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Eurobahn
FormerlyEurobahn Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG (1998–2001)

Rhenus Keolis (2001–2007)

Keolis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (2007–2021)
Company typeGmbH & Co. KG
IndustryRail transport
Founded1998
Headquarters
Düsseldorf
,
Germany
Area served
North Rhine-Westphalia
Key people
  • Anne Mathieu
  • Karsten Schulz
ParentZweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL)
Websitewww.eurobahn.de

Eurobahn GmbH & Co. KG is a railway operator in Germany, established in 1998. It operates 15 regional train services in 4 contracts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with cross-border services including Lower Saxony and the Netherlands.

It is owned by Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe, the rail authority for eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, where the majority of Eurobahn's services operate.

Initially a joint venture between Keolis and Rhenus operating bus and rail services, it became a 100% Keolis subsidiary operating rail services in 2007. From 1 January 2022 until May 2025, it was owned by the law firm Noerr.

History

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Company history

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See also: Rhenus Veniro
Stadler Flirt in January 2018

Eurobahn was founded as Eurobahn Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG, later Rhenus Keolis, in 1998 as a 60/40 joint venture between Keolis (then VIA-GTI) and Rhenus.[1]

In December 2007, the joint venture was dissolved; Rhenus taking ownership of the bus operations and two railway contracts under the name Rhenus Veniro, Keolis taking full ownership of Eurobahn, renaming the company as Keolis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG.[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, while renaming it to its present name.[6]

In May 2025, Eurobahn was taken over for one symbolic Euro by Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe, the rail authority for eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, where the majority of Eurobahn's services operate.

Regional rail services

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Overview:

Contract Contract commenced Contract finishes Rail authorities Lines Rolling stock Volume
Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz May 2000, renewed December 2013 December 2028 NWL RB71, RB73 (since 2000), RB67, RE82 (since 2013) 24× Bombardier Talent (3-car) 2.2 million train-km/year
Hellweg-Netz December 2008, renewed December 2018 December 2030 NWL, VRR RB50, RB59, RB69, RB89 25× Stadler Flirt 1 (4-car)

5× Stadler Flirt 3 (5-car)

5.9 million train-km/year
Maas-Rhein-Lippe-Netz December 2009 December 2026 VRR, NWL RE3, RE13 14× Stadler Flirt 1 (5-car)

4× Stadler Flirt 1 (4-car)

3.3 million train-km/year
Teutoburger-Wald-Netz December 2017 December 2032 NWL, LNVG, Overijssel RB61, RB65, RB66, RB72, RE78 14× Stadler Flirt 1 (3-car)

5× Stadler Flirt 1 (5-car) 8× Stadler Flirt 3 (5-car)

5.3 million train-km/year

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 2028 with an additional two routes added.[9]

From December 2003 until December 2011, Eurobahn operated the Weser-/Lammetalbahn contract.[10][11]

On 14 December 2008, Eurobahn commenced operating the Hellweg Net services.[7] In 2015, the contract was extended until 2030.[12][13]

In December 2009, Eurobahn commenced operating the Maas-Rhine-Lippe network until December 2026.[14][15]

In December 2017, Eurobahn commenced operating the Teutoburger Wald network until December 2032.[16][17][18][19]

Eurobahn was scheduled to commence operating Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn routes S1 and S4 under contract to Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) in December 2019.[20][21][22] 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.[23]

Long-distance rail services

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From December 2000, Eurobahn operated an open-access long-distance rail service between Cologne and Bielefeld, using its Bombardier Talent rail cars offering fares as low as 40 DM, a third less than its competitor DB Reise & Touristik. Due to insufficient patronage, the service was withdrawn in January 2001.[24][25]

Since December 2016, Eurobahn is providing the train drivers for the Eurostar high-speed rail service (originally Thalys) for its German section between Aachen, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund.[26]

Services

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Eurobahn operate services on the following lines:[27][28][29][30]

