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32-425: The Rhein Weser Express (RE 6) is a Regional-Express service route in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia , connecting some of the most important cities in Westphalia (among others Minden , Bielefeld and Hamm ) with the Ruhr (especially Dortmund , Bochum , Essen , Duisburg , Düsseldorf , Neuss and Cologne ). Cologne, Neuss, Düsseldorf and Duisburg lie on the Rhine while Minden lies on

64-408: A contract to operate local trains for 10 years from 12 December 2010. On 1 January 2015 two regions, Southwest and Rhine-Neckar, were merged to form the new DB Regio Southwest region. Another restructuring took place on 1 January 2017, during which DB Regio Südwest and DB Regio Hessen were merged to form DB Regio Mitte. In the late summer of 2016, the company announced that it would take part in

96-525: A flat-rate ticket was introduced for the first time with the Schöne-Wochenende-Ticket. This is a permanent special offer and entitles up to five people to travel on all DB Regio local trains throughout Germany on Saturdays or Sundays. Travel in local public transport in almost all transport associations is also included. Package offers in the individual regions are referred to as country tickets. The country tickets allow journeys throughout

128-595: A mainly nationwide operational company is responsible for all regional transport activities ( rail and bus) of the DB Group in Germany . This includes traffic in neighboring countries. DB Regio serves 310 lines with 22,800 trains and 295,000 stops every day, serving about ten million customers. DB Regio AG emerged during the second stage of the rail reform on 1 January 1999, from the local transport division of Deutsche Bahn AG. Original plans were for them to be listed on

160-842: A total of four railway lines: Like the Rhein-Emscher-Express , the Rhein-Weser-Express runs for a large part of its route of the trunk line of the Cologne-Minden Railway Company ( German : Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft , CME). Between Dortmund and Duisburg, however, it uses the more developed and more centrally located route through the Ruhr built by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company ( Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft , BME). Since

192-533: A traffic volume of 8.4 billion passenger kilometers, DB Regio Bus is one of the largest providers of German bus transport. Nationwide, around 13,400 buses are used. As of 2014, the market share in the regular bus market in Germany is about 9 percent. In addition to the standardized local transport tariffs of the respective transport authorities, who are responsible for ordering the individual transports, DB Regio also offers comprehensive flat-rate tickets. In 1995 such

224-622: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . DB Regio DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany . It is a 100% subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn Group and therefore part of the DB Regio business segment, which also includes DB Regionnetz Verkehrs GmbH and other independent subsidiaries headquartered in Frankfurt am Main . The company as

256-477: Is perceived by passengers accordingly. Until 2016, the service was operated by DB Regio NRW, using push–pull trains of five double-deck carriages, mostly hauled by class 146.0 locomotives . Class 111 electric locomotives were regularly substituted on the route. The maximum speed of 160 km/h can be reached on long sections. The average speed is 84.5 km/h. Since the timetable change in December 2019,

288-536: The Bundesländer or their Landkreise . Some states have awarded long-term contracts to DB Regio (usually 10 to 15 years). The headquarters of DB Regio in Frankfurt is responsible for the business development and focuses on the framework and service functions for the regional units in the conclusion of transport contracts and tenders. In addition, it supports the regions in the areas of price and revenue management , marketing and traffic planning . In addition,

320-670: The Cologne Airport loop . At the change of timetable in December 2016, the rolling stock was replaced by retrofitted double-decker trains, the RE 6 was extended to Cologne/Bonn Airport and the line RE 6a service was discontinued. The RE 6 services has been named the Rhein-Weser-Express since its extension. Since the timetable change in December 2019, the Rhein-Weser-Express has been operated by National Express with Siemens Desiro HC EMUs. The Rhein-Weser-Express runs on

352-742: The NRW-Express also runs between Hamm and Cologne and the Rhein-Hellweg-Express (RE 11) runs between Hamm and Düsseldorf, the Ems-Börde-Bahn (RB 69) runs between Bielefeld and Hamm, the Weser-Leine-Express (RE 70) and the Porta-Express (RE 78) run between Bielefeld and Minden. Large sections of the RE 6 proceeds parallel with S-Bahn lines and it has some of the character of a fast S-Bahn service and

