Abellio Deutschland Explained
Abellio Deutschland is a public transit operator in Germany operating bus and rail networks. Headquartered in Berlin, it is a subsidiary of the Dutch state-owned Abellio.
History
Abellio Deutschland was formed by the Essen public transit company (EVAG, today part of Ruhrbahn) in 2004. In 2005, British investment company Star Capital Partners purchased a 75% share in Abellio from the City of Essen.[1] [2] In December 2008, both sold their shares to NedRailways.[3] [4] The Abellio brand was later rolled out to replace the NedRailways brand internationally.[5] [6]
Operations
Rail
As of December 2016, Abellio Deutschland operated 18 lines over 978 kilometres with a fleet of 86 trains.[7]
Abellio Rail NRW
Abellio Rail NRW was founded in September 2005. It operated several regional railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia. The NRW network stretched from Gelsenkirchen to Bochum, from Essen to Siegen and Iserlohn via Hagen as well as from Wuppertal to Solingen via Remscheid (line S7).[7]
In December 2016, it commenced operating along the Lower Rhine network between Arnhem in the Netherlands and Düsseldorf / Mönchengladbach and Bocholt. From December 2018, it has operated the Rhine-Ruhr-Express with the Rhein-Hellweg-Express (RE11) and since June 2020, it has operated the NRW-Express (RE1). Both were supposed to run until December 2033.[8] [9]
In December 2016, Abellio NRW commenced operating a 12-year concession to operate Niederrhein-Netz services using the Oberhausen–Arnhem railway covering the Rhein-IJssel-Express (RE19), Arnhem – Zevenaar – Emmerich – Wesel – Oberhausen – Duisburg – Düsseldorf Airport – Düsseldorf and the Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn (RB35), Mönchengladbach – Krefeld – Wesel.[10] [11] In April 2017 the former was extended into the Netherlands to Arnhem.[12] [13]
In December 2019, it commenced operating lines S2, S3 and S9 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network with 29 Stadler Flirts.[14] [15]
On 31 January 2022, Abellio Rail NRW ended its operations. The different contracts were awarded in emergency tenders to other rail companies:[16]
Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland
Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland commenced operating the Saale-Thuringia-Südharz (STS) electric network since December 2015 on a 15-year contract, over ten lines with a route length of 575 kilometres. The network extends from Halle to Erfurt, Eisenach and Kassel as well as from Leipzig to Erfurt and Saalfeld.[17] In December 2018, Abellio Deutschland commenced operating 12 routes in Saxony-Anhalt.[18] [19] [20] These are being operated by 52 Alstom Coradia Lints.[21] [22] [23]
Abellio Rail Baden-Württemberg
From June 2019 Abellio took over some regional train lines in Baden Württemberg under a 13-year contract.[7] [24] [25] Initially a fleet of 43 Bombardier Talent 2s were ordered.[26] [27] This was later increased by five.[28] [29]
Abellio operated the following regional routes in Baden-Württemberg:
- RB 17a Stuttgart - Mühlacker - Pforzheim (- Bad Wildbad*/Wilferdingen-Singen)
- RE/RB 17b Stuttgart - Mühlacker- Bretten - Bruchsal - Heidelberg
- RB 17c Stuttgart - Mühlacker - Bretten - Bruchsal
- RE 10a Mannheim - Mosbach-Neckarelz - Heilbronn - Stuttgart - Tübingen
- RE 10b Mannheim - Sinsheim (Elsenz) - Heilbronn - Stuttgart - Tübingen
- RB 18 Osterburken - Heilbronn - Stuttgart - Tübingen
- IRE 6 Stuttgart - Tübingen [30]
On 1 January 2022, Abellio Rail Baden-Württemberg was taken over by the state-owned Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-AG (SWEG).[31]
WestfalenBahn
Abellio Deutschland owned a 25% share in WestfalenBahn that was founded in 2005.[7] [32] In July 2017 this was increased to 100%.[33]
Bus
In April 2013, Abellio Deutschland announced it would focus on rail transport and sell its three bus companies. In November 2013 VM and Werner were sold to Transport Capital with 220 buses.[34] [35] The remaining KVG business was sold to Rhenus Veniro and the District of Bautzen in October 2014 with 84 buses.[36]
External links
Notes and References
- Abellio wins contracts and is part privatized Today's Railways Europe issue 116 August 2005 page 52
- http://www.star-capital.com/news_27January06.htm Star Capital Partners completes two new German investments
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/contracts-december-2008.html Contracts
- http://www.star-capital.com/abellio.html Abellio
- https://www.abellio.com/about-us/company-history Company History
