Eurobahn
Eurobahn is a railway operator in Germany. A subsidiary of Keolis, it was founded in 1998. Initially a joint venture between Keolis and Rhenus operating bus and rail services, since 2007 it has been a 100% Keolis subsidiary operating rail services only.
History
Eurobahn was founded in 1998 as a 60/40 joint venture between Keolis and Rhenus.In May 2000, Euobahn commenced operating two OWL network services. In 2013 the OWL contract was renewed until December 2025 with an additional two routes added. In December 2007, the joint venture was dissolved; Rhenus taking ownership of the bus operations and two railway contracts, Keolis taking full ownership of Eurobahn.
On 14 December 2008, Eurobahn commenced operating the Hellweg Net services. In 2015, the contract was extended until 2030. In December 2009, Eurobahn commenced operating the Maas-Rhine-Lippe network. In December 2017, Eurobahn commenced operating the Teutoburger Wald network.
Eurobahn was scheduled to commence operating Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn routes S1 and S4 under contract to Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr in December 2019. However with Eorobahn unable to recruit enough drivers before the contract commenced, VRR cancelled the contract with DB Regio awarded a short-term deal.
Services
Eurobahn operate services on the following lines:Current
Former
Eurobahn formerly operate the following services:| Line | Network | Route | Contract commenced | Contract finished |
| Weser-Bahn | Hildesheim - Hameln - Löhne - Bünde | December 2003 | December 2011 | |
| Lammentalbahn | Hildesheim – Bodenburg | December 2003 | December 2011 |