Local transport association Westphalia-Lippe

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Location of the NWL in North Rhine-Westphalia
Logo of the NWL

The Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) was founded in January 2008 and is based in Unna . In addition to the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) and the Zweckverband Nahverkehr Rheinland (ZV NVR), it is one of the three new special purpose associations for the organization of local rail passenger transport (SPNV) in North Rhine-Westphalia .

statistics

About 5.7 million people live in the NWL area. In addition to the cities of Bielefeld ( agglomeration ), Münster , Hamm , Paderborn and Siegen , the area includes the most densely populated regions of Steinfurt , Unna , Coesfeld and the Märkische Kreis . There is also a link to the city of Osnabrück through cooperation on the tariff.

206 cities and municipalities are involved. 127 towns have a local rail passenger transport station (SPNV); 107 of these are in central settlement areas, 20 in an adjacent city or district.

The NWL is responsible for a route network of 1793 km in length, on which 32 million train kilometers are performed annually. A total of 55 local transport lines operate.

tasks

The purpose of Association shall, as transport authorities in the first place the order and financing of rail passenger transport. These tasks were previously carried out independently by the individual regional special-purpose associations. It is hoped that the merger in the NWL will bring organizational advantages. Since April 2008, the Zweckverband has also been responsible for the further development of the nationwide integral cycle timetable .

Further tasks lie in the development of a joint network tariff for Westphalia-Lippe. The association assembly created the first conditions for this in October 2011. The project office Westfalentarif was set up in 2012 at OWL Verkehr GmbH in Bielefeld. The project management was carried out jointly by NWL and OWL Verkehr GmbH. The aim of the project was a community tariff for the whole of Westphalia-Lippe, which would replace the current five community tariffs “Der Sechser” (OWL Verkehr GmbH), Münsterland / Ruhr-Lippe tariff, Hochstift tariff (VPH) and VGWS tariff (Westphalia- South). The first mentioned starting times 2015 and 2016 could not be kept. The Westphalian tariff was introduced on August 1, 2017 . In addition to the previous common areas, it also includes the cities of Dortmund and Hagen .

Members

The NWL is the umbrella organization of the following five Westphalian special-purpose associations:

Tenders in local rail transport

The tender for the OWL diesel network has been running since November 2010 . On June 10, 2011, the Westphalia-Lippe local transport association announced that the Eurobahn and NordWestBahn had won the tender for the OWL diesel network.

On October 9, 2012, the Westphalia-Lippe local transport association published the tender for the Sauerland network for traffic from December 2016 in the EU Official Journal . As a result, a new operator is being sought for the regional express lines RE 17 and 57 and the regional trains RB 52, 53 and 54. Some improvements are to include trains for the disabled, more space for bicycles, more train attendants, vending machines in the trains instead of on the platforms, and improved connections in Menden (to Dortmund) and in Schwerte (to Münster). It's about 5.6 million train kilometers a year; at 9 to 10 euros per train kilometer around an order volume of 50 to 55 million euros. Because the network will be awarded for 12 years, it is a total of more than 600 million euros.

In order to be able to adhere to the price range, competition is required. The NWL suggests that it offers vehicle financing through inexpensive municipal loans, and the three best inferior bidders would be reimbursed for tender costs of up to 100,000 euros. Passengers should benefit from the competition in the Sauerland: The trains should be handicapped accessible, boarding heights like the Sauerland Express of 1.20 meters should be a thing of the past. Because of the great success of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route, the RE 17 (like the RE 57 before) is to have more space for bicycles. In addition, the NWL will require trains for the Obere Ruhrtalbahn (RE 17/57) that are 140 km / h fast. This could shorten the travel time to Schwerte, which would enable the connection to Münster. A change in the timetable should also ensure a quick connection from Neuenrade and Menden to Dortmund in Fröndenberg. The current offer should be retained. This also applies to ticket sales at DB counters and through DB agencies. However, the machines should be [out of date] on the trains from the end of 2016 and no longer on the platforms, as this would prevent damage from vandalism. After 7 p.m. all trains should be manned by train attendants, which means that more staff would be deployed on the trains.

Route reactivation projects

The following reactivation projects in local rail transport have already been implemented, registered for the public transport requirement plan of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia or are still in the planning stage at NWL.

