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.
Since 5 November 2000, NordWestBahn operates, on behalf of the public transport company of Lower Saxony, 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 |
Wilhelmshaven Hbf – Oldenburg Hbf – Osnabrück Hbf | 11/2000 – 12/2026 | ||
Bremen Hbf – Delmenhorst – Vechta – Osnabrück Hbf | 11/2000 – 12/2026 | ||
Wilhelmshaven Hbf – Jever – Wittmund – Esens | 11/2000 – 12/2026 | ||
Wilhelmshaven Hbf – Oldenburg Hbf – Bremen Hbf | 12/2003 – 12/2026 | ||
Bremen-Farge – Bremen Hbf – Verden | 12/2011 – 12/2021 | ||
Bremerhaven-Lehe – Bremerhaven Hbf – Bremen Hbf – Twistringen | 12/2010 – 12/2021 | ||
Bremen Hbf – Oldenburg Hbf – Bad Zwischenahn | 12/2010 – 12/2021 | ||
Bremen Hbf – Nordenham | 12/2010 – 12/2021 | ||
Weser-Bahn | Hildesheim Hbf – Hameln – Löhne – Bünde | 12/2011 – 12/2021 | |
Lammentalbahn | Hildesheim Hbf – Bodenburg | 12/2011 – 12/2021 | |
Senne-Bahn | Bielefeld Hbf – Hövelhof – Paderborn Hbf | 12/2003 – 12/2025 | |
Haller Willem | Bielefeld Hbf – Halle – Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde – Osnabrück Hbf | 12/2003 – 12/2025 | |
Egge-Bahn | Paderborn Hbf – Ottbergen – Holzminden – Kreiensen - | 12/2003 – 12/2025 | |
Oberweserbahn | Ottbergen – Bodenfelde – Göttingen | 12/2013 – 12/2025 | |
Der Borkener | Borken – Dorsten – Bottrop Hbf – Essen Hbf | 12/2006 – 12/2018 | |
Der Coesfelder | Coesfeld – Dorsten | 12/2006 – 12/2018 | |
Niers-Express | Düsseldorf Hbf – Krefeld Hbf – Geldern – Kleve | 12/2009 – 12/2025 | |
Der Niederrheiner | Xanten – Moers – Duisburg Hbf | 12/2009 – 12/2025 Mondays-Sundays Xanten – Moers – Duisburg Hbf | |
Ruhrort-Bahn | Duisburg-Ruhrort – Oberhausen Hbf | 12/2010 – 12/2025 | |
Fossa-Emscher-Express | Moers – Duisburg Hbf – Oberhausen Hbf – Bottrop Hbf | 12/2010 – 12/2025 Mondays–Friday to Moers, Mondays–Sundays to Duisburg Hbf |