DIE GÜTERBAHNEN

Name

DIE GÜTERBAHNEN

Legal name

Netzwerk Europäischer Eisenbahnen e.V.

Website

https://die-gueterbahnen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The association generates revenue through annual membership fees from both ordinary members (railway transport companies) and supporting members (associate companies in the railway industry). Fee amounts and payment terms are determined by the membership assembly based on a fee schedule (Beitragsordnung).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DIE GÜTERBAHNEN (legal name: Netzwerk Europäischer Eisenbahnen e.V.) is a non-profit industry association representing private (non-federal) rail freight companies in Germany and Europe. The organization provides policy advocacy, lobbying before politics and regulators, industry research publications (position papers and dossiers), member surveys, working groups, and cooperative programs covering infrastructure, energy, track access pricing, competition conditions, and innovation topics.

Product overview

DIE GÜTERBAHNEN (branded as 'DIE GÜTERBAHNEN' under the Dachmarke 'DIE GÜTERBAHNEN') is the operating name of Netzwerk Europäischer Eisenbahnen e.V., a non-profit industry association representing private rail freight companies. The organization is not a product company; it provides advocacy, lobbying, research publications, and industry coordination services. Key offerings include: positions papers and dossiers (Positionspapiere und Dossiers), Rail in Numbers statistics, funding program information (Förderprogramme), member surveys, and policy recommendations on topics including infrastructure, energy & climate, competitive conditions, track charges (Trassenpreise), and innovations. The association coordinates cooperation including emergency management, training and examination procedures, working groups, and partnerships among its 125+ member companies who collectively handle 60% of Germany's rail freight traffic (134 billion ton-kilometers in 2024).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ordentliche Mitgliedschaft (Full Membership) Annual membership for private railway transport companies, providing full participation in policy advocacy, working groups, member surveys, and access to the association's collective representation before politics, regulators, and DB InfraGO. Open to Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen operating freight or passenger rail in Europe.
• Fördermitgliedschaft (Supporting Membership) Annual supporting membership for non-operating companies in the railway industry value chain (logistics, technology suppliers, leasing firms, personnel services), providing access to working groups, industry research, and policy monitoring without full operator-member rights.
• Positionspapiere und Dossiers (Position Papers and Dossiers) Detailed policy papers and analytical dossiers developed by the association on railway competition, infrastructure access, track pricing, energy, and innovation topics, made publicly available on the website to inform policymakers, media, and members.
• Rail in Numbers (Zahl des Tages) Campaign Recurring statistical communication campaign that publishes daily figures ('Zahl des Tages') about rail freight volumes, infrastructure performance, and policy issues to make rail's economic and environmental contribution visible to the public and policymakers.
• Arbeitskreise (Working Groups) Member-driven working groups and cooperation programs covering topics such as emergency management (Notfallmanagement), training and examination procedures (Ausbildungs- und Prüfungsverfahren), supplier monitoring, and operations/infrastructure, enabling members to coordinate industry standards and share best practices.
• Member Survey Program (e.g., DB InfraGO Satisfaction Survey) Periodic member survey programs that quantify member experiences with infrastructure providers (notably DB InfraGO), track satisfaction and trust trends, and produce evidence-based inputs for the association's policy positions.

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DB InfraGOcoreOthersDB InfraGO is the primary infrastructure manager for German railways. DIE GÜTERBAHNEN conducts regular member surveys on satisfaction with DB InfraGO, with 2024/25 surveys showing high dissatisfaction and declining trust in the infrastructure provider.
• European Union Agency for Railways (ERFA)coreOthersDenny Jünemann serves as the representative of GÜTERBAHNEN at ERFA (European Rail Freight Association), a key European industry organization.
• Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)coreOthersDIE GÜTERBAHNEN maintains ongoing advocacy relationships with the German Federal Ministry, particularly on track pricing reform (Trassenpreiskonzept), infrastructure development, and railway electrification programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UIRR (International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport): International association promoting combined road-rail freight transport. Comparable as a European rail freight advocacy body with overlapping membership in intermodal and policy coordination.
• BAG-SPNV (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Aufgabenträger des SPNV): German association of public passenger rail contracting authorities. Comparable organizational model and policy engagement style, though focused on passenger rather than freight rail.
• EIM (European Rail Infrastructure Managers): European association of rail infrastructure managers. Counterparty to GÜTERBAHNEN in the rail access debate, but operates as a comparable industry body on the same regulatory landscape.
• ERFA (European Rail Freight Association): European association representing private and independent rail freight operators. GÜTERBAHNEN's representative Denny Jünemann sits on ERFA, making it the most direct peer in Brussels-focused rail freight advocacy.
• Allianz pro Schiene: German pro-rail advocacy coalition of transport, environmental, and industry associations. Both organizations campaign for modal shift to rail and publish data-based policy arguments in the same German policy space.
• mofair: German association of open-access passenger rail operators. Closely aligned organizational model (private operator advocacy in Germany) with overlapping themes of fair network access and DB InfraGO accountability.
• Forum Train Europe (FTE): European rail freight timetabling and corridor coordination group. Comparable in bringing together multiple European rail freight operators on cross-border operational issues of direct relevance to GÜTERBAHNEN members.
• VDB (Verband der Deutschen Bahnindustrie): German rail equipment manufacturing industry association. Member organizations (e.g., Toshiba Railway Europe) overlap with GÜTERBAHNEN's supporting member roster, and both engage on innovation and procurement policy.

Broad incumbents

• CER (Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies): Broad European rail lobby representing incumbents and operators. Wider scope than GÜTERBAHNEN but overlapping on EU-level rail freight policy and infrastructure access debates.
• VDV (Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen): German public transport and mobility association. Wider sector scope (public transit, buses) but comparable advocacy structure on German federal rail and infrastructure policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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