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    1. Rail

    Keolis Starts Operation of Regional Train Network in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

    Jan. 1, 2018
    Keolis has commenced operation of an extensive regional rail network comprising five lines and 52 stations.
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    The five Teutoburger-Wald-Net lines RB 61 Bielefeld - Bad Bentheim – Hengelo (the cross border line between Germany and the Netherlands) RB 66 Munster – Osnabruck RB 65 Munster – Rheine RB 72 Herford – Altenbeken – Paderborn RE 78 Bielefeld – Minden – Nienburg
    The five Teutoburger-Wald-Net lines
    RB 61 Bielefeld - Bad Bentheim – Hengelo (the cross border line between Germany and the Netherlands) RB 66 Munster – Osnabruck RB 65 Munster – Rheine RB 72 Herford – Altenbeken – Paderborn RE 78 Bielefeld – Minden – Nienburg

    Keolis has commenced operation of an extensive regional rail network comprising five lines and 52 stations. The 27 Stadler FLIRT trains circulating on  the network are expected to cover 5.3 million kilometres per year.

    This contract includes a cross-border connection between Germany and the Netherlands. The trains will offer passengers exceptional levels of comfort and safety.

    This new milestone reinforces Keolis’ presence in Germany and builds on its experience in regional train management already gained in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

    Keolis, through its German subsidiary, has commenced operation of the Teutoburger-Wald- Network in the North Rhine Westphalia region in western Germany. The 15-year contract was awarded in 2015 with Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe and Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen in Germany, and with Provincie Overijssel in the Netherlands. The TWN consists of five lines, 500 kilometers of track and 52 stations. Its 27 trains are expected to cover a distance of 5.3 million kilometers per year.

    From January 14, 2018, one of the five lines will extend into the Netherlands.

    More comfort and safety for passengers

    The TWN will operate with 27 FLIRT trains manufactured by Stadler, with 19 existing trains refurbished to meet the high comfort and security standards required by Keolis, and eight new trains to be added to the fleet.

    The new trainsets are composed of five cars and can carry up to 532 passengers, with 266 seated. In the first class carriage, seating capacity has been doubled. The overall comfort of the 19 trains has been enhanced through careful refurbishment. Each of the 27 trains can accommodate 24 bicycles and features enlarged entrances, facilitating easier passenger boarding and alighting. The trains are equipped with state-of-the-art ticketing machines. They will run at speeds of up to 160 km/h.

    Keolis largest private operator in North Rhine Westphalia

    Largest private operator in North Rhine Westphalia, Keolis will open two other networks in the next couple of years, one in December 2018 (extension Hellwegnetz) and another in 2019 (new rail contract for S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr). The company will grow from 600 employees in December 2017 to 900 by December 2019.

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