Meridian (commuter rail)
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| name = Meridian
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| regions = Bavaria, Germany
| fleet = Stadler FLIRT3 EMUs
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| parent_company = Bayerische Oberlandbahn
Transdev
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Meridian was a commuter rail service that operated between 2013 and 2020 in Bavaria, Germany operated by the railway company Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB), owned by Transdev.{{cite news|title=Germany train crash: Who owns Bavaria's trains?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35531677|publisher=BBC News|date=9 February 2016|access-date=9 February 2016}}
Since June 2020 these services run under the brand Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB) of Transdev.
History
In 2011 Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft signed a contract with Transdev (then Veolia Transport) to operate the "E-network Rosenheim" from December 2013, replacing previous operator DB Regio Bayern.{{cite web|title=BEG und Veolia Verkehr unterzeichnen Verkehrsvertrag für das E-Netz Rosenheim|language=de|url=http://www.zughalt.de/2011/06/beg-und-veolia-verkehr-unterzeichnen-verkehrsvertrag-fur-das-e-netz-rosenheim/|first=Sven|last=Steinke|date=8 June 2011|access-date=9 February 2016|website=Railway Journal Zughalt}}
Since December 2013 Meridian operated three lines in Bavaria, from Munich to Salzburg, Rosenheim and Kufstein.{{cite news|title=Wer betreibt die Meridian-Züge?|language=de|url=http://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2016-02/meridian-zuege-bad-aibling-transdev-zugunglueck|newspaper=Die Zeit|quote={{lang|de|Seit Dezember 2013 betreibt Meridian drei Strecken in Bayern, von München nach Salzburg, Rosenheim und Kufstein.}}|date=9 February 2016|access-date=9 February 2016}}
Services
Services run out of Munich on the Munich–Rosenheim and Munich–Holzkirchen railway lines, and out of Rosenheim on the Rosenheim–Salzburg, Rosenheim–Kufstein and Mangfall Valley lines.{{cite news|title=Ostseebahn fährt jetzt auch nach Rosenheim|language=de|url=http://www.tz.de/bayern/ostseebahn-faehrt-jetzt-auch-nach-rosenheim-3259688.html|newspaper=tz|location=Munich|date=7 December 2013|access-date=9 February 2016}}
Meridian operated a fleet of 35 FLIRT3 electric multiple units from Stadler Rail.{{cite web|title=Fahrzeuge: Flirt wechseln von Veolia zu Alpha Trains|language=de|url=http://www.eurailpress.de/news/wirtschaft-unternehmen/single-view/news/fahrzeuge-flirt-wechseln-von-veolia-zu-alpha-trains.html|date=5 August 2014|access-date=9 February 2016}}
2016 collision
On 9 February 2016 the Bad Aibling rail accident occurred at Bad Aibling, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany. Two Meridian-branded trains were involved in a head-on collision on the single-track line in which 12 people were killed and 89 others were injured.{{cite news|date=10 November 2016|title=Bad Aibling train crash trial begins|work=Deutsche Welle|url=https://www.dw.com/en/bad-aibling-train-crash-trial-begins/a-36335632|access-date=4 April 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category inline|Meridian}}
- {{official website|http://www.der-meridian.de}} {{in lang|de}}
{{Munich transport network}}