Regional-Express

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For the Australian regional airline carrier, see Regional Express Airlines.

The term Regional-Express denotes a type of regional train in Germany (abbrev. RE), Luxembourg (also abbrev. RE) and Austria (abbrev. REX).

It is best compared to a semi-fast train, as it calls at fewer stations than Regionalbahn or S-Bahn trains, but stops more often than InterCity services. The majority of Regional-Express services are currently operated by DB Regio, though a few operators have received franchise rights on select lines from the federal states. Several operators (for example Metronom between Bremen Hbf and Hamburg Hbf) currently operate trains that are similar to a Regional-Express service, but have decided to use their own names for the sake of brand awareness instead.

Regional-Express services are carried out with a variety of vehicles such as DMUs (of Class 612), EMUs (of Class 425 or 426) or, most commonly, electric or diesel locomotives with Silberling or double-deck cars, the latter often with new Class 146 engines. Many RE services run in hourly intervals, carrying line numbers and sometimes even names, varying from state to state.

RE service between Munich and Nuremberg, the fastest such service in Germany

Since late 2006, Regional-Express services between Munich and Nuremberg that operate on the Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway reach top speeds of 200 km/h. These services are operated with repainted InterCity cars and Class 101 locomotives.

v t e Austrian Federal Railways

Current departments (post 2008)	ÖBB Personenverkehr Rail Cargo Austria ÖBB Infrastruktur Betrieb ÖBB Infrastruktur Bau ÖBB Dienstleistungs

Current subsidiaries (post 2008)	ÖBB Traktion ÖBB Technische Services ÖBB Postbus Speditions Holding ÖBB Immobilien Management Brenner Eisenbahn (for the Brenner Base Tunnel)

Services	Intercity-Express Intercity Regional-Express Regionalzug S-Bahn Erlebniszug Regionalschnellbahn Schnellbahn

International Services	Railjet EuroCity CityNightLine EuroNight

History	Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Rail transport in Austria

Rail transport in Austria

v t e Deutsche Bahn

Current departments (post 2007)	DB Bahn DB Netze DB Schenker Arriva

Current business areas (post 2007)	DB Dienstleistungen DB Fernverkehr DB Netze Energie DB Netze Fahrweg DB Netze Personenbahnhöfe DB Netze Projektbau DB Regio DB Schenker Rail (pre 2009: 'Railion') DB Schenker Logistics DB Stadtverkehr DB Station&Service

Services	Intercity-Express Intercity InterRegio (defunct) Interregio-Express Regional-Express Regionalbahn S-Bahn City Night Line DB AutoZug Metropolitan (defunct)

International Services	EuroCity Thalys

Former business areas (2000-07)	CityNightLine DB Cargo DB Netz DB Reise & Touristik Railion (to early 2009)

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v t e German regional services

Regions	Baden-Württemberg Bavaria Berlin & Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Vorpommern North Rhine-Westphalia Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar-Verkehrsverbund Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia

Train classes	Regionalbahn Regional-Express Stadt-Express

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Regional-Express

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