THE state of Baden-Württemberg has submitted a funding application to the German federal government on behalf of Stuttgart Tramways (SSB) which seeks backing for the southern extension of light rail line U6 from Fasanenhof to Stuttgart Airport.
BADEN-Württemberg Ministry of Transport and Rhine Neckar Transport Authority (VRN) announced on June 6 that they have selected DB Regio as preferred bidder for a contract to operate Lot 2 of the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn network for 14 years from December 2020.
HOHENZOLLERN Railways (HzL) has awarded Alstom a contract worth around €50m to supply 10 Coradia Lint 54 DMUs for the Ulm Star regional network in Baden-Württemberg, which HzL will operate for 13 years from June 2019.
ABELLIO Rail Baden-Württemberg (ARBW) has exercised an option with Bombardier for five additional Talent 2 EMUs for the German state’s regional Network 1a (Neckar Network), which Abellio will operate for 13 years from June 2019.
BADEN-Württemberg Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and Bavarian Railway Company (BEG) announced on March 30 that they have selected Hohenzollern Railways (HzL) for a contract to operate the Ulm Star regional network (Baden- Württemberg Network 12) south of Stuttgart.
BAVARIAN Railway Company (BEG) and Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport have jointly published a tender notice in the Official Journal of the European Union for the contract to operate the Allgäu Electric Network in southwest Germany.
BADEN-Württemberg Ministry of Transport announced on January 26 that it has awarded DB Regio a contract to operate regional services on the Rhine Valley line from Karlsruhe to Basle in Switzerland.
DB Regio has secured two concessions to operate regional services in four German states.
A ceremony was held in the German state of Baden-Württemberg on November 11 to mark the start of electrification works on the 17km Schönbuch Railway from Böblingen to Dettenhausen.
THE German state of Baden-Württemberg and Freiburg Regional Transport (ZRF) have awarded DB Regio a 12.5 year contract to operate the Breisgau East - West regional network from December 2019.