NordWestBahn

This article is about the German regional railway company. For the former Austrian railway company, see Austrian Northwestern Railway.

NordWestBahn GmbH

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Type	GmbH
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Osnabrück, Germany
Area served	Germany
Services	Passenger transportation
Parent	Veolia Verkehr Stadtwerke Osnabrück VWG Oldenburg
Website	www.nordwestbahn.de

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A NordWestBahn train

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 Veolia Verkehr 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

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Network map of NWB routes in 2016.

Line	Name	Route	Contract dates
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
				km/h	mph
VT 643	100px	2 or 3	Diesel multiple unit	120	75	43	Bombardier Talent	2003-2006
VT 648	100px	2	Diesel multiple unit	120	75	59	Alstom LINT-41	2000-2010
ET 440	100px	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.