Private company

WestfalenBahn

Logo: Westfalenbahn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German regional train service company

WestfalenBahn is a railway company operating regional train service in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Northern Germany. It was founded in 2005 by Essener Versorgungs & Verkehrsgesellschaft, Minden Museum Railway, moBiel and Verkehrsbetriebe Extertal, each having a 25% share. In 2008 Essener Versorgungs & Verkehrsgesellschaft's share was sold to Abellio Deutschland.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport1
  • HeadquartersBielefeld1
  • Websitewww.westfalenbahn.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung3
  • LEI529900HPTPNY1630QZ663
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressZimmerstr. 8, 33602 Bielefeld, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Bielefeld, HRB 384303

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Photo: Clic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

WestfalenBahn is a railway company operating regional train service in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Northern Germany. It was founded in 2005 by Essener Versorgungs & Verkehrsgesellschaft, Minden Museum Railway, moBiel and Verkehrsbetriebe Extertal, each having a 25% share. In 2008 Essener Versorgungs & Verkehrsgesellschaft's share was sold to Abellio Deutschland. In July 2017 Abellio bought out the other shareholders.2

Products and brands

WestfalenBahn operated routes RB61, RB65, RB66 and RB72 from 9 December 2007 until December 2017, when they were taken over by Eurobahn. These were operated by a fleet of fourteen 3-car and five 5-car Stadler Flirts.

Local services RB 61 Wiehengebirgs-Bahn: Bad Bentheim – Rheine – Osnabrück – Bünde – Herford – Bielefeld

Local services RB 65 Ems-Bahn: Rheine – Münster

Local services RB 66 Teuto-Bahn: Osnabrück – Münster

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Local services RB 72 Ostwestfalen-Bahn: Herford – Lage – Detmold – Altenbeken – Paderborn

On 13 December 2015 WestfalenBahn commenced a 15-year contract to operate the RE15, RE60 and RE70 services. To operate these services, 15 Stadler Flirt and 13 Stadler Kisses were leased from Alpha Trains.

Regional services RE 15 Emsland-Express: Emden – Leer – Lingen – Rheine – Münster

Regional services RE 60Ems-Leine-Express: Rheine – Osnabrück – Löhne – Minden – Hanover – Braunschweig

Regional services RE 70 Weser-Leine-Express: Bielefeld – Herford – Löhne – Minden – Hanover – Braunschweig

From Wikipedia’s article on WestfalenBahn, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2024Acquired Acquired by BeNEX1
  2. Jul 12, 2017Acquired Acquired by Abellio Deutschland1
  3. 2005Founded Founded1

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