RP EisenbahnGmbH(RPE) is arailway infrastructure manager founded in 1998. The company is based inWachenheim an der Weinstraße, Germany.
RP Eisenbahn GmbH was founded in April 1998 by two privateshareholders. The company's activities began in 1999 with the reopening of decommissioned railway lines in theHunsrück andPalatinate regions.
In 2000, the approximately 31 km longFreiberg-Holzhau railway in Saxony was leased fromDeutsche Bahn AG and was completely renovated during a 6-month line closure. While the Deutsche Bahn previously only used one train per direction every two hours and required a travel time of over 60 minutes, the modernization made it possible to reduce the travel time to 40 minutes, so that rail transport is now offered at hourly intervals with the same number of vehicles and without the need for additional personnel. Instead of 54 millionDeutsche Mark, as assumed by the DB, the modernisation was achieved with 15 millionDeutsche Mark.
In spring 2001, RP Eisenbahn GmbH foundedRegio Infra Service Sachsen GmbH together with theChemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (CVAG).
The company is certified byTÜV Rheinland in accordance with theISO 9001:2015 testing standard.[1]
The route length inRhineland-Palatinate is 23 kilometres:
The route length inSaxony is 34 kilometres:
