Jan Schröder is appointed to lead Hamburg's S-Bahn.

Individual information - Jan Schröder is appointed to lead Hamburg's S-Bahn.

Jan Schröder, the current head of system development for digital technology and business processes at DB Infrago AG, will take over as the new chief of the Hamburg S-Bahn. He'll be taking over from Kay Uwe Arnecke, who is set to retire after 16 years as the managing director. Deutsche Bahn, the company that owns the S-Bahn in Hamburg, made the announcement.

From 2013 to 2016, Schröder held the position of managing director for production and technology at the Hamburg S-Bahn. After that, he moved into leadership roles in the rail conglomerate for Digital Rail Germany. Since 2002, Schröder has been a part of Deutsche Bahn AG.

In his new role, Schröder plans to continue the modernization and digitalization of the Hamburg S-Bahn. They're looking to add two new lines to the rail network by the end of the decade. The vehicle fleet will also be expanded and a new digital control system will be installed. "Jan Schröder is an exceptional choice, as he has a deep understanding of the Hamburg S-Bahn and the expertise to drive the digitalization and growth of the S-Bahn," said Evelyn Palla, the DB-Vorstandin Regionalverkehr. The Hamburg S-Bahn transports almost 250 million passengers annually on its nearly 150-kilometer rail network.

Prior to Schröder, Kay Arnecke was in charge of the Hamburg S-Bahn. He was once a scientific assistant to Hamburg's former mayor, Klaus von Dohnanyi (SPD). Arnecke has been with the Deutsche Bahn since 1995 and led the Hamburg S-Bahn since 2008. Some of his key accomplishments include making the Hamburg S-Bahn the first railway company in Germany to operate exclusively on green energy in 2010.

In 2022, the Digital S-Bahn Hamburg became operational as the world's first highly automated S-Bahn, and in December 2023, the new S-Bahn line network will launch. "Under Arnecke's leadership, the Hamburg S-Bahn has undergone significant modernization over the past 16 years, and he's readied it for future growth through innovative projects like the introduction of the Digital S-Bahn Hamburg," said Palla.

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1. Jan Schröder, appointed to lead Hamburg's S-Bahn, has a rich history with German Railways, having served at Deutsche Bahn AG since 2002.
2. As the new head of Hamburg's S-Bahn, Jan Schröder will continue the digitization efforts initiated by Deutsche Bahn, following in the footsteps of his predecessor, Evelyn Palla.
3. The Hamburg S-Bahn, a crucial part of Germany's public transportation network, operates on a nearly 150-kilometer rail network, transporting approximately 250 million passengers annually.
4. DB, the company that owns the railroad in Hamburg, praised Schröder's expertise in digitalization and growth, noting his previous role in Digital Rail Germany.
5. The new digital control system installation and fleet expansion plans for the Hamburg S-Bahn are part of Deutsche Bahn's strategy to modernize the network, a goal shared by their predecessor, who led the S-Bahn to become Germany's first railway company to operate exclusively on green energy.

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