Aufgabenträger · Sachsen
Zweckverband für den Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig
- Abbreviation
- ZVNL
- Land / remit
- Sachsen
- Legal form
- Zweckverband
- Seat
- Leipzig
Zschochersche Straße 26, 04229 Leipzig
- Website
- www.zvnl.de
- Management
- Bernd Irrgang, Geschäftsführer (as of 6 July 2026)
Background
Zweckverband für den Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig — public-law Zweckverband of the Leipzig area districts and the City of Leipzig. Aufgabenträger for SPNV in the Leipzig area; coordinates with NASA on cross-Land lines via MDV (Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund).
Remit and mandate
SPNV-Aufgabenträger for the Leipzig area; responsible for the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland jointly with NASA.
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: 1 lot(s) as lead authority, 4 lot(s) as participating authority.
As lead authority
No. 7
MDSB2025plus
Gross with incentive · Open procedure
- Contract term
- 13.12.2026 — 11.12.2038
- Services
- S-Bahn · Electric + Battery · 10,80 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- S 4 Torgau – Leipzig – Wurzen (– Riesa) S 6 Naumburg / Merseburg – Leipzig-Stötteritz S 1 Leipzig Miltitzer Allee – Borsdorf – Grimma – Döbeln S 10 Schkeuditz – Leipzig Miltitzer Allee S 3 Halle-Nietleben – Leipzig – Borna – Geithain S 5 Halle-Trotha – Flughafen L/HAL – Leipzig – Altenburg – Gößnitz – Glauchau / Werdau – Zwickau S 5X Halle-Trotha – Flughafen L/HAL – Leipzig – Altenburg – Werdau – Zwickau / Plauen
- Remarks
- 2 lots of battery new-build units; no legacy fleet available; train-km without options.
As participating authority
No. 152
Netz Lausitz
Gross with incentive · Open procedure
- Contract term
- 09.12.2035 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · Electric · 4,40 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Hoyerwerda – Falkenberg (Elster) – Leipzig Cottbus – Ruhland – Falkenberg (Elster) Frankfurt (Oder) – Cottbus – Leipzig Frankfurt (Oder) - Cottbus – Falkenberg (Elster) Cottbus - Senftenberg - Elsterwerda
No. 9
E-Netz Oberelbe
Gross with incentive · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 13.12.2026 — 08.12.2040
- Services
- RE + S- Bahn · Electric · 3,10 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: no
- Operator
- DB Regio (awarded)
- Lines
- Dresden Hbf – Hoyerswerda Dresden Hbf – Cottbus Hbf Dresden Hbf – Elsterwerda-Biehla (ab Dez 2035) Dresden Hbf – Riesa – Leipzig Hbf
- Remarks
- Awarded to DB Regio; from 12/2035 erhöht sich Leistungsvolumen durch integration of the Linie S 6 auf Mio. 3,9 Zkm/Jahr
No. 73
Saale-Thüringen-Südharz 2030+
Gross · Open procedure
- Contract term
- 15.12.2030 — 09.12.2045
- Services
- RB + RE · Electric · 8,30 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: retrofit
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- 1. service phase (bis 12/2032) Halle - Sangerhausen - Nordhausen - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Saalfeld - Jena - Naumburg - Leipzig Erfurt - Naumburg - Halle Saalfeld - Jena - Naumburg - Halle (Heiligenstadt-) Leinefelde - Nordhausen Erfurt - Sömmerda - Sangerhausen 2. service phase (ab 12/2032) Halle - Sangerhausen - Nordhausen - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Saalfeld - Jena - Naumburg - Leipzig Erfurt - Naumburg - Halle Saalfeld - Jena - Naumburg - Halle (Heiligenstadt-) Leinefelde - Nordhausen
- Remarks
- Service volume reduced from 12/2032 auf 7,8 Mio. train-km (service phase 2)
No. 79
Mitteldeutsches S-Bahnnetz II
Gross with incentive · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 15.12.2030 — 10.12.2045
- Services
- RB + RE + S- Bahn · Electric · 8,15 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- S 2 Leipzig-Stötteritz – Leipzig Citytunnel – Dessau / Lutherstadt Wittenberg S 7 Sangerhausen - Lurh. Eisleben - Halle (Saale) - Delitzsch - Eilenburg S 8 Halle (Saale) – Dessau / Lutherstadt Wittenberg RE 13 Magdeburg – Dessau – Leipzig RE 14 Magdeburg – Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Falkenberg (Elster) RB 51 Dessau – Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Falkenberg (Elster) RB 52 Magdeburg - Dessau (optionale Betriebsleistung)
- Remarks
- Verschiebung Beginn Vertragslaufzeit um ein Jahr auf Dez. 2031 possible
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 374588-2026
Central German S-Bahn Network II
Competition · Standard regime
- Contract term
- 12.12.2032 — 09.12.2045 (core) + option to Dec 2046
- Services
- SPNV · Electric · ~7,3 M train-km/yr (+ options)
- Rolling stock
- Vehicle concept is the most heavily weighted award criterion; authorities offer vehicle-financing support (residual-value / reuse undertaking, interest correction); operator procures
- Key date
- Tenders due 03.12.2026
- Lines
- S2, S7, S8, RE 13, RB 51, RE 14 (Dessau, Bitterfeld, Leipzig, Halle, Magdeburg, Lu. Wittenberg, Falkenberg)
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.