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Deutsche Bahn International Operations (also: DB IO) acquires and manages railway operations and maintenance projects outside of Europe. The company takes over operational responsibility, apply the Deutsche Bahn Group’s rail knowledge and build Operation and Maintenance organisations.

The company operates urban, commuter, multimodal, high-speed, freight railways, rail infrastructure, rolling stock and infrastructure maintenance, including digital and predictive solutions. The company adapts on newly built and existing systems.

DB IO is currently active in the Middle East and North America and is pursuing opportunities worldwide.

Deutsche Bahn International Operations is part of the Deutsche Bahn Group, the German state railway and among the largest railway companies in the world. In over 180 years of railway history in Germany and Europe, DB has built up its expertise in integrated passenger and freight transport and in infrastructure.

History
DB IO have been founded in October 2017 as a subsidiary of the DB Group. Together with the DB Engineering & Consulting company, they are covering entire railways project outside of Europe: DB E&C is studying feasibility and supervising construction, and DB IO is building organisations to operate the railways systems.

USA
DB IO is currently developping the Californian High Speed Rail project that will connect San Francisco to Los Angeles in less than 3 hours. Theses rails will measure 1,300 km and will support a train going up to 354 km/h. The project will be put into operation by Deutsche Bahn International Operations in a few years. DB Engineering & Consulting USA Inc., together with Deutsche Bahn International Operations, is currently advising the US authority in California on the preparation of rail operations.

UAE
The company is operating on the heavy freight rail in the United Arabics Emirates. DB IO is operating and maintening the vehicules and infrastructure of Etihad Rail railways systems on 264 kilometers for 22,000 tons of freight per day for 240 vehicles.

Etihad Rail DB (also: ERDB) is a joint venture hold at 49% by DB IO. The project is in its phase 1, as the phase 2 is targeting a 605 km railway length.