SPNV award sub-network Ostsee-Alster (OSTA) finalised - contract awarded

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Schwerin, 27 November 2023 In November 2023, the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein and the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg made their decision to award the contract for the high-demand Regional Express Line 1 (RE1), which connects Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with the Hamburg metropolitan region. In the award procedure, which has been running since October 2022, the operator was sought from December 2027 over a period of 14 timetable years until 2041. Also affected are...

The trips with the Borkum railcar T1 start at the Molli

Kühlungsborn/Borkum, 21.09.2023 After a few test runs on the Molli rail network, the official inaugural run of the Borkumer Kleinbahn will take place today with invited guests from the Borkumer Kleinbahn, Molli and VMV-Verkehrsgesellschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern before public journeys start from 22 September. The T1 railcar, also known as the Schweineschnäuzchen, has covered more than 500 km and is...