Meridian was a commuter rail service that operated between 2013 and 2020 in Bavaria, Germany operated by the railway company Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB), owned by Transdev.[1]
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 EMU ET 319 at Munich's main railway station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Main region(s) | Bavaria, Germany |
| Fleet size | Stadler FLIRT3 EMUs |
| Stations called at | |
| Parent company | Bayerische Oberlandbahn Transdev |
| Successor | Bayerische Regiobahn |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Other | |
| Website | www.der-meridian.de |
Since June 2020 these services run under the brand Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB) of Transdev.
History
editIn 2011 Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft signed a contract with Transdev (then Veolia Transport) to operate the "E-network Rosenheim" from December 2013, replacing previous operator DB Regio Bayern.[2]
Since December 2013 Meridian operated three lines in Bavaria, from Munich to Salzburg, Rosenheim and Kufstein.[3]
Services
editServices run out of Munich on the Munich–Rosenheim and Munich–Holzkirchen railway lines, and out of Rosenheim on the Rosenheim–Salzburg, Rosenheim–Kufstein and Mangfall Valley lines.[4]
Meridian operated a fleet of 35 FLIRT3 electric multiple units from Stadler Rail.[5]
2016 collision
editOn 9 February 2016 the Bad Aibling rail accident occurred at Bad Aibling, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany. Two Meridian-branded trains were involved in a head-on collision on the single-track line in which 12 people were killed and 89 others were injured.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Germany train crash: Who owns Bavaria's trains?". BBC News. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Steinke, Sven (8 June 2011). "BEG und Veolia Verkehr unterzeichnen Verkehrsvertrag für das E-Netz Rosenheim". Railway Journal Zughalt (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Wer betreibt die Meridian-Züge?". Die Zeit (in German). 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
Seit Dezember 2013 betreibt Meridian drei Strecken in Bayern, von München nach Salzburg, Rosenheim und Kufstein.
- ^ "Ostseebahn fährt jetzt auch nach Rosenheim". tz (in German). Munich. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Fahrzeuge: Flirt wechseln von Veolia zu Alpha Trains" (in German). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Bad Aibling train crash trial begins". Deutsche Welle. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
External links
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Media related to Meridian at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in German)
