Eurobahn

Eurobahn is a railway operator in Germany. A subsidiary of Keolis, it was founded in 1998. Initially a joint venture between Keolis and Rhenus operating bus and rail services, since 2007 it has been a 100% Keolis subsidiary operating rail services only.

Eurobahn
IndustryRail transport
Founded1998
Headquarters
Düsseldorf
,
Germany
OwnerKeolis
Websitewww.eurobahn.de

History
Stadler Flirt in January 2018

Eurobahn was founded in 1998 as a 60/40 joint venture between Keolis and Rhenus.[1]

In May 2000, Euobahn commenced operating two OWL network services.[2][3] In 2013 the OWL contract was renewed until December 2025 with an additional two routes added.[4] 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.[5][6]

On 14 December 2008, Eurobahn commenced operating the Hellweg Net services.[2] In 2015, the contract was extended until 2030.[7][8] In December 2009, Eurobahn commenced operating the Maas-Rhine-Lippe network.[9][10] In December 2017, Eurobahn commenced operating the Teutoburger Wald network.[11][12][13][14]

Eurobahn was scheduled to commence operating Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn routes S1 and S4 under contract to Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) in December 2019.[15][16][17] However with Eorobahn unable to recruit enough drivers before the contract commenced, VRR cancelled the contract with DB Regio awarded a short-term deal.[18]

Services

Eurobahn operate services on the following lines:[19][20][21]

Current
Line Network Route Contract commenced Contract finishes
RB 50 Hellweg Net Dortmund - Lünen - Münster December 2008 December 2030
RB 59 Hellweg Net Dortmund - Unna - Soest December 2008 December 2030
RB 61 Bielefeld - Osnabrück - Rheine - Bad Bentheim December 2017 December 2032
RB 65 Münster - Rheine December 2017 December 2032
RB 66 Münster - Osnabrück December 2017 December 2032
RB 67 OWL Network Münster - Warendorf - Gütersloh - Bielefeld December 2013 December 2025
RB 69 Hellweg Net Münster - Hamm - Bielefeld December 2008 December 2030
RB 71 OWL Network Bielefeld - Herford - Bünde - Rahden December 2000 December 2025
RB 72 Herford - Detmold - Altenbeken - Paderborn December 2017 December 2032
RB 73 OWL Network Bielefeld - Lage - Lemgo December 2000 December 2025
RB 78 Nienburg - Minden - Bielefeld December 2017 December 2032
RB 89 Hellweg Net Münster - Hamm - Paderborn - Warburg December 2008 December 2030
RE 3 Maas-Rhein-Lippe-Net Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Flughafen - Duisburg - Oberhausen - Gelsenkirchen - Hagen - Herne - Dortmund - Hamm December 2009 December 2025
RE 13 Maas-Rhein-Lippe-Net Venlo - Viersen - Mönchengladbach - Düsseldorf - Wuppertal - Hagen - Hamm December 2009 December 2025
RE 82 OWL Network Bielefeld - Lage - Detmold - Altenbeken December 2013 December 2025

Former

Eurobahn formerly operate 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.[22]

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

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