Meridian (commuter rail)

Meridian is the brand name of a German regional rail service operated by railway company Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB) and owned by Transdev.[1] Since December 2013 Meridian operates three lines in Bavaria, from Munich to Salzburg, Rosenheim and Kufstein.[2]

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

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.[3] 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 operates a fleet of 35 FLIRT3 electric multiple units from Stadler Rail.[5]

Incidents

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 in which at least ten people were killed and 108 others were injured.[6]

References
  1. "Germany train crash: Who owns Bavaria's trains?". BBC News. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  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. "Police: Fatalities in Bavarian train crash". Deutsche Welle. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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