Aufgabenträger · Nordrhein-Westfalen
Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe
- Abbreviation
- NWL
- Land / remit
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Legal form
- Zweckverband
- Seat
- Unna
Königsallee 39, 59821 Arnsberg
- Website
- www.nwl-info.de
- Management
- Managing director(s) per the authority's Impressum. Names rotate; always check the current Impressum for the authoritative list.
Background
Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe — public-law Zweckverband created by merger (2008) of the Westphalian SPNV-Zweckverbände. Aufgabenträger for SPNV in Westfalen-Lippe; runs a joint vehicle-pool model with the other Nordrhein-Westfalen ATs (VRR, go.Rheinland) via the compartmentalised fleet-financing arrangement ("NRW-Fahrzeuggesellschaft").
Remit and mandate
SPNV-Aufgabenträger for the Westphalia-Lippe cooperation area.
Tender pipeline — Wettbewerbsfahrplan 2025
The following lots are listed in the 2025 Wettbewerbsfahrplan (BSN) with this authority as the lead or as a participating authority. Leadership counts: 6 lot(s) as lead authority, 16 lot(s) as participating authority.
As lead authority
No. 38
Sauerlandnetz
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 10.12.2028 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · other · 5,80 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 17 Hagen – Warburg – Kassel RE 57 Dortmand – Winterberg / Brilon Stadt RB 54 Unna – Neuenrade RB 53 Dortmand – Iserlohn RB 52 Dortmand – Lüdenscheid
- Remarks
- Traction: diesel + battery; Lot 1 (RB 52 + RB 53) already ends December 2034.
No. 3
Netz westliches Münsterland
Gross · Open procedure
- Contract term
- 12.12.2026 — 12.12.2032
- Services
- RB · Diesel · 3,30 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 51 Dortmand – Coesfeld – Enschede RB 63 Münster – Coesfeld RB 64 Münster – Enschede
- Remarks
- RB 51: Contract term to 2032 RB 63: Contract term to 2030 RB 64: Contract term to 2032
No. 4
RE 34 Dortmund-Siegerland- Express
Gross · Open procedure
- Contract term
- 12.12.2026 — 08.12.2040
- Services
- RE · Electric · 1,70 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 34 Dortmand – Hagen – Iserlohn – Siegen
- Remarks
- Procedure completed
No. 19
Netz nördliches Westfalen
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 12.12.2027 — 13.12.2043
- Services
- RB + RE · Battery · 7,90 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: yes
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 82 Bielefeld – Detmold – Altenbeken RB 63 Münster – Coesfeld RB 67 Bielefeld – Warendorf – Münster RB 68 Münster – Sendenhorst RB 71 Bielefeld – Rahden RB 73 Bielefeld – Lemgo RB 74 Bielefeld – Paderborn RB 75 Bielefeld – Halle(West.) – Osnabrück RB 76 Verl – Gütersloh – Harsewinkel RB 77 Herford – Hameln – Elze (– Hildesheim)
- Remarks
- Beginn der Vertragslaufzeiten: RB 68: Dezember 2027 RB 76: Dezember 2027 RB 63: Dezember 2030 übrige Linien: Dezember 2029
No. 114
Teutoburgerwald-Netz
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 12.12.2032 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · Electric · 5,30 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: TBD · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 78 Rheda-Wiedenbrück – Bielefeld – Nienburg RB 61 Bielefeld – Osnabrück – Hengelo RB 65 Münster – Rheine RB 66 Münster – Osnabrück RB 72 Herford – Altenbeken – Paderborn
No. 80
Hellweg-Netz
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 15.12.2030 — TBD
- Services
- RB · Electric · 5,60 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: TBD · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 50 Dortmand – Münster RB 59 Dortmand – Soest RB 69 Münster – Hamm – Bielefeld RB 89 Münster – Hamm – Warburg
As participating authority
No. 109
12NWH (NWH-Netz)
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 01.12.2032 — 15.12.2047
- Services
- RB · TBD · 3,00 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: yes · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 4 Korbach – Bad Arolsen – Wolfhagen – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe RB 39 Bad Wildungen – Wabern – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Kassel Hbf RB 94 Erndtebrück – Bad Laasphe – Biedenkopf – Marburg RB 97 Brilon – Korbach – Frankenberg – Marburg
- Remarks
- potentially teilweise geänderter Zuschnitt des Netzes je nach Tractionsart in Prüfung (wg. Nachladen an Oberleitung)
No. 168
Südniedersachsen
— · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 01.12.2037 — TBD
- Services
- RB · Battery · — M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 79 Bodenburg - Hildesheim RB 80 Göttingen – Northeim – Nordhausen RB 81 Bodenfelde – Northeim – Nordhausen RE 10 Hannover – Goslar – Bad Harzburg RB 84 Paderborn – Ottbergen – Kreiensen RB 85 Paderborn – Ottbergen – Göttingen RB 86 Einbeck – Göttingen
No. 57
Leine-Weser
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 09.12.2029 — 13.12.2037
- Services
- RB + RE · Battery · — M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 10 Hannover – Goslar – Bad Harzburg RB 82 Göttingen – Kreiensen – Bad Harzburg RB 79 Bodenburg – Hildesheim RB 84 Paderborn – Ottbergen – Kreiensen RB 85 Paderborn – Ottbergen – Göttingen RB 86 Einbeck-Mitte – Einbeck-Salzderhelden – Göttingen
