Westfalenbahn

Westfalenbahn
Type	GmbH
Founded	2005
Headquarters	Bielefeld, Germany
Area served	nph, VGM, OWLV „Der Sechser“, GVH, VRB
Key people	Rainer Blüm
Services	Passenger transportation
Owner	25% Abellio 25% moBiel 25% Minden Museum Railway 25% Verkehrsbetriebe Extertal
Website	www.westfalenbahn.de

A Westfalenbahn FLIRT

Westfalenbahn GmbH is a private railway company operating regional train service in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, northern Germany. It is owned by four companies sharing an equal share of the company 25% Abellio, 25% moBiel, 25% Minden Museum Railway and 25% Verkehrsbetriebe Extertal.

Since 9 December 2007, Westfalenbahn operates on behalf of the public transport companies of the Westfalen-Lippe area (Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe) and of Lower Saxony (Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen - LNVG).

Services

Westfalenbahn has operated routes RB61, RB65, RB66 and RB72 since December 2007 until at least December 2017. From December 2015 until December 2030 Westfalenahn will also operate the RE15, RE60 and RE70 services.

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
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

Fleet

Class	Image	Cars per set	Type	Top speed		Number	Builder	Built
Class	Image	Cars per set	Type	km/h	mph	Number	Builder	Built
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	2015
ET.600		6	Electric multiple unit	160	99	13	Stadler KISS	2015

External links

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