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
Managing director(s) per the authority's Impressum. Names rotate; always check the current Impressum for the authoritative list.

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.

Further reading

Last reviewed: 18 April 2026.