Already implemented

route length Passengers per day costs Installation Tact
Schwerte Ost - Abzw. Heide 3183 (2012) 05/30/1999 60 min
Gronau - Enschede 9 km 11/16/2001 30 min
Lemgo - Lemgo-Lüttfeld 1 km 07/28/2007 60 min
Brilon Forest - Brilon City 7 km 268 (2012) € 1.86 million 12/11/2011 about 60 min
Marienheide - Meinerzhagen 9 km 02/27/2014 60 min
Meinerzhagen - Bruges 15 km 10.12.2017 / 15.12.2019 120 min from 12.2017 / 60 min from 12.2019

In the implementation

route length Passengers per kilometer of operating length estimated number of passengers costs NKF Tact
Münster - Sendenhorst (WLE route) 21 km Münster - Münster-Wolbeck 3,600
Münster-Wolbeck - Sendenhorst 1,900 		6,300 € 32.2 million 1.15 Münster - Münster-Wolbeck 20 min.
Münster-Wolbeck - Sendenhorst 20/40 min
Harsewinkel - Gütersloh - Verl (TWE route) 25 km 1,900 3,500 1.98 60 min

In the planning

route length Passengers per kilometer of operating length estimated number of passengers costs NKF Tact
Osnabrück - Recke (Tecklenburger Nordbahn / RVM route) 29 km Osnabrück - Westerkappeln 2,600
Westerkappeln - Recke 1,000 		5,700 € 28.8 million 1.12 30 min

Potential projects in the future

route length Passengers per kilometer of operating length estimated number of passengers costs NKF Tact
Neheim-Hüsten - Sundern (Röhrtalbahn / RLG route) 14 km 900-1,900 € 12.9 million 1.25-1.82 60 min
Menden - Hemer (Oesetalbahn) 8 kilometers 1,100 € 10.5 million <0 - 1.01 60 min
Lemgo-Lüttfeld - Barntrup (Begatalbahn) 17 km 840 1400 1.56 60 min
Bocholt - Borken - Coesfeld (connection to Münster planned) 58 km 1,300-3,100
Connection from Bergkamen (via Hamm-Osterfelder Bahn or alternatively via Kamen) unknown
Sendenhorst - Neubeckum - possibly Ennigerloh (WLE route) unknown
Neubeckum - Lippstadt (WLE route) 35 km
Lippstadt - Warstein (WLE route) 31 km
Paderborn - Büren (Almetalbahn) 26 km 900 € 29.4 million 1.2 60 min
HVZ 30 min
Büren - Brilon City (Almetalbahn) 26 km
Hemer - Iserlohn (Oesetalbahn) 8.2 km
Halver-Oberbrügge - Halver (Schleifkottenbahn) 7.2 km
Neheim-Hüsten - Arnsberg Süd (RLG route) 11.1 km
Lengerich - Ibbenbüren (TWE route) 14.7 km
Harsewinkel - Versmold (TWE route) 11 km
Verl - Hövelhof (TWE route) 13 km
Borken - Winterswijk (partly within the Netherlands) 16 km
Rail connection to Münster / Osnabrück airport unknown
Rahden - Bassum (partly within Lower Saxony) 53.8 km
Versmold - Lengerich (Lappwaldbahn / extension of the TWE route) 29.6 km
Holzhausen-Hedinghausen - Bohmte (Wittlager Kreisbahn / VLO route) 20.5 km

Traffic Company

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w local transport plan Westphalia-Lippe. (PDF) NWL, October 2011, accessed on April 15, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Tender for OWL diesel network started. (No longer available online.) Www.nwl-info.de, November 2010, archived from the original on August 10, 2012 ; Retrieved December 17, 2010 .
  3. ↑ OWL diesel network tender won. (No longer available online.) Www.nwl-info.de, June 2011, archived from the original on September 12, 2011 ; Retrieved July 5, 2012 .
  4. ↑ Article from the Westfälische Rundschau of October 12, 2012: "Rail - Brave New Railroad World"
  5. ↑ Article from the Westfälische Rundschau of October 12, 2012: "Timetable change - In 35 minutes by train in Dortmund"
  6. ↑ Article from the Westfälische Rundschau from October 11, 2012: "SauerlandNetz - Hönnetalbahn changes the timetable at the end of 2016"
  7. ↑ (Potential) route reactivations in the NWL - current planning status: 08.10.2019
  8. ↑ ZRL, documents for the 83rd association meeting, item 1 protocol annex 2, ZIP file
  9. ↑ ZRL, documents for the 83rd association meeting, item 1 protocol annex 2, ZIP file
  10. ↑ Brilon back on the net. (PDF) Pro Bahn, accessed on July 10, 2016 .
  11. ↑ https://www.muenster.de/stadt/stadtplanung/pdf/reaktivierung_wle-strecke_2010.pdf ZVM, report on reactivation of the WLE line
  12. ↑ http://www.gemeinde-lotte.de/fileadmin/fotos/Aktuelles/TN_08-02-11_Lotte.pdf ZVM, report on reactivation of the Tecklenburger Nordbahn
  13. ↑ a b c d Summary of the final report. Potential analysis and NKU assessment for the reactivation of the Röhrtalbahn between Sundern and Arnsberg. (PDF) Retrieved June 22, 2014 .
  14. ↑ a b c d Minutes of the 87th Association Meeting. Zweckverband SPNV Ruhr-Lippe , December 24, 2015, accessed on July 17, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Potential investigation Bocholt - Borken - Münster ( Memento from July 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 819 kB), Zweckverband SPNV Münsterland