Private company
Nord-Ostsee-Bahn
Logo: NOB, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
German transport company
Nord-Ostsee-Bahn ("North Sea–Baltic Railway") or NOB is a transport company which operates buses in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Based in Kiel, the company was established in 2000 and is owned by Transdev. The company formerly operated the Marsh Railway between Hamburg and Westerland.2 It employed 350 people in 2011.1 Its revenue was €95 million in 2011.1 It is part of Transdev GmbH.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersKiel1
- Websitewww.nob.de
- Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
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Nord-Ostsee-Bahn ("North Sea–Baltic Railway") or NOB is a transport company which operates buses in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Based in Kiel, the company was established in 2000 and is owned by Transdev. The company formerly operated the Marsh Railway between Hamburg and Westerland.2
Corporate structure
Nord-Ostsee-Bahn is part of a group headed by Transdev Group. 67 entities, 12 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Transdev Group Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- Transdev GmbH 100% · Berlin
- Nord-Ostsee-Bahn Kiel
- Norddeutsche Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH Subsidiary · Husum, Germany
- Rohde Verkehrsbetriebe Subsidiary · Husum, Germany
- Griensteidl Subsidiary · Gröbenzell, Germany
- INGmobil Subsidiary · Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
- Niederschlesische Verkehrsgesellschaft Subsidiary · Weißwasser
- RheinRuhrBahn Subsidiary
- Taeter Tours Subsidiary · Dresden, Germany
- trans regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH Subsidiary · Koblenz, Germany
- Transdev Regio Ost Subsidiary · Leipzig, Germany
- Transdev Sachsen-Anhalt Subsidiary · Halberstadt
- Transdev Vertrieb Subsidiary · Leipzig, Germany
- Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft Subsidiary · Waiblingen
- Württembergische Nebenbahnen Subsidiary · Stuttgart
- Bayerische Regiobahn Subsidiary · Germany
- Meridian Subsidiary · Germany
- Transdev Rheinland Subsidiary · Germany
- Nord-Ostsee-Bahn Kiel
- Transdev Česká republika 100% · Praha 1, Czechia
- Transdev Slezsko Subsidiary · Havířov, Czechia
- Transdev Čechy Subsidiary · Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Czech Republic
- SAD Prievidza Prievidza, Slovakia
- RATP Dev Asia Subsidiary · 100% · Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Tramways Limited Subsidiary
- Bayerische Oberlandbahn Subsidiary · Holzkirchen
- NordWestBahn Subsidiary · Osnabrück
- Redbus Urbano Subsidiary · Huechuraba, Chile
- Régie mixte des transports toulonnais Subsidiary · Toulon
- Snälltåget Subsidiary · Malmö
- Supershuttle Subsidiary
- Transdev Australasia Subsidiary · Melbourne
- Howick and Eastern Subsidiary · Howick, New Zealand
- Shorelink Subsidiary · Mount Kuring-gai
- South West Coach Lines Subsidiary · Busselton
- Transdev Auckland Subsidiary
- Transdev Brisbane Ferries Subsidiary · Brisbane
- Transdev NSW Subsidiary · Bankstown Airport
- Transdev Perth Subsidiary
- Transdev Queensland Subsidiary · Capalaba
- Transdev Sydney Light Rail Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
- Transdev Blazefield Subsidiary · Harrogate
- Blackburn Bus Company Subsidiary · Blackburn
- Harrogate Bus Company Subsidiary
- Keighley Bus Company Subsidiary
- Northern Blue Subsidiary
- Rosso Subsidiary · Harrogate
- Team Pennine Subsidiary · Harrogate
- The Burnley Bus Company Subsidiary · Burnley
- Yorkshire Coastliner Subsidiary
- Transdev Finland Subsidiary
- Transdev Marne-la-Vallée Subsidiary · Bailly-Romainvilliers, France
- Transdev Melbourne Subsidiary
- Transdev Morava Subsidiary · Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Transdev Northern Europe Subsidiary · Sundbyberg Municipality, Sweden
- Connex Buss Subsidiary · Norway
- Transdev Sydney Ferries Subsidiary · Sydney
- Veolia Transport Subsidiary · Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Connex bus Subsidiary · Beddington
- Connex Melbourne Subsidiary · Melbourne
- Connex South Central Subsidiary
- Connex South Eastern Subsidiary
- Connex Vosges Subsidiary · Épinal, France
- Veolia Cargo Subsidiary · Paris
- Transdev Nederland Holding N.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Hilversum, Netherlands
- Transdev Nederland N.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Hilversum, Netherlands
- Transdev Slovakia a.s. Subsidiary · Nitra, Slovakia
- Transdev GmbH 100% · Berlin
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Products and brands
NOB operated two classes of diesel-electric locomotives, both on the section between Hamburg and Sylt: the Di 6 (DE 2700) and the Eurorunner (DE 2000). It used two classes of diesel multiple units: the Alstom Coradia LINT and the Bombardier Talent.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nord-Ostsee-Bahn, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Owners
Subsidiaries
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 20113501
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 201195.0M EUR1
Timeline
- 2000Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.nob.de1
- WikipediaNord-Ostsee-Bahn
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ314725
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataNord-Ostsee-Bahn on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaNord-Ostsee-Bahn on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsNord-Ostsee-Bahn logo by NOB, Public domain
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsNord-Ostsee-Bahn photo by Michael B., CC BY 2.5