WestfalenBahn

Last updated
WestfalenBahn
Industry Public transport
Founded2005
Headquarters,
Germany
Owner Abellio Deutschland
Website www.westfalenbahn.de
Stadler Flirt in September 2007 WFB ET 005.jpg
Stadler Flirt in September 2007
Stadler Kiss at Lohne in December 2015 Sonderzug der WestfalenBahn im Bahnhof Lohne(Westf).jpg
Stadler Kiss at Löhne in December 2015

WestfalenBahn is a railway company operating regional train service in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Northern Germany. It was founded in 2005 by Essener Versorgungs & Verkehrsgesellschaft, Minden Museum Railway, moBiel and Verkehrsbetriebe Extertal, each having a 25% share. In 2008 Essener Versorgungs & Verkehrsgesellschaft's share was sold to Abellio Deutschland. In July 2017 Abellio bought out the other shareholders. [1]

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Services

WestfalenBahn has operated routes RB61, RB65, RB66 and RB72 since 9 December 2007. [2] [3] These will pass to Eurobahn in December 2017. [4] [5] [6] [7] These are operated by a fleet of fourteen 3-car and five 5-car Stadler Flirts. [8]

On 13 December 2015 WestfalenBahn commenced a 15-year contract to operate the RE15, RE60 and RE70 services. [7] [9] [10] To operate these services, 15 Stadler Flirt and 13 Stadler Kisses were leased from Alpha Trains. [11] [12] [13]

Fleet

ClassImageCars per setTypeTop speedNumberBuilderBuilt
km/hmph
ET.000 Westfalenbahn ET19.JPG 3 or 5 Electric multiple unit 1609914 Stadler Flirt 2007
ET.400 WFB ET 412+410-III.JPG 4 Electric multiple unit 1609915 Stadler Flirt 32015
ET.600 Sonderzug der WestfalenBahn im Bahnhof Lohne(Westf).jpg 6 Electric multiple unit 1609913 Stadler Kiss 2015

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References

  1. Abellio takes full ownership of WestfalenBahn as market gets more competitive Railway Gazette International 18 July 2017
  2. "Westfalenbahn wins Teutoburger Wald Netz" Today's Railways Europe issue 111 March 2005 page 52
  3. "A who's who of German passenger operations" Today's Railways Europe issue 152 August 2008 page 24
  4. Keolis to operate Teutoburger Wald network International Railway Journal 7 November 2014
  5. Keolis wins Teutoburger Wald operating contract Railway Gazette International 7 November 2014
  6. Keolis wins battle of Teutoburger Wald Railway Gazette International 10 July 2015
  7. 1 2 Welcome to Abellio Archived 2017-08-10 at the Wayback Machine Abellio February 2017
  8. "Flirts for Westfalenbahn" Today's Railways Europe issue 116 August 2005 page 12
  9. WestfalenBahn wins Emsland regional concession International Railway Journal 26 September 2012
  10. Stadler trains ordered for WestfalenBahn services Railway Gazette International 8 February 2013
  11. Official signing for EMIL tender Alpha Trains 7 February 2013
  12. Alpha Trains orders Stadler EMUs for WestfalenBahn International Railway Journal 8 February 2013
  13. "Westfalenbahn Kisses enter service" Today's Railways Europe issue 243 March 2016 page 53

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