Training as a train traffic controller and further qualification as a specialist in railway operations
(m/f/d)
DB InfraGO AG
Würzburg, regensburg, Nuremberg, Rosenheim
Start date:
1.9.2025
Job Profile
Graduation
Soft Skills
Grades
Areas of Interest
Important School Subjects
- math
- IT
- German
- English
Training Content
- You will familiarize yourself with working in a signal box and gain an overview of how train journeys are handled.
- You will learn how to operate different signaling technologies.
- The rules and guidelines (regulations) for the scheduled operation of daily train journeys
- Expertise to ensure safe and smooth train traffic in your area
- You will be responsible for switches and signals, and therefore also for our passengers and trains.
- Fundamentals of infrastructure planning
- Fundamentals of Sales
- Fundamentals of route management
- Business management
Estimated Salary
Benefits
- 13th month salary
- Mobile device
- Travel discounts
- Attractive remuneration
- DB Youngster Community – Experience exciting workshops, cool events, community trips and much more with other trainees and dual students
- We cover the driving licence costs of our trainees up to €3500 -
Career Perspectives
- As a trainer, you can pass on your accumulated knowledge to future railway workers in train traffic control (train dispatchers).
- Job guarantee: Job guarantee if you successfully complete your vocational training
Expectations
- Even in challenging situations, you remain calm and keep track of everything.
- You enjoy taking on responsibility and making decisions.
- Speaking in front of larger groups comes easily to you.
- You are good at understanding complex content and explaining it to others.
- You also bring flexibility and a love of traveling throughout Germany.
- You have successfully completed your (specialized) high school diploma and are or were until recently enrolled at a university or college.
- Your focused and reliable work ethic sets you apart.
- You like to take on responsibility and make decisions.
Job Description
The perfect career duo – Train Traffic Controller and further training as a Certified Railway Operations Specialist. Do you dream of a job that promises not only varied work but also excellent career prospects? An apprenticeship as a Train Traffic Controller and further training as a Certified Railway Operations Specialist kills two birds with one stone! As a Train Traffic Controller, you keep an eye on all rail traffic and are the expert for a wide range of signaling technologies. You professionally implement regulations, manage points and signals, and ensure that trains and their passengers arrive at stations safely and on schedule. You can delve even deeper into the fascinating world of railways with further training as a Certified Railway Operations Specialist. Here, you will acquire, for example, in-depth knowledge of the entire railway infrastructure and operations management. This further training also enables you to train employees in train traffic control.
Your tasks after your further training:
You are responsible for... For example, as a team leader, you would be responsible for coordinating the timetable and managing emergency situations.
You can pass on your acquired knowledge to future trainees as a practical trainer, among other things.
There are also many other options for your future.
Contact Person

Team, Recruiting
Tel: +49 30 297 24707
Email:
DB InfraGO AG
Würzburg, regensburg, Nuremberg, Rosenheim +2
Our goals as an employer
Over 300,000 employees in 500 professional fields – including over 10,000 apprentices, dual-study students, and trainees – currently contribute to Deutsche Bahn's success. We are proud of this.
To become even better, we aim to recruit thousands of qualified employees in the coming years and offer them long-term career prospects with us. To achieve our goals, we have identified key areas of action and are working intensively on them.
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