DB AutoZug

DB AutoZug GmbH, based in Dortmund was a subsidiary of DB long-distance transport and marketed the car and night trains of DB Mobility Logistics. DB AutoZug also ran the car trains Niebüll - Westerland (Sylt Shuttle ) and the Marine and Island Railway Wangerooge.

On September 30, 2013, the DB AutoZug GmbH was dissolved and is now going into the DB AG on long-distance transport. The train categories AZ ( cars) and CNL ( City Night Line) continue to exist and operate immediately from the DB long-distance AG.

History

The Auto Train business under the brand car train since the beginning of operations of the Company in 1997., The company took over the timetable change on May 30, 1999 to the entire night trains of Deutsche Bahn., With the brands Holiday Express and DB night train. Since 2002, DB AutoZug runs their trains as a railway company on its own. On 1 January 2003, the economic responsibility of the Euro Night - and D- night trains has passed to the DB AutoZug.

The DB night train and the holiday Express arisen since the timetable change on 9 December 2007 under the new brand " City Night Line " on. At the same time the car train offer was reduced ( over the entire schedule period) of about 1200 to about 920 trains. Four out of nine car train loading stations were closed. According to the company, especially short, uneconomic routes have been abandoned. In 2007, the company carried 183,000 vehicles and thereby achieved a turnover of 60 million euros. For holiday travel with the passenger car market share of the company at less than 0.5 percent down. Approximately 70 percent of customers are repeat customers, a quarter of the customers are retirees. The customers have an above average income.

For the 2008 season the offer was further reduced. In Germany, the terminal was closed in Troisdorf. The destinations are Livorno ( Italy), Fréjus (Croatia ) accounts (France) and Rijeka. The train from Hamburg and Hildesheim to Salzburg was shortened to Munich. In Alessandria (Italy ) and Trieste (Italy ), however, new terminals were put into operation.

The timetable change on 13 December 2010, 2009, shared by car train and CityNightLine Talgo sleeper were replaced by conventional rolling stock of DB AutoZug.

The night trains were operated until December 31, 2009 by sister company City Night Line CNL AG, headquartered in Zurich ( Switzerland ). On January 1, 2010, the entire business operation, which includes the operation of night trains, including all related assets and liabilities were taken over by DB AutoZug GmbH in Dortmund. The product name CityNightLine is maintained and the headquarters in Switzerland became a branch.

For the winter 2012 timetable connections to Bolzano, Verona, Trieste, Alessandria, Innsbruck, Schwarzach -St were. Veith and Avignon set from Berlin- Wannsee. According to a board resolution DB AutoZug is dissolved September 30, 2013 and goes on in the DB long-distance transport.

Car train terminals

Road trip intra- German trains as well as France, Italy and Austria. In the car train terminals, the cars are loaded and unloaded. The loaded with cars cars are then attached to passenger trains. The following terminals are currently in operation:

• Germany: Berlin -Wannsee, Dusseldorf, Hamburg- Altona, Hildesheim, Lörrach, München-Ost and Neu-Isenburg ( owned by DB Station & Service AG ) and the two terminals in Niebüll and Westerland ( suitable for trucks), DB has AutoZug itself
• France: Narbonne
• Italy: Alessandria and Bolzano
• Austria: Innsbruck, Schwarzach, Villach and Vienna

For operation between Niebüll and Westerland, DB - car train to Sylt Shuttle with built for this operating trolley, the " Westerland units ".

In October 2010, the Federal Network Agency, which also has the oversight of the competition in the railway infrastructure, the DB - car train had given to establish conditions for using the loading stations operated by it in Niebüll and Westerland. These terms and conditions allowing the competitors of DB - car train, also to use the loading stations, and thus to drive the Hindenburgdamm also with car trains. The DB - car train had raised objection against that decision to the Federal Network Agency and wanted to achieve with the summary proceedings before the Administrative Court that they must allow no competition until the final judicial clarification on the loading stations. However, this emergency petition rejected by the court. The Autoverladestationen in Niebüll and Westerland are service facilities that could be used by competitors, the judges ruled. The court held the disposition of lawfully and did not see any special interests of the DB Auto Train, which could have the exception, can lead to the need to make available not immediately result. As the radio stations NDR 1 Welle Nord reported on 23 December 2010 DB Auto Train has appealed against the decision appeal to the Higher Administrative Court in Münster. On January 20, 2011, the Higher Administrative Court in Münster decided that DB AutoZug must set conditions, such as the loading terminals can be shared by other providers.

Former Autoverladestellen 1984/85: Bremen, Hannover, Hagen-Kabel, Holzwickede, Karlsruhe -Durlach, Kassel, Cologne -Deutz ( low), Kornwestheim - Pbf, Lindau - Reutin, München Ost, Münster ( Westphalia ), Nuremberg - dozen pond, Saarbrücken, Siegen -Weidenau, Sonthofen, Würzburg

Former Autoverladestellen 1939: Augsburg, Baden- Baden, Bad Nauheim, Basel, Berlin (Lichtenberg vermtl. ), Bonn (Beuel vermtl. ) Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Darmstadt, Dresden, Frankfurt (Main ), Freiburg, Garmisch -Partenkirchen, casting, Göttingen, Halle ( Saale), Hannover, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe ( Durlach vermtl. ), Kassel, Koblenz, Kreiensen, Leipzig, wages, Lübeck, Mainz, Magdeburg, Mannheim, Marburg ( adLahn ), Munich, Nuremberg, Sassnitz (on Rügen), Stettin, Stuttgart, Travemünde, Wesermünde, Wiesbaden and Würzburg.