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384-545: The S-Bahn Berlin , Hamburg , Munich , Rhein-Main and Stuttgart are coordinated and controlled by the headquarters. The rail division is divided into seven regions. In addition, there are five urban commuter trains ( S-Bahn ), which are run directly from the headquarters, as well as the independent regio networks ( RegioNetz ). The bus division includes 23 bus companies, which in turn own majority interests in other bus companies. With about 725 million passengers and

416-640: The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (transport association of the Rhine-Ruhr, VRR, the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Ruhr-Lippe (transport community of Westphalia-Lippe), Zweckverband SPNV Münsterland (regional rail transport association of Münsterland, ZVM) and Verkehrsverbund OstWestfalenLippe (transport association of East Westphalia-Lippe, VVOWL). The "large traffic" contract ( große Verkehrsvertrag ) that covers

448-714: The Weser . Until the timetable change in December 2016, this service was called the Westfalen-Express and ended in Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof. The line is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Express (RRX) network and is operated by National Express . Until the timetable revision of 2002, the NRW-Express (RE 1) operated with five, and sometimes up to eight, double-deck carriages from Aachen to Bielefeld. In 2002 services were extended to Minden and at

480-538: The Rhein-Weser-Express has been operated by National Express with Siemens Desiro HC EMUs. The Rhein-Weser-Express is linked with the rest of the transport network in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Dortmund, Hamm, Bielefeld, Herford, Löhne and Minden. Four public transport associations are involved in the operation of the Rhein-Weser-Express :

512-402: The board was Klaus Daubertshäuser. The company's articles of association had already been adopted on 24 November 1998. In the years 2001 to 2002 a changed management structure was implemented in the company. The previously centrally controlled company was replaced by nine independent national companies, to which the regional train and bus companies were subordinated. The aim of the restructuring

544-445: The company was renamed Deutsche Bahn Erste Philippe Dressel mbH, the object of which was the "administration of its own assets and any activities that are conducive to the aforementioned purpose". The spin-off of DB Regio Aktiengesellschaft was completed when it was entered in the commercial register on 1 June 1999. The company's purpose was: "Providing, marketing and coordinating transport services for rail and road public transport and

576-582: The end of 2010, the DB Stadtverkehr subsidiary founded for this purpose was responsible for operating bus and city traffic. In February 2010 it was announced that the two S-Bahn companies, S-Bahn Berlin GmbH and S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH, were to be subordinated to DB Regio in March of that year. On 1 January 2011 DB Stadtverkehr was dissolved and Regio Bus was created. ÖstgötaTrafiken has given DB Regio Sverige

608-843: The latter often with new Class 146 engines. Many RE services run in hourly intervals, carrying line numbers and sometimes even names, varying from state to state. Since late 2006, Regional-Express services between Munich and Nuremberg that operate on the Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway reach top speeds of 200 km/h (125 mph). These services are operated with repainted InterCity cars and Class 101 locomotives or Class 102 and double-deck cars. In Sweden, several regional trains reach 180 or 200 km/h (110 or 125 mph). They are usually called just regional trains, or named after their respective regional transit administration. The most common train types are Øresundståg and Regina . This German rail transport related article

640-594: The liberalisation of the German rail market ( Bahnreform ) in the 1990s many operators have received franchise rights on lines from the federal states . Some private operators currently operate trains that are similar to a Regional-Express service, but have decided to use their own names for the sake of brand awareness instead. Regional-Express services are carried out with a variety of vehicles such as DMUs (of Class 612 ), EMUs (of Class 425 or 426) or, most commonly, electric or diesel locomotives with double-deck cars,

672-541: The region at a flat rate. These tickets are available in single and multi-person versions. The first national ticket was introduced in Bavaria in 1997. Over ten million country tickets are sold every year. In 2009 the Quer-durchs-Land-Ticket was introduced. It closes the gap between the beautiful weekend ticket, valid nationwide, but only on weekends, and the country tickets, which are also valid during

