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May 30, 2020 | Main line

Former freight line opens to passenger traffic in northwest Germany as long-term reopening plan agreed

NORTH West Railway (NWB) introduced an hourly weekend and holiday passenger service from Duisburg via the 10km former freight line between Rheinkamp and Kamp-Lintfort in North Rhine Westphalia on May 16.

March 27, 2019 | Main line

NWB wins Bremen S-Bahn contract

NORTH West Railway (NWB) is set to continue operating the Bremen S-Bahn network until 2036 after Lower Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) selected the Transdev Germany subsidiary as preferred bidder for a new 14-year contract.

November 7, 2018 | Commuter Rail

North West Rail wins Hannover S-Bahn contract

TRANSDEV subsidiary North West Rail (NWB) has been awarded a contract to operate S-Bahn services in and around Hannover from December 2021, following an unsuccessful appeal. The €1.5bn, 12.5-year contract has an annual average of 9.6 million train-km on the 385km regional network.

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