable. For everyone.

    Infrastructure

    We operate a 33,400 kilometre-long network with 5,400 stations, which are used by 450 railway companies and 50,000 trains every day.

    Passenger transport

    Every day, more than five million people travel with Deutsche Bahn - in ICE and Intercity trains, in regional express trains or in regional and suburban trains.

    Logistics

    DB Cargo replaces around 80,000 lorry journeys across Europe each day, offering a climate-friendly alternative.

    The immediate action programmes for a better railway.

    More efficient, more reliable and determined to permanently and noticeably improve quality for passengers.

    The modernisation of the infrastructure takes time. We are implementing three immediate action programmes so that customers can see that things are improving at DB: for improved cleanliness and security at our stations. For greater comfort on long-distance services. For a better customer information. For these three programmes, we are investing a total of more than 140 million euros in DB in 2026 alone.  

    Even cleaner trains and ever more reliable service in our dining cars make train journeys even more comfortable and attractive. 

    Increased presence of security staff, additional cleaning and quick repairs at railway stations ensure that people enjoy their stay and get to their trains in comfort.  

    In future, DB will provide customers with even better information before and during their journey - both on the train, at the station and in digital information channels. 
    The British National Company DB Cargo UK drives the royal carriages and is thus the official purveyor of the Queen.

    Honour for DB Cargo UK: Queen Elizabeth II awarded the official seal of the purveyors Royal Warrant to the Freight Company, as the British monarch. This special award is given to suppliers of members of the royal court and is always tied to a person of a company. For the first time the British state company British Rail received this award many decades ago for driving the Royal Hofzuges, the Royal Train. It then passed to the respective successor companies.  Today, the British carriages consists of two locomotives and nine wagons, which are not always used all at once to form a train. The wagons are also used for other heads of state. They cannot be rented by private users. 

    The Queen's Coat of arms is emblazoned at the DB Cargo headquarters in Doncaster

    The Queen's Coat of arms is prominently in the entrance hall of the DB Cargo UK in Doncaster, UK; Installed.
    The Queen's Coat of arms is prominently in the entrance hall of the DB Cargo UK in Doncaster, UK; Installed.

    The Queen's Coat of arms is located at the DB Cargo headquarters in Doncaster, UK. With the French motto 'Dieu et mon droit', 'God and my right', it symbolises the king's sole responsibility towards God. It dates back to the Middle Ages, when French was Hofsprache-by the way, the Queen still speaks French fluently today. The interior of the coat of arms is followed by a second saying, also from the Middle Ages:  "Honi soit qui mal y pense", which is not only the motto of the British Garter, but as much as:  "A rogue who thinks evil in it." The origin of this slogan is a series of legends.