NordWestBahn
GmbH | |
Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | Osnabrück, Germany |
Area served | Germany |
Services | Passenger transportation |
Parent |
Veolia Verkehr Stadtwerke Osnabrück VWG Oldenburg |
Website | www.nordwestbahn.de |
The NordWestBahn GmbH is a private railway company providing regional train services on several routes in northern and western Germany. It is a joint venture of Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG, Verkehr und Wasser GmbH in Oldenburg and Transdev Germany GmbH, Berlin. The head office of the company is in Osnabrück. NWB claims to be Germany's largest regional railway company.
Since 5th November 2000, NordWestBahn operates, on behalf of the public transport company of Lower Saxony (Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen - LNVG), the Weser-Ems-Network in Lower Saxony. In March 2008, NordWestBahn won the tender for the regional S-Bahn Bremen/Lower Saxony, defeating German National railway operator DB Regio. Operation of these routes started in December 2010.
Services
Line | Name | Route | Contract dates |
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RE 18 | Wilhelmshaven Hbf – Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf – Osnabrück Hbf | 11/2000 – 12/2026 | |
RB 58 | Bremen Hbf – Delmenhorst – Vechta – Osnabrück Hbf | 11/2000 – 12/2026 | |
RB 59 | Wilhelmshaven Hbf – Jever – Wittmund – Esens | 11/2000 – 12/2026 | |
RE 19 | Wilhelmshaven Hbf – Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf – Bremen Hbf | 12/2003 – 12/2026 | |
RS 1 | Bremen-Farge – Bremen Hbf – Verden | 12/2011 – 12/2021 | |
RS 2 | Bremerhaven-Lehe – Bremerhaven Hbf – Bremen Hbf – Twistringen | 12/2010 – 12/2021 | |
RS 3 | Bremen Hbf – Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf – Bad Zwischenahn | 12/2010 – 12/2021 | |
RS 4 | Bremen Hbf – Nordenham | 12/2010 – 12/2021 | |
RB 77 | Weser-Bahn | Hildesheim Hbf – Hameln – Löhne – Bünde | 12/2011 – 12/2021 |
RB 79 | Lammentalbahn | Hildesheim Hbf – Bodenburg | 12/2011 – 12/2021 |
RB 74 | Senne-Bahn | Bielefeld Hbf – Hövelhof – Paderborn Hbf | 12/2003 – 12/2025 |
RB 75 | Haller Willem | Bielefeld Hbf – Halle (Westf.) – Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde – Osnabrück Hbf | 12/2003 – 12/2025 |
RB 84 | Egge-Bahn | Paderborn Hbf – Ottbergen – Holzminden – Kreiensen - | 12/2003 – 12/2025 |
RB 85 | Oberweserbahn | Ottbergen – Bodenfelde – Göttingen | 12/2013 – 12/2025 |
RE 14 | Der Borkener | Borken – Dorsten – Bottrop Hbf – Essen Hbf | 12/2006 – 12/2018 |
RB 45 | Der Coesfelder | Coesfeld – Dorsten | 12/2006 – 12/2018 |
RE 10 | Niers-Express | Düsseldorf Hbf – Krefeld Hbf – Geldern – Kleve | 12/2009 – 12/2025 |
RB 31 | Der Niederrheiner | Xanten – Moers – Duisburg Hbf | 12/2009 – 12/2025 |
RB 36 | Ruhrort-Bahn | Duisburg-Ruhrort – Oberhausen Hbf | 12/2010 – 12/2025 |
RB 44 | Der Dorstener | Oberhausen Hbf – Bottrop Hbf – Dorsten | 12/2010 – 12/2025 |
Fleet
Class | Image | Cars per set | Type | Top speed | Number | Builder | Built | |
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km/h | mph | |||||||
VT 643 | 2 or 3 | Diesel multiple unit | 120 | 75 | 43 | Bombardier Talent | 2003-2006 | |
VT 648 | 2 | Diesel multiple unit | 120 | 75 | 59 | Alstom LINT-41 | 2000-2010 | |
ET 440 | 3 or 5 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 35 | Alstom Coradia Continental | 2010 |
Depots
NordWestBahn has five depots to maintain its fleet. These are at Osnabrück, Dorsten, Mettmann, Bremerhaven and Kleve.
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