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German train operating company
Eurobahn
IndustryRail transport
Founded1998
FounderKeolis
Rhenus
HeadquartersDüsseldorf, Germany
Area servedNorth Rhine-Westphalia
ParentNoerr
Websitewww.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.

History

Company history

See also: Rhenus Veniro
Stadler Flirt in January 2018

Eurobahn was founded in 1998 as a 60/40 joint venture between Keolis and Rhenus.

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.

In October 2021, Keolis announced its intention to sell the business and exit the German market. The business was sold to Team Treuhand, a subsidiary of Noerr law firm, effective 31 December 2021.

Rail services

In May 2000, Eurobahn commenced operating two rail services in the East Westphalia-Lippe region (OWL) in North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2013 the OWL contract was renewed until December 2025 with an additional two routes added.

On 14 December 2008, Eurobahn commenced operating the Hellweg Net services. In 2015, the contract was extended until 2030.

In December 2009, Eurobahn commenced operating the Maas-Rhine-Lippe network.

In December 2017, Eurobahn commenced operating the Teutoburger Wald network.

Eurobahn was scheduled to commence operating Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn routes S1 and S4 under contract to Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) in December 2019. 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.

Services

Eurobahn operate services on the following lines:

Current

Line Network Route Contract commenced Contract finishes
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

Former

Eurobahn formerly operated the following services:

Line Network Route Contract commenced Contract finished
RB 77 Weser-Bahn Hildesheim – Hameln – Löhne – Bünde December 2003 December 2011
RB 79 Lammentalbahn Hildesheim – Bodenburg December 2003 December 2011

Rolling stock

The Eurobahn fleet consists of Bombardier Talents and Stadler Flirts.

References

  1. French Win Bielefeld Contract Today's Railways Europe issue 40 April 1999 page 13
  2. Rhenus Keolis split on 1 December Archived 2018-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Eurail 4 December 2007 (German)
  3. Rhenus and Keolis now formally separated Omnibus Review 6 December 2007 (German)
  4. Keolis to sell Eurobahn and exit German market International Railway Journal 6 October 2021
  5. Keolis to exit German rail market Modern Railways issue 879 December 2021 pages 61/62
  6. Keolis confirms buyer for German rail activities International Railway Journal 23 December 2021
  7. ^ Keolis Germany: yesterday, today & tomorrow Archived 2017-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn
  8. Eurobahn Takes Over Today's Railways Europe issue 54 June 2000 page 7
  9. Keolis wins Bielfeld tenderToday's Railways Europe issue 189 September 2011 page 52
  10. Eurobahn retains Germany's Hellweg regional network International Railway Journal 6 October 2015
  11. Eurobahn retains Hellweg-Netz contract Railway Gazette International 7 October 2015
  12. Eurobahn signs operating contract Railway Gazette International 25 August 2009
  13. Rhenus-Keolis wins in Dusseldorf Today's Railways Europe issue 138 June 2007 page 49
  14. Keolis to operate Teutoburger Wald network International Railway Journal 7 November 2014
  15. Keolis wins Teutoburger-Wald operating contract Railway Gazette International 7 November 2014
  16. Teutoburger Wald regional contract finally signed International Railway Journal 7 July 2015
  17. Keolis wins battle of Teutoburger Wald Railway Gazette International 10 July 2016
  18. Abellio and Keolis chosen for Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn contracts International Railway Journal 7 July 2016
  19. Keolis and Abellio selected for Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn contracts Railway Gazette International 7 July 2016
  20. Keolis wins a new commuter rail contract in Germany and strengthens its position in mass transit Keolis 11 July 2016
  21. Contract Lost Due to Driver Shortage Modern Railways issue 855 December 2019 page 79
  22. Hellweg network Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn
  23. Mass-Rhine-Lippe network Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn
  24. OWL network Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn
  25. Our trains Archived 2017-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn

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