Deutsche Bundesbahn
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"German Federal Railway" redirects here. For the transport authority, see Federal Railway Authority.
The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB (German Federal Railway) was formed as the state railway of the newly established West Germany (FRG) on 7 September 1949 as a successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG). The DB remained the state railway of West Germany until after German reunification, when it was merged with the former East German Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) to form Deutsche Bahn, which came into existence on 1 January 1994.
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Industry | Rail transport |
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Predecessor | Deutsche Reichsbahn |
Founded | 7 September 1949; 74 years ago (1949-09-07) |
Defunct | 1 January 1994; 30 years ago (1994-01-01) |
Fate | Merged with Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) |
Successor | Deutsche Bahn |
Headquarters | , |
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