Private company

Netinera

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German bus and railway company

Netinera (formerly Arriva Deutschland) is a bus and railway company operating in Germany. It is presently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian state owned railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. It was founded as a subsidiary of British transport company Arriva plc in 2003; Arriva Deutschland quickly expanded its presence via acquisitions, such as the German train operators Prignitzer Eisenbahn and Regentalbahn in 2004, the German bus operator Sippel in 2005, and the rail company Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen in April 2007.2 It employed 6,500 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was €424 million in 2014.1 It is part of Trenitalia.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Founded inViechtach1
  • Websitewww.netinera.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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Netinera (formerly Arriva Deutschland) is a bus and railway company operating in Germany. It is presently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian state owned railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane.2

Corporate structure

Netinera is part of a group headed by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. 66 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Netinera reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20256,5001
  • 20143,7771

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2014423.5M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 2003Founded Founded in Viechtach1

Sources

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