 | |
| Industry | Public transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Owner | Abellio Deutschland |
| Website | www.westfalenbahn.de |
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]
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]
- Local services RB 61 Wiehengebirgs-Bahn: Bad Bentheim - Rheine - Osnabrück - Bünde - Herford - Bielefeld
- Local services RB 65 Ems-Bahn: Rheine - Münster
- Local services RB 66 Teuto-Bahn: Osnabrück - Münster
- Local services RB 72 Ostwestfalen-Bahn: Herford - Lage - Detmold - Altenbeken - Paderborn
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]
- Regional services RE 15 Emsland-Express: Emden - Leer - Lingen - Rheine - Münster
- Regional services RE 60 Ems-Leine-Express: Rheine - Osnabrück - Löhne - Minden - Hanover - Braunschweig
- Regional services RE 70 Weser-Leine-Express: Bielefeld - Herford - Löhne - Minden - Hanover - Braunschweig
Fleet
| Class | Image | Cars per set | Type | Top speed | Number | Builder | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km/h | mph | |||||||
| ET.000 | 
|
3 or 5 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 14 | Stadler Flirt | 2007 |
| ET.400 | 
|
4 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 15 | Stadler Flirt 3 | 2015 |
| ET.600 | 
|
6 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 13 | Stadler Kiss | 2015 |
References
- ^ Abellio takes full ownership of WestfalenBahn as market gets more competitive Railway Gazette International 18 July 2017
- ^ "Westfalenbahn wins Teutoburger Wald Netz" Today's Railways Europe issue 111 March 2005 page 52
- ^ "A who's who of German passenger operations" Today's Railways Europe issue 152 August 2008 page 24
- ^ Keolis to operate Teutoburger Wald network International Railway Journal 7 November 2014
- ^ Keolis wins Teutoburger Wald operating contract Railway Gazette International 7 November 2014
- ^ Keolis wins battle of Teutoburger Wald Railway Gazette International 10 July 2015
- ^ a b Welcome to Abellio Archived 2017-08-10 at the Wayback Machine Abellio February 2017
- ^ "Flirts for Westfalenbahn" Today's Railways Europe issue 116 August 2005 page 12
- ^ WestfalenBahn wins Emsland regional concession International Railway Journal 26 September 2012
- ^ Stadler trains ordered for WestfalenBahn services Railway Gazette International 8 February 2013
- ^ Official signing for EMIL tender Alpha Trains 7 February 2013
- ^ Alpha Trains orders Stadler EMUs for WestfalenBahn International Railway Journal 8 February 2013
- ^ "Westfalenbahn Kisses enter service" Today's Railways Europe issue 243 March 2016 page 53
External links
Media related to WestfalenBahn at Wikimedia Commons
This page was last edited on 23 January 2022, at 10:55