Industry | Rail transport |
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Founded | 1998 |
Founder | Keolis Rhenus |
Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Parent | Noerr |
Website | www.eurobahn.de |
Eurobahn is a railway operator in Germany, established in 1998. It operates regional train services in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with cross-border services including Lower Saxony and the Netherlands.
Initially a joint venture between Keolis and Rhenus operating bus and rail services, it became a 100% Keolis subsidiary operating rail services only in 2007. Since 1 January 2022, it is owned by the law firm Noerr.
Eurobahn was founded in 1998 as a 60/40 joint venture between Keolis and Rhenus. [1]
In December 2007, the joint venture was dissolved; Rhenus taking ownership of the bus operations and two railway contracts, Keolis taking full ownership of Eurobahn. [2] [3]
In October 2021, Keolis announced its intention to sell the business and exit the German market. [4] [5] The business was sold to Team Treuhand, a subsidiary of Noerr law firm, effective 31 December 2021. [6]
In May 2000, Eurobahn commenced operating two rail services in the East Westphalia-Lippe region (OWL) in North Rhine-Westphalia. [7] [8] In 2013 the OWL contract was renewed until December 2025 with an additional two routes added. [9]
On 14 December 2008, Eurobahn commenced operating the Hellweg Net services. [7] In 2015, the contract was extended until 2030. [10] [11]
In December 2009, Eurobahn commenced operating the Maas-Rhine-Lippe network. [12] [13]
In December 2017, Eurobahn commenced operating the Teutoburger Wald network. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Eurobahn was scheduled to commence operating Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn routes S1 and S4 under contract to Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) in December 2019. [18] [19] [20] However with Eurobahn unable to recruit enough drivers before the contract commenced, VRR cancelled the contract with incumbent DB Regio awarded a short-term contract instead. [21]
Eurobahn operate services on the following lines: [22] [23] [24]
Line | Network | Route | Contract commenced | Contract finishes |
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RE 3 | Maas-Rhein-Lippe-Netz | Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Flughafen – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Gelsenkirchen – Hagen – Herne – Dortmund – Hamm | December 2009 | December 2025 |
RE 13 | Maas-Rhein-Lippe-Netz | Venlo – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm | December 2009 | December 2025 |
RB 50 | Hellweg-Netz | Dortmund – Lünen – Münster | December 2008 | December 2030 |
RB 59 | Hellweg-Netz | Dortmund – Unna – Soest | December 2008 | December 2030 |
RB 61 | Teutoburger Wald-Netz | Bielefeld – Osnabrück – Rheine – Bad Bentheim – Hengelo | December 2017 | December 2032 |
RB 65 | Teutoburger Wald-Netz | Münster – Rheine | December 2017 | December 2032 |
RB 66 | Teutoburger Wald-Netz | Münster – Osnabrück | December 2017 | December 2032 |
RB 67 | Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz | Münster – Warendorf – Gütersloh – Bielefeld | December 2013 | December 2025 |
RB 69 | Hellweg-Netz | Münster – Hamm – Bielefeld | December 2008 | December 2030 |
RB 71 | Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz | Bielefeld – Herford – Bünde – Rahden | December 2000 | December 2025 |
RB 72 | Teutoburger Wald-Netz | Herford – Detmold – Altenbeken – Paderborn | December 2017 | December 2032 |
RB 73 | Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz | Bielefeld – Lage – Lemgo | December 2000 | December 2025 |
RB 78 | Teutoburger Wald-Netz | Nienburg – Minden – Bielefeld | December 2017 | December 2032 |
RE 82 | Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz | Bielefeld – Lage – Detmold – Altenbeken | December 2013 | December 2025 |
RB 89 | Hellweg-Netz | Münster – Hamm – Paderborn – Warburg | December 2008 | December 2030 |
Eurobahn formerly operated the following services:
Line | Network | Route | Contract commenced | Contract finished |
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RB 77 | Weser-Bahn | Hildesheim – Hameln – Löhne – Bünde | December 2003 | December 2011 |
RB 79 | Lammentalbahn | Hildesheim – Bodenburg | December 2003 | December 2011 |
The Eurobahn fleet consists of Bombardier Talents and Stadler Flirts. [25]
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