Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany)

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Deutsche Reichsbahn

"DR-Kreis" logo used from 1949 to 1994
Industry	Rail transport
Predecessor	Deutsche Reichsbahn
Founded	7 October 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-07)
Defunct	1 January 1994; 30 years ago (1994-01-01)
Fate	Merged with Deutsche Bundesbahn
Successor	Deutsche Bahn
Headquarters	33 Voßstraße, East Berlin , East Germany
Area served	East Germany (1949–1990) Germany (1990–1994)

The Deutsche Reichsbahn or DR (German Reich Railways) was the operating name of state owned railways in the East Germany, and after German reunification until 1 January 1994.

In 1949, occupied Germany's railways were returned to German control after four years of Allied control following World War II. Those in the Soviet occupation zone (which became the German Democratic Republic or GDR on 7 October 1949) continued to run as the Deutsche Reichsbahn, the name given to the German national railways in 1937. In West Germany, the Reichsbahn was succeeded by the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB).

Both the Reichsbahn and the Bundesbahn continued as separate entities until 1994, when they merged to form the Deutsche Bahn.