Meridian (commuter rail)

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Meridian
EMU ET 319 at Munich's main railway station
Overview
Main region(s)Bavaria, Germany
Fleet sizeStadler FLIRT3 EMUs
Stations called at
Parent companyBayerische Oberlandbahn
Transdev
SuccessorBayerische Regiobahn
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Other
Websitewww.der-meridian.de

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]

Since June 2020 these services run under the brand Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB) of Transdev.

History[edit]

In 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[edit]

Services 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[edit]

On 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]

  1. ^ "Germany train crash: Who owns Bavaria's trains?". BBC News. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ostseebahn fährt jetzt auch nach Rosenheim". tz (in German). Munich. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Fahrzeuge: Flirt wechseln von Veolia zu Alpha Trains" (in German). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Bad Aibling train crash trial begins". Deutsche Welle. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

External links[edit]

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