Current

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Line no. Line name Route Contract Contract commenced Contract finishes
RE 3 Rhein-Emscher-Express Düsseldorf – Düsseldorf Flughafen – Duisburg – Oberhausen – Gelsenkirchen – Hagen – Herne – Dortmund – Hamm Maas-Rhein-Lippe-Netz December 2009 December 2026
RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express Venlo – Viersen – Mönchengladbach – Düsseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen – Hamm Maas-Rhein-Lippe-Netz December 2009 December 2026
RB 50 Der Lüner Dortmund – Lünen – Münster Hellweg-Netz December 2008 December 2030
RB 59 Hellweg-Bahn Dortmund – Unna – Soest Hellweg-Netz December 2008 December 2030
RB 61 Wiehengebirgsbahn Bielefeld – Osnabrück – Rheine – Bad Bentheim – Hengelo Teutoburger Wald-Netz December 2017 December 2032
RB 65 Ems-Bahn Münster – Rheine Teutoburger Wald-Netz December 2017 December 2032
RB 66 Teuto-Bahn Münster – Osnabrück Teutoburger Wald-Netz December 2017 December 2032
RB 67 Der Warendorfer Münster – Warendorf – Gütersloh – Bielefeld Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz December 2013 December 2028
RB 69 Ems-Börde-Bahn Münster – Hamm – Bielefeld Hellweg-Netz December 2008 December 2030
RB 71 Ravensberger Bahn Bielefeld – Herford – Bünde – Rahden Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz December 2000 December 2028
RB 72 Ostwestfalen-Bahn Herford – Detmold – Altenbeken – Paderborn Teutoburger Wald-Netz December 2017 December 2032
RB 73 Der Lipperländer Bielefeld – Lage – Lemgo Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz December 2000 December 2028
RE 78 Porta-Express Nienburg – Minden – Bielefeld Teutoburger Wald-Netz December 2017 December 2032
RE 82 Der Leineweber Bielefeld – Lage – Detmold – Altenbeken Ostwestfalen-Lippe-Netz December 2013 December 2028
RB 89 Ems-Börde-Bahn Münster – Hamm – Paderborn – Warburg Hellweg-Netz December 2008 December 2030
Eurostar (Paris – Brussels –) Aachen – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Essen – Dortmund – December 2016 –

Former

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Eurobahn formerly operated the following services:

Line Route Network Contract commenced Contract finished Successor operator
RB 77 Hildesheim – Hameln – Löhne – Bünde Weser-/Lammetalbahn December 2003 December 2011 NordWestBahn
RB 79 Hildesheim – Bodenburg Weser-/Lammetalbahn December 2003 December 2011 NordWestBahn

Rolling stock

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The Eurobahn fleet consists of Bombardier Talents and Stadler Flirts.[31]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Zuschlag für Weser-/Lammetalbahn an Bietergemeinschaft „eurobahn"" (PDF). Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG). 2002-10-29. Archived from the original (PDF; 30,4 kB) on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  11. ^ "NordWestBahn fährt jetzt Weser- und Lammetalbahn" (PDF). Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG). 2011-12-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  12. ^ Eurobahn retains Germany's Hellweg regional network International Railway Journal 6 October 2015
  13. ^ Eurobahn retains Hellweg-Netz contract Railway Gazette International 7 October 2015
  14. ^ Eurobahn signs operating contract Railway Gazette International 25 August 2009
  15. ^ Rhenus-Keolis wins in Dusseldorf Today's Railways Europe issue 138 June 2007 page 49
  16. ^ Keolis to operate Teutoburger Wald network International Railway Journal 7 November 2014
  17. ^ Keolis wins Teutoburger-Wald operating contract Railway Gazette International 7 November 2014
  18. ^ Teutoburger Wald regional contract finally signed International Railway Journal 7 July 2015
  19. ^ Keolis wins battle of Teutoburger Wald Railway Gazette International 10 July 2016
  20. ^ Abellio and Keolis chosen for Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn contracts International Railway Journal 7 July 2016
  21. ^ Keolis and Abellio selected for Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn contracts Railway Gazette International 7 July 2016
  22. ^ Keolis wins a new commuter rail contract in Germany and strengthens its position in mass transit Keolis 11 July 2016
  23. ^ Contract Lost Due to Driver Shortage Modern Railways issue 855 December 2019 page 79
  24. ^ Peter Kirnich (2000-12-02). "Eurobahn fährt für 40 Mark von Bielefeld nach Köln: Konkurrenz für Deutsche Bahn im Fernverkehr". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  25. ^ "Mangelnde Auslastung: Fernzug nach Köln wird eingestellt". eurobahn.info (Press release). 2001-01-26. Archived from the original on 2002-07-12. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  26. ^ "Über uns". eurobahn (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  27. ^ Hellweg network Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn
  28. ^ Mass-Rhine-Lippe network Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn
  29. ^ OWL network Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn
  30. ^ "Linieninformationen". eurobahn (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-07.
  31. ^ Our trains Archived 2017-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Eurobahn
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