Special purpose association for local rail passenger transport Rhineland-Palatinate North

Logo Zweckverband SPNV Rheinland-Pfalz Nord

The association with its seat

The regional rail passenger transport association Rhineland-Palatinate North ( SPNV-Nord for short ) has been the responsible authority for local rail passenger transport in northern Rhineland-Palatinate since 1997 and is supported by the local districts and urban districts there , which are also members of the association. The state is a member of both Rhineland-Palatinate regional rail transport associations, the North and the South . On behalf of their members, the special purpose associations undertake the planning, allocation and controlling of transport services by rail and for certain regionally important bus routes. The SPNV Nord is based in Koblenz .

Territory and organization

The area of ​​the special purpose association SPNV Nord includes the following districts and urban districts ( regional authorities ):

• Ahrweiler district
• Altenkirchen district (Westerwald)
• Bernkastel-Wittlich district
• Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
• District of Cochem-Zell
• Koblenz , independent city
• Mayen-Koblenz district
• Neuwied district
• Rhein-Hunsrück district
• Rhein-Lahn district
• Trier , independent city
• District of Trier-Saarburg
• Vulkaneifel district
• Westerwaldkreis

The members elect an association chairman and a deputy association chairman from among their number. These represent the association to the outside world. The head of the association is currently Michael Lieber , District Administrator of the Altenkirchen district (Westerwald). His deputy is Joachim Streit , District Administrator of the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm. The office of the association is headed by a full-time association director, the current holder of the office is Thomas Geyer. His successor from January 31, 2019 will be Thorsten Müller, the current managing director of the public transport association Vogtland . The Landesbetrieb Mobility (LBM) provides additional employees .

In terms of tariffs, the Verkehrsverbund Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM) and Verkehrsverbund Region Trier (VRT) operate in the area of ​​the Zweckverband .

Range of services and transport companies

The 11,355 square kilometer area of ​​the special purpose association has around 800 kilometers of railroad lines served by local rail transport with around 200 stations and stops. The Zweckverband orders around 14.2 million train kilometers on this route network every year. In regional bus transport, the order volume amounts to around 1.9 million bus kilometers. In total, the Zweckverband orders transport services worth around 134 million euros per year.

The following railway companies are active in the regional rail transport for the Zweckverband :

• Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL)
• DB Regio
• Hessian State Railway (HLB)
• Rhenus Veniro (VEN)
• trans regio (TR)
• VIAS (VIA)
• Vlexx
• Westerwaldbahn GmbH (WEBA)

See also

• List of local rail transport lines in Rhineland-Palatinate
• Rhineland-Palatinate clock

Web links

• Website of the regional rail passenger transport association Rhineland-Palatinate North
• Website of the Rhein-Mosel Transport Association (VRM)
• Website of the Trier Region Transport Association (VRT)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Organization. SPNV-Nord, accessed on August 23, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Personal details : Thorsten Müller is to become the association director of the SPNV-Nord. In: eurailpress.de. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018 . 
3. ↑ contact person. SPNV-Nord, accessed on August 23, 2018 . 
4. ^ SPNV Nord: General data ( Memento from July 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 8, 2015