Meridian (commuter rail)

Meridian

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
Website: www.der-meridian.de
Technical
Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Meridian is the brand name of a German commuter 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]

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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