Burgenlandbahn (Saxony-Anhalt)

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Burgenlandbahn
IndustryTransport
Founded1999
Founder DB Regio
Headquarters,
(Germany)
Parent DB Regio
Website burgenlandbahn.de

The Burgenlandbahn is a brand that DB Regio uses for their local passenger rail transport in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1999, it has served several branch lines, some of them have been canceled in the meantime. With the Burgenlandbahn great hopes were combined to secure the area network by low operating costs despite low population density permanently. [1]

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The train company currently serves 32 stations in a traffic area of 2,200 square kilometers and 500,000 inhabitants and a network of around 100 kilometers. Annually around 1.15 million train kilometers are provided. [2]

Rolling stock

VT 672 in Weissenfels Burgenlandbahn-Zug.JPG
VT 672 in Weißenfels
VT 672 in Naumburg (Saale) Ost on 4 June 2007 Burgenlandbahn.jpg
VT 672 in Naumburg (Saale) Ost on 4 June 2007
672 901-6 ("Naumburg") and 672 905-7 ("Weissenfels") parked at Naumburg (Saale) Hauptbahnhof on 13 January 2007 672901-6 und 672905-7.JPG
672 901-6 ("Naumburg") and 672 905-7 ("Weißenfels") parked at Naumburg (Saale) Hauptbahnhof on 13 January 2007
Burgenlandbahn at Mucheln (Geiseltal) Burgenlandbahn Mucheln.jpg
Burgenlandbahn at Mücheln (Geiseltal)

Network

Current services

Line KBS RouteRailway lineDuration of contract
RB 76551 WeißenfelsTeuchernTheißenZeitz Weißenfels–Zeitz railway
RB 77585 Naumburg (Saale) OstNaumburg (Saale) HauptbahnhofFreyburg (Unstrut)Laucha (Unstrut)NebraWangen (Unstrut) Unstrutbahn
RB 78586 MerseburgBraunsbedraMücheln (Geiseltal)Querfurt Geiseltalbahn

Former services

Line KBS RouteRailway lineDuration of contractNotes
RB 73337Klostermansfeld – Mansfeld (Südharz) – Vatterode – WippraWipperlieseuntil 12 April 2015replaced by bus service
RB 77592Berga-Kelbra – Rottleberode – Stolberg (Harz)until 13 December 2014replaced by bus service
RB 79588Merseburg – Bad Lauchstädt – Schafstädtuntil 10 December 2011replaced by bus service
RB 94551Naumburg (Saale) Ost – Teuchern – Zeitzuntil 11 December 2010replaced by bus service
RB 95551Wangen (Unstrut) – Roßleben – Arternuntil 9 December 2006replaced by bus service
RB587Querfurt – Esperstedt – Schraplau – Röblingenuntil 13 Dezember 2003replaced by bus service

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References

  1. "PRO BAHN Zeitung".
  2. "Firmenprofil Burgenlandbahn" (in German). DB Regio AG – Burgenlandbahn. Retrieved 18 September 2017.