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704-449: The related services; Operation, maintenance, procurement and manufacture of vehicles of all types, in particular locomotives, railcars, railroad cars and buses and coaches; Managing businesses of related companies for their account as well as providing consulting services for third parties. "The company's share capital initially amounted to DM 800 million, which was divided into 80 million shares from various shareholders. The first chairman of

736-527: The route between Dortmund and Düsseldorf was terminated by the VRR on 12 June 2008 without notice, since then DB has operated this branch under direction. On 19 December 2008 the Administrative Court of Gelsenkirchen ruled that the termination of the "large traffic" contract had been unlawful. The North Rhine-Westphalian authorities submitted a joint tendering schedule, according to which the RE 6 line

768-553: The same time the service was split into two routes. The Westfalen-Express was established, taking over the Hamm–Bielefeld–Minden section and extending to Düsseldorf. This change was intended in particular to improve the timeliness of the entire service. A service called line RE 6a was put into operation as a pre-operation for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express on 13 December 2015. For the first time, Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof

800-473: The stock exchange by 2003. An IPO has not yet been implemented. The articles of association for DB Regio GmbH were concluded on 12 February 1998, and the company was entered in the commercial register on 6 April 1998. Its sole purpose was the "preparation of the outsourcing of the local passenger transport division of Deutsche Bahn Aktiengesellschaft to a newly founded stock corporation in legal, economic and organizational terms". By resolution of 27 April 1999

832-458: The tender, around 180 employees from DB Regio NRW should switch to the subsidiary that is not bound by the collective agreement of the group and receive around a fifth less wages there, according to a press report. After protests, the company was merged again with DB Regio NRW in 2011. A sector collective agreement agreed in February 2011 is to apply to future DB Regio subsidiaries. From 2004 to

864-465: The timetable change in December 2010, the Rhein-Weser-Express has run during the day at hourly intervals from Minden to Düsseldorf (extending to Cologne/Bonn Airport since December 2016), over the whole route between 0700 and 2200. Until the timetable change in December 2010 some services in the off-peak lengths turned around in Dortmund, Bielefeld or Hamm. Frequencies are increased by other services:

896-756: The upcoming award procedures with smaller, more flexible units. Then the regional traffic Start Germany was founded, which participates with its regional subsidiaries in the respective tenders. The DB Regio subsidiary had its first successes in the Lower Elbe network in 2017. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, capacity utilization fell to around 70 percent of the previous level in 2020, according to Berthold Huber, Deutsche Bahn board member responsible for passenger transport. Unlike its long-distance counterpart DB Fernverkehr , DB Regio does not operate trains on its own account. Services are ordered and paid for by

928-472: Was 92 percent, in the remaining public transport it was seven. In 2007, DB Regio achieved 70% of its turnover from payments made by the federal states for the provision of local public transport, 29% from ticket sales and 1% from other income. More recent figures are not published. In 2008, the company founded DB Regio Rheinland GmbH for the first time for the Rhein-Sieg-Express. After winning

960-554: Was regularly connected with Cologne/Bonn Airport , serving on the way Neuss Hauptbahnhof, Dormagen , Cologne Hauptbahnhof, with some services also stopping in Köln Messe/Deutz in the peak. This interim line was scheduled to be operated with double sets of class 425 EMUs. The reason for the temporary separation of RE 6 and RE 6a was the lack of emergency brake connections between the double-deck cars used on line RE 6 (Minden–Düsseldorf), which were not allowed to run through

992-550: Was to be tendered together with the RE 5 Rhein-Express . Operation for the RE 6 was to commence on 11 December 2016. Within the framework of the so-called "Rhein-Ruhr-Express" interim contract, services were provided by DB Regio from December 2016 until the start-up of the Rhine-Ruhr Express services. Since the timetable change in December 2019, the Rhein-Weser-Express has been operated by National Express with Desiro HC rolling stock. Regional-Express The first Regional-Express services were operated by DB Regio , though since

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1024-485: Was to improve profitability. 400 of the 700 jobs in the DB regional headquarters and around 2500 jobs in the entire company were saved. The regional rail and road traffic was transferred from January 2002 to nine regional lines (North, Northeast, Lower Saxony / Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Southwest, Southeast, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg). The market share of DB Regio in local rail passenger transport (SPNV) in Germany

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