Type | GmbH |
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Founded | 2011 |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 67 stations |
Area served | HVV, GVH, VBN |
Key people | Wolfgang Kloppenburg |
Services | Passenger transportation |
Parent | Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG (OHE) |
Website | www.erixx.de |
Erixx GmbH (stylized as erixx) is a private railway company operating regional train service in Lower Saxony and Bremen, northern Germany. It is wholly owned by Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG (OHE). Since 11 December 2011, Erixx operates on behalf of the public transport company of Lower Saxony (Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen - LNVG). The name is derived from Erica, the genus of heath plants, and "x", representing the Heidekreuz (heath cross), the services it operated over the Lüneburg Heath until 2021.
Erixx operated routes RB37 and RB38 from December 2011 until December 2021, which together formed the Heidekreuz. They operated on the Heath Railway and Uelzen–Langwedel railway. From December 2014 until December 2029, Erixx will operate the RE10, RB32, RB42, RB43 and RB47 services in Lower Saxony. From December 2022 until December 2035, Erixx will also operate the RB76, RE83 and RB84 in Schleswig-Holstein.
Line | Route | Line name | Rolling stock | Commissioning authority | Network and contract period |
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RE 10 | Harz-Heide-Bahn | Hannover – Hildesheim – Salzgitter-Ringelheim – Goslar – Bad Harzburg | LINT 54 | LNVG, Region Hannover, Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig | Dieselnetz Niedersachsen Südost (DINSO), lot 2 Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2029 |
RB 32 | Wendlandbahn | Lüneburg – Hitzacker – Dannenberg Ost | |||
RB 42 | Harz-Heide-Bahn | Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Vienenburg – Bad Harzburg | |||
RB 43 | Harz-Heide-Bahn | Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Vienenburg – Goslar | |||
RB 47 | Mühlenbahn | Braunschweig – Gifhorn – Wittingen – Uelzen | |||
RB 76 | Kiel – Kiel-Oppendorf (– Schönberger Strand) | LINT 41 from Dec. 2023: FLIRT Akku | NAH.SH, LNVG | Akku-Netz Schleswig-Holstein, Los Ost Dec. 2022 – Dec. 2035 | |
RE 83 | Kiel – Preetz – Plön – Eutin – Lübeck – Mölln – Büchen – Lauenburg – Lüneburg | ||||
RB 84 | Kiel – Preetz – Plön – Eutin – Lübeck |
Line | Route | Line name | Rolling stock | Commissioning authority | Network and contract period | Contract term | New operator |
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RB 37 | Amerikalinie | Bremen – Achim – Langwedel – Soltau – Munster (Örtze) – Uelzen | LINT 41 | LNVG, Region Hannover, SKUMS | Heidekreuz Dec. 2011 – Dec. 2021 | Start Niedersachsen Mitte | |
RB 38 | Heidebahn | Hannover – Langenhagen – Walsrode – Bad Fallingbostel – Soltau – Buchholz (Nordh) (– Hamburg-Harburg) |
Erixx operated a fleet of 27 LINT-41 diesel multiple units on RB37 and RB38. From December 2014 Erixx also uses 28 new LINT-54 diesel multiple units on the new routes.
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