The Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG), Bavaria’s transit authority, has awarded Transdev the “Oberland 2027+” rail contract. Transdev, which has operated the Oberland network since 1998 under the BRB brand, will continue to provide passenger transportation beyond 2026 and at least until December 2032.
The contract covers three lines totaling 120 km in length, serving the Bavarian Alps south from Munich to Lenggries, Tegernsee and Bayrischzell. It will come into force in December 2026.
On average, 6.4 million passengers a year travel on this network, which offers good frequency and employs 260 people. This success is part of a railway dynamism characteristic of Germany. Since regional rail services were opened up to competition, over 900 km of lines have been put back into service, resulting in a 33% increase in service and 88% more passengers. Transdev has thus become the leading private rail operator across the Rhine.
“The renewal of the contract to operate the Bavarian Oberland network honors and obliges us. We have built up solid experience in Germany in the field of daily trains. At the same time, we have the ability to mobilize resources across the board to bring the best of our know-how to all our customers, everywhere in the world. In this respect, we are putting our German rail expertise to work in France and Sweden,” said Thierry Mallet, Chairman and CEO of Transdev Group.
In Bavaria, Transdev also operates rail lines around Augsburg and Ingolstadt, as well as from Munich to Salzburg (Austria). In addition to regional rail transport, Transdev also operates local rail lines in Germany, as well as two urban S-Bahn networks in Bremen and Hanover.
In 2023, Transdev carried more than 128 million passengers on its German rail networks, to which can be added those who travel from Stockholm to Berlin on the Snälltåget night train operated by the Group.
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