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Jan (DL1JPH)

@RaffKarva
Yes, the ownership structure of DB is a bit strange... It gets even stranger once you look into the entire structure. There are parts that are, as you said, 100% state owned and parts that aren't. The Deutschlandticket is a bit of a misleading example here, though, as it is indeed state funded - *all* local rail companies have to sell and accept it, then they can claim state reimbursement according to the number of tickets sold. This isn't unique to DB Regio. @miki @albertcardona

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Raff Karva

@DL1JPH @miki @albertcardona

I went down the rabbit hole of reading DB latest report.

Very interesting read:

ir.deutschebahn.com/fileadmin/

What stood out to me was this:

“More than 1.8 billion passengers took our trains in 2023, a year-on-year increase of more than 5%. By taking the train instead of driving, they traveled the climate-friendly way: our long-distance passengers reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by 7.5 million tons.”

Jan (DL1JPH)

@RaffKarva
That's quite a rabbit to chase indeed...

Yes, there are plenty of reasons to use rail over driving here, the Deutschlandticket being among them. The numbers look similar for the other public transport companies/agencies (there's another rabbit). Of course, there's plenty to complain about as well - you're likely to hear too much of it if you ever ask a German person about those.
@miki @albertcardona

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