Aufgabenträger · Rheinland-Pfalz
Zweckverband Schienenpersonennahverkehr Rheinland-Pfalz Nord
- Abbreviation
- SPNV-Nord
- Land / remit
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Legal form
- Zweckverband
- Seat
- Koblenz
Bahnhofstraße 9, 56068 Koblenz
- Website
- www.spnv-nord.de
- Management
- Thorsten Müller, Verbandsdirektor (as of 6 July 2026)
Background
Zweckverband Schienenpersonennahverkehr Rheinland-Pfalz Nord — Aufgabenträger for the northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate. Public-law Zweckverband of the Landkreise and kreisfreie Städte in the northern Rhein-Mosel-Nahe region; joint competence with ZÖPNV RLP Süd over the full Land.
Remit and mandate
SPNV-Aufgabenträger for northern Rhineland-Palatinate.
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: 7 lot(s) as lead authority, 6 lot(s) as participating authority.
As lead authority
No. 63
Folgevertrag Koblenz - Trier – Luxemburg
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 09.12.2029 — 10.12.2044
- Services
- RE · Electric · 0,55 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- (vehicles: CFL)
- Lines
- RE 11 Koblenz - Trier – Luxemburg
- Remarks
- Vehicles provided by CFL
No. 64
Folgevertrag Hunsrückbahn
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 09.12.2029 — TBD
- Services
- RB · TBD · 0,20 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: TBD · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 37 Boppard – Emmelshausen
No. 65
Folgevertrag Daadetalbahn
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 09.12.2029 — TBD
- Services
- RB · TBD · 0,10 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: TBD · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 97 Betzdorf – Daaden
No. 132
Folgevertrag Mittelrheinbahn
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 11.12.2033 — TBD
- Services
- RB · Electric · 3,30 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: TBD · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 26 Köln – Koblenz – Mainz
No. 178
Folgevertrag MoselLux
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 12.12.2039 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · Electric · 3,60 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- (vehicles on RB 83: CFL)
- Lines
- RB 81 Koblenz – Trier RB 82 Trier – Perl RB 83 Wittlich – Dommeldange RE 85 Traben-Trarbach – Koblenz RE 86 Traben-Trabach – Trier RB 10V Koblenz – Kaub RE 11V Trier – Luxemburg
- Remarks
- Vehicles on RB 83 provided by CFL
No. 95
Südwest-Expressnetz (SWEN)
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 14.12.2031 — 09.12.2046
- Services
- RE · Electric · 6,90 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: yes · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RE 1 Koblenz – Saarbrücken – Mannheim (-Heidelberg) RE 2 Koblenz – Bingen - Meinz - Frankfurt(Main) RE 4 Frankfurt(Main) – Mainz - Ludwigshafen – Karlsruhe RE 14 Frankfurt(Main) – Mainz - Ludwigshafen – Mannheim
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
As participating authority
No. 50
Rhein-Erft-Bahn (RB 27)
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 10.12.2028 — 09.12.2034
- Services
- RB · Electric · 2,50 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Mönchengladbach Hbf – Rommerskirchen – Köln Hbf – Troisdorf – Bonn-Beuel – Linz (Rhein) – Neuwied – Koblenz Hbf
- Remarks
- Options: two one-year extension option up to a maximum of 13.12.2036
No. 144
Elektronetz Saar-RB Los 1
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 10.12.2034 — 11.12.2049
- Services
- RB · Electric · 3,17 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Schweich – Trier – Saarbrücken – Kaiserslautern
- 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. 172
Rheingau-Express
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 12.12.2038 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · Electric · 0,87 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: TBD · New-build: TBD · ETCS: retrofit
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 10 Neuwied – Koblenz – Frankfurt [Einzelf.] RE 19 (Kobern-Gondorf –) Koblenz – Frankfurt
No. 174
Rheingau
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 12.12.2038 — TBD
- Services
- RB · Electric · 2,97 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: TBD · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- RB 10 Neuwied – Koblenz – Wiesbaden – Frankfurt
No. 10
Südwest-Grand Est
Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Contract term
- 13.12.2026 — 15.12.2041
- Services
- RB · Diesel + Electric · 3,66 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Neustadt – Landau – Wissembourg – Straßbourg Mannheim / Karlsruhe – Wörth – Lauterbourg – Straßbourg Straßbourg – Kehl – Offenburg Mulhouse – Mühlheim Metz – Forbach – Saarbrücken Straßbourg – Saargemünd – Saarbrücken Metz – Thionville – Trier
Source: Bundesverband SchienenNahverkehr (BSN), Wettbewerbsfahrplan 2025. Data are as published in the Wettbewerbsfahrplan and have not been independently verified against the underlying tender documentation.
Recent tender activity (TED, 2026)
Recent notices in the Supplement to the Official Journal (TED) with this authority as a lead or participating authority. This complements the Wettbewerbsfahrplan 2025 pipeline above; for the cross-cutting read see the development note SPNV procurement wave, mid-2026.
TED 408743-2026
Rhein-Erft-Bahn (RB 27)
Competition · Standard regime
- Contract term
- 10.12.2028 — 09.12.2034 (6 yr) + 2×1 yr
- Services
- SPNV · Electric · ~2,5 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Electric new and/or used admitted; notional discount for younger new vehicles
- Key date
- Requests to participate due 15.07.2026 (lead: go.Rheinland)
- Lines
- RB 27 Rhein-Erft-Bahn
Source: TED notices as cited (publication numbers). Facts are as published in the notices and have not been independently verified against the full tender documentation.
Further reading
Last reviewed: 2 July 2026.