- 2010 brings company rebranding Today's Railways Europe issue 171 March 2010 page 7
- https://www.abellio.de/sites/default/files/downloads/rz.abellio_imagebroschuere_englisch._lowres.pdf Welcome to Abellio
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/national-express-and-abellio-win-rhein-ruhr-express-contracts.html National Express and Abellio win Rhein-Ruhr-Express contracts
- National Express wins RRX contracts Today's Railways Europe issue 236 August 2015 page 10
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/abellio-rail-nrw-wins-cross-border-operating-contract.html Abellio Rail NRW wins cross border operating contract
- http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/abellio-to-operate-lower-rhine-network.html Abellio wins German-Dutch concession
- http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/abellio-receives-first-emu-for-dutch-german-concession.html Abellio receives first EMU for Dutch-Germanconcession
- https://www.abellio.com/news/abellio-commences-direct-train-service-dusseldorf-germany-arnhem-netherlands Abellio commences direct train service Dusseldorf, Germany to Arnhem, Netherlands
- https://www.abellio.com/news/abellio-germany-awarded-biggest-lot-rhine-ruhr-s-bahn-network Abellio Germany awarded biggest lot Rhine-Ruhr S-bahn network
- https://railway-news.com/abellio-operate-rhine-ruhr-s-bahn/ Abellio to operate Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
- http://www.zughalt.de/2021/12/abellio-uebergangsnachfolger-gefunden/ Abellio: Übergangsnachfolger gefunden
- https://railway-news.com/abellio-rail-win-east-germany-regional-contract/ Abellio Rail Win East Germany Regional Contract
- https://www.abellio.com/news/abellio-germany-be-awarded-saxony-anhalt-diesel-network-contract Abellio Germany to be awarded Saxony-Anhalt diesel network contract
- http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/abellio-to-operate-saxony-anhalt-diesel-network.html Abellio to operate Saxony-Anhalt diesel network
- "NASA selects Abellio" Railway Gazette International January 2016 page 9
- http://www.alstom.com/press-centre/2016/3/alstom-to-supply-52-coradia-lint-regional-trains-to-abellio/ Alstom to supply 52 Coradia Lint regional trains to Abellio
- http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/abellio-orders-52-alstom-dmus-for-saxony-anhalt.html Abellio orders 52 Alstom DMUs for Saxony-Anhalt
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/abellio-orders-dmus-with-electric-bike-charging-sockets.html Abellio orders DMUs with electric bike charging sockets
- https://www.abellio.com/news/abellio-deutschland-wins-contract-largest-lot-stuttgart-network Abellio Deutschland wins contract for largest lot in Stuttgart Network
- https://www.abellio.com/sites/default/files/downloads/160907_abellio_management_team_for_stuttgart_network_now_complete.pdf Abellio management team for Stuttgart network now complete
- http://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.bt_20160606_bombardier-wins-contract-to-provide-43-talent-2-mult.bombardiercom.html Bombardier Wins Contract to Provide 43 Talent 2 Trains to Abellio
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/abellio-orders-talent-2-emus.html Abellio orders Talent 2 EMUs
- http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/abellio-orders-more-emus-for-baden-wurttemberg.html Abellio orders more EMUs for Baden-Wurttemberg
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/abellio-orders-talent-emus.html Abellio orders Talent EMUs
- https://www.abellio.de/sites/default/files/downloads/liniennetzplan_abellio_stuttgarternetzneckartal.pdf
- https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilung/pid/uebernahme-von-abellio-sichert-viele-arbeitsplaetze/ Übernahme von Abellio sichert viele Arbeitsplätze
- http://www.westfalenbahn.de/stark/unternehmensprofil/ The Company
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/abellio-takes-full-ownership-of-westfalenbahn-as-market-gets-more-competitive.html Abellio takes full ownership of WestfalenBahn as market gets more competitive
- https://www.abellio.com/news/completion-sale-hessen-bus Completion of sale of Hessen bus
- http://www.luther-lawfirm.com/uploads/tx_fwluther/2013.11.11_beraet_Transport_Kapital_AG_EN.pdf Luther advises Transport Capital AG on the acquisition of two bus companies from the Abellio Group
- https://www.abellio.de/de/nordrhein-westfalen/unternehmen-news/media-center/presse/abellio-verkauft Abellio sells the Dreiländereck to Oberlausitz
