DSB (Danske Statsbaner/Danish State Railways)

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 the S-train, in the area around the Danish capital, Copenhagen, that connects the different areas and suburbs in the greater metropolitan area. DSB used to operate some trains in Sweden, but has since August 2017 lost all their contracts.

DSB was founded in 1885 when the state-owned companies De jysk-fynske Statsbaner and De sjællandske Statsbaner merged.

The corporation

- DSB offers attractive journeys to our customers
- DSB has more than 195 million passengers every year
- The DSB Group has an annual turnover of approx. DKK 10 billion
- DSB employs a staff of approx. 7,400
- DSB is an independent public corporation owned by the Danish Ministry of Transport
- Peter Schütze is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Flemming Jensen is our CEO