Eurobahn
IndustryRail transport
Founded1998
FounderKeolis
Rhenus
Headquarters
Düsseldorf
,
Germany
Area served
North 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

Stadler Flirt in January 2018

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]

Rail services

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]

Services

Eurobahn operate services on the following lines:[22][23][24]

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.[25]

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. 1 2 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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