Westfalenbahn
| GmbH | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Bielefeld, Germany |
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Area served
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nph, VGM, OWLV „Der Sechser“, GVH, VRB |
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Key people
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Rainer Blüm |
| Services | Passenger transportation |
| Owner | 25% Abellio 25% moBiel 25% Minden Museum Railway 25% Verkehrsbetriebe Extertal |
| Website | www.westfalenbahn.de |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km/h | mph | |||||||
| ET.000 | 100px | 3 or 5 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 14 | Stadler FLIRT | 2007 |
| ET.400 | 100px | 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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