DSBFirst is a Danish-British railway company

Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

 that since January 2009 is an operator on the Oresundtrain

Oresundtrain

Oresundtrain or Øresundståg is a regional rail network serving the Oresund Region. The train consists of multiple units manufactured by Bombardier Transportation in Kalmar, previously known as Kalmar Verkstad and lately in Hennigsdorf by LEW Hennigsdorf...

s, serving Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 and southern Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. The company is an alliance between Danish DSB and British FirstGroup, its headquarters

Headquarters

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 being located in Malmö

Malmö

Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

, southern Sweden. From december 11 2011 DSBFirst will only operate in Denmark. The Swedish part of the Oresundtrain system will be operated by Veolia Transport

Veolia Transport

Veolia Transport is the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement...

.

Quality deficiencies in the provision of rail transport around Western Sweden by DSBFirst resulted in state agency Västtrafik, which oversees rail traffic operations in Western Sweden, giving DSBFirst a warning to get their act together.

DSBFirst has approximately 800 employees. CEO

Chief executive officer

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is Karsten Røn Andersen.

External links

• Official website
• politiken.dk DSB first might lose its license.