WestfalenBahn
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]
| Industry | Public transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Owner | Abellio Deutschland |
| Website | www.westfalenbahn.de |
Services edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ 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 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 edit
Media related to WestfalenBahn at Wikimedia Commons