Aufgabenträger · Saarland
Zweckverband Personennahverkehr Saarland
- Abbreviation
- ZPS
- Land / remit
- Saarland
- Legal form
- Zweckverband
- Seat
- Saarbrücken
Talstraße 30–32, 66119 Saarbrücken
- Website
- www.zps-saar.de
- Management
- Managing director(s) per the authority's Impressum. Names rotate; always check the current Impressum for the authoritative list.
Background
Zweckverband Personennahverkehr Saarland — public-law Zweckverband of the Saarländische Gebietskörperschaften. Acts as Aufgabenträger in coordination with the Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima, Mobilität, Agrar und Verbraucherschutz (MUKMAV) of the Saarland.
Remit and mandate
SPNV-Aufgabenträger for the Saarland; established as a Zweckverband in 2022 consolidating Land-level SPNV responsibilities.
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: 3 lot(s) as lead authority, 4 lot(s) as participating authority.
As lead authority
No. 51
Saarbahn
Net · Other
- Contract term
- 01.09.2029 — 10.12.2044
- Services
- other · Electric · 0,82 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Hanweiler (Gr) - Brebach and Walpershofen/Etzenhofen - Lebach-Jabach
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. 145
Elektronetz Saar-RB Los 2
Gross · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 10.12.2034 — 11.12.2049
- Services
- RB · Electric · 2,27 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Saarbrücken – Lebach Illingen – Homburg Saarbrücken – Neubrücke Saarbrücken – Wemmetsweiler – Neunkirchen – Homburg
- Remarks
- Redeployment guarantee for vehicles from the predecessor contract, auf RB 72 Saarbrücken – Lebach likely deployment of BEMU units
As participating authority
No. 51
Saarbahn
Net · Other
- Contract term
- 01.09.2029 — 10.12.2044
- Services
- other · Electric · 0,82 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Hanweiler (Gr) - Brebach and Walpershofen/Etzenhofen - Lebach-Jabach
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. 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
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
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.