NordWestBahn

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, Berlin. The head office of the company is in Osnabrück. NWB claims to be Germany's largest regional railway company.

This article is about the German regional railway company. For the former Austrian railway company, see Austrian Northwestern Railway.
NordWestBahn GmbH
TypeGmbH
Founded1992
Headquarters
Osnabrück
,
Germany
Area served
Germany
ServicesPassenger transportation
ParentTransdev Germany
Stadtwerke Osnabrück
VWG Oldenburg
Websitewww.nordwestbahn.de
NordWestBahn trains at Osnabrück Hbf

Since 5 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.

The routes that NordWestBahn operate in the Rhein-Ruhr area will split from the business to a separate company called Transdev RheinRuhr (branded as RheinRuhrBahn) as of the 1st September.[1]

Services
Network map of NWB routes in 2022.

NordWestBahn services

The following services are currently operated under the NordWestBahn brand:

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
RS1 Bremen-Farge – Bremen Hbf – Verden 12/2011 – 12/2036
RS2 Bremerhaven-Lehe – Bremerhaven Hbf – Bremen Hbf – Twistringen 12/2010 – 12/2036
RS3 Formerly RE 19 Bremen Hbf – Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf – Bad Zwischenahn 12/2003 – 12/2036
RS30 Bremen Hbf – Oldenburg Hbf – Bad Zwischenahn 12/2003 – 12/2036
RS6 Verden (Aller) – Rotenburg 12/2022 – 12/2036
RS4 Bremen Hbf – Nordenham 12/2010 – 12/2036
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

RheinRuhrBahn services

The following services were operated as NordWestBahn services until 1 September 2022, but are now branded as RheinRuhrBahn:

Line Name Route Contract dates
RE 14 Emscher-Münsterland-Express Borken (Westf) / Coesfeld (Westf) – Dorsten – Gladbeck – Bottrop Hbf – Essen Hbf - Essen-Steele 12/2006 – 12/2028
RE 10 Niers-Express Düsseldorf Hbf – Krefeld Hbf – Geldern – Kleve 12/2009 – 12/2025
RB 31 Der Niederrheiner Xanten – (Kamp-Lintfort South State Garden Show 2020) Moers – Duisburg Hbf 12/2009 – 12/2025
RB 36 Ruhrort-Bahn Duisburg-Ruhrort – Oberhausen Hbf 12/2010 – 12/2025
RE 44 Fossa-Emscher-Express Moers – Duisburg Hbf – Oberhausen Hbf – Bottrop Hbf 12/2010 – 12/2025

Fleet
Class Image Cars per set Type Top speed Number Builder Built
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 (operated by RegioBahn), Bremerhaven and Kleve.

References
  1. "FAQ". www.rhein-ruhr-bahn.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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