Danish State Railways
Logo of DSB
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Flag of DSB
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| Independent Public Company | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | October 1, 1885 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Key people
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Flemming Jensen, CEO |
| Products | Passenger rail transport |
| Revenue | DKK 12.3 Billion (2015) |
| DKK 522 Million (2015) | |
| DKK 745 million (2005) | |
| Owner | Danish Ministry of Transport |
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Number of employees
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9,078 (2005 average) |
| Subsidiaries | DSB S-tog A/S, DSB Vedligehold A/S |
| Website | www.dsb.dk |
DSB-operated railway lines in 2012 (red).
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| Locale | Denmark |
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| Dates of operation | 1885– |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
DSB, an abbreviation of Danske Statsbaner (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 S-train, in the area around the Danish capital, Copenhagen, that connects the different areas and suburbs in the greater metropolitan area. DSB also operates some trains in Sweden.
DSB was founded in 1885 when the state-owned companies De jysk-fynske Statsbaner and De sjællandske Statsbaner merged.
The first railways in Denmark were built and operated by private companies. The railways in Funen and Jutland were built by Peto and Betts who also supplied the locomotives (built by Canada Works, Birkenhead). Most of the technical staff was also recruited from Britain, notably from the Eastern Counties Railway. When Peto and Betts went into insolvency, the Danish state took over Det danske Jernbane-Driftsselskab (The Danish Railway Operating Company) as of September 1, 1867 under the name De jysk-fyenske Jernbaner (the Funen and Jutland Railways), from 1874 De danske Statsbaner i Jylland og Fyn (The Danish State Railways in Jutland and Funen). The network was extended by new construction and by acquisition of the privately operated lines from Silkeborg to Herning (November 1, 1879) and from Grenaa to Randers and Aarhus (April 1, 1881).
The Danish state took over Det sjællandske Jernbaneselskab (the Railway Company of Zealand) on January 1, 1880, forming De sjællandske Statsbaner (the State Railways of Zealand). With the majority of railways on both sides of the Great Belt thus owned by the Danish state, it was not until October 1, 1885 that the companies of Jutland/Funen and Zealand merged into one national railway company, De danske Statsbaner (the Danish State Railways), the merger being finalised on April 1, 1893.
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