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| Industry | Public transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Owner | Abellio Deutschland |
| Website | www.westfalenbahn.de |
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WestfalenBahn is a railway company operating regional train service inLower Saxony andNorth 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 toAbellio Deutschland. In July 2017 Abellio bought out the other shareholders.[1]
WestfalenBahn operated routes RB61, RB65, RB66 and RB72 from 9 December 2007[2][3] until December 2017, when they were taken over byEurobahn.[4][5][6][7] These were operated by a fleet of fourteen 3-car and five 5-carStadler Flirts.[8]
On 13 December 2015 WestfalenBahn commenced a 15-year contract to operate the RE15, RE60 and RE70 services.[7][9][10] To operate these services, 15Stadler Flirt and 13Stadler Kisses were leased fromAlpha Trains.[11][12][13]
| Class | Image | Cars per set | Type | Top speed | Number | Builder | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km/h | mph | |||||||
| ET.000 |  | 3 or 5 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 14 | Stadler Flirt | 2007 |
| ET.400 |  | 4 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 15 | Stadler Flirt 3 | 2015 |
| ET.600 | | 6 | Electric multiple unit | 160 | 99 | 13 | Stadler Kiss | 2015 |
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