- Remarks
- Vehicles provided by the authority
No. 158
Weser-Ems
— · Open procedure
- Contract term
- 09.12.2035 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · Electric + Battery · — M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: retrofit
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Osnabrück – Oldenburg – Wilhelmshaven Esens – Sande – Wilhelmshaven Osnabrück – Vechta – Delmenhorst – Bremen
No. 159
Sonderverkehr SPNV NRW
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 09.12.2035 — TBD
- Services
- other · Electric · 0,04 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: TBD · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- diverse
No. 140
S-Bahn Hannover
Gross · Restricted procedure
- Contract term
- 10.12.2034 — TBD
- Services
- S-Bahn · Electric · 9,33 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- S 1 to S 8, S 21 and S 51
- Remarks
- Redeployment guarantee for vehicles from the predecessor contract
No. 128
Rhein-Ruhr-Express
TBD · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 11.12.2033 — TBD
- Services
- RE · Electric · 14,69 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 1 (RRX) Hamm – Aachen RE 4 Aachen – Dortmand RE 5 (RRX) Koblenz – Wesel RE 6 (RRX) Minden – Köln/Bonn Flughafen RE 11 (RRX) Düsseldorf – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Remarks
- NRW RRX model
No. 18
Niederrhein-Münsterland-Netz; Teilnetz 2
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 12.12.2027 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · Battery · 4,00 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 14 Essen-Steele – Borken / Coesfeld RE 44 Bottrop – Kamp-Lintfort RB 31 Xanten – Duisburg RB 36 Oberhausen – Duisburg-Ruhrort RB 43 Dortmand – Dorsten
- Remarks
- NRW RRX model Service start phased from 12/2027 Tender procedure completed
No. 177
Main-Lahn-Sieg
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 12.12.2038 — TBD
- Services
- RE · Electric · 2,35 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: TBD · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 98 Kassel – Frankfurt RE 99 Siegen – Frankfurt
No. 8
Weser - Ems
Gross · Restricted procedure
- Contract term
- 13.12.2026 — 08.12.2035
- Services
- RB · Diesel · 4,33 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Osnabrück – Oldenburg – Wilhelmshaven Esens – Sande – Wilhelmshaven Osnabrück – Vechta – Delmenhorst – Bremen
- Remarks
- Transitional award still using diesel
No. 11
Maas-Wupper-Express
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 13.12.2026 — 08.12.2040
- Services
- RE · Electric · 2,60 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: yes · ETCS: retrofit
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 13 Hamm – Eindhoven
- Remarks
- optionales VRR-Fahrzeugfinanzierungsmodell; Mehrsystemfahrzeuge (Deutschland / Niederlande) erforderlich; Tender procedure completed
No. 13
Express Netz Emscher
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 13.12.2026 — 14.12.2030
- Services
- RE · Electric · 2,01 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 3 Düsseldorf – Hamm RE 41 Bochum - Haltern am See
- Remarks
- Tender procedure completed
No. 99
S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr, Teilnetz A
TBD · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 14.12.2031 — TBD
- Services
- S-Bahn · Electric · 4,89 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- S 1 Dortmand – Solingen S 4 Unna – Dortmand-Lütgendortmand
- Remarks
- NRW RRX model
No. 69
Rhein-Ruhr-Express, Teilnetz B
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 15.12.2030 — 09.12.2045
- Services
- RE · Electric · 10,95 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: yes · ETCS: yes
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 2/RRX 7 Düsseldorf – Osnabrück RE 3/RRX 3 Hamm – Düsseldorf RE 7 Krefeld – Rheine RE 42 Mönchengladbach – Münster RE 45 Essen - Münster
- Remarks
- Service start phased from 12/2030 Prequalification stage completed
No. 72
Emsland/Mittelland
Gross · Restricted procedure
- Contract term
- 15.12.2030 — 08.12.2040
- Services
- RE · Electric · 6,20 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Teillos Emsland: RE 15 Münster – Emden Teillos Mittelland: RE 70 Braunschweig – Hannover – Bielefeld RE 60 Braunschweig – Hannover – Rheine RE 62 Rheine - Osanbrück - Löhne
- Remarks
- Second-hand vehicle type approval
No. 77
Folgeverträge Eifel-Westerwald- Sieg-Netz
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 15.12.2030 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · TBD · 6,10 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 23 Limburg(Lahn) – Mayen Ost RE 25 Gießen – Koblenz RB 29 Limburg – Siershahn RB 38 Andernach – Kaisersesch RB 90 Limburg(Lahn) – Au(Sieg) – Siegen RB 91 Hagen – Siegen RB 92 Finnentrop – Olpe RB 93 Betzdorf(Sieg) – Bad Berleburg RB 95 Dillenburg – Siegen RB 96 Betzdorf(Sieg) – Dillenburg
- Remarks
- Neuer Network perimeter under discussion
Source: Bundesverband SchienenNahverkehr (BSN), Wettbewerbsfahrplan 2025. Data are as published in the Wettbewerbsfahrplan and have not been independently verified against the underlying tender documentation.
Further reading
Last reviewed: 18 April 2026.