Railion
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Mainz, Germany |
| Industry | Logistics |
| Products | Rail Transport Maintenance |
| Revenue | € 3.7 billion |
| Employees | 25,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Railion Deutschland Railion Nederland Railion Danmark Railion Italia Railion Schweiz |
| Website | English Homepage |
Railion is a European (mainly German) railway cargo carrier. The name was probably intended to be a play on the English words "rely on", though the attempt was only partially successful [1].
The present company is the result of the merger of DB Cargo AG with NS Cargo NV. Later, the Danish cargo DSB Gods merged into the company. It further acquired the Italian cargo carrier Strade Ferrate del Mediterraneo (SFM) in 2004 and further acquired the Swiss cargo carrier BLS Cargo in 2007.
The holding company, Railion GmbH, is based in Mainz. 92% of the shares are held by DB AG, 6% by NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen and 2% by Danske Statsbaner.
It uses different names for in each country where it operates, namely:
- Railion Deutschland in Germany (formerly DB Cargo)
- Railion Nederland in the Netherlands (formerly NS Cargo)
- Railion Danmark in Denmark (formerly DSB Gods)
- Railion Italia in Italy (formerly SFM)
- Railion Schweiz in Switzerland (formerly BLS Cargo)
The company owns and operates 2,776 locomotives and 96,550 wagons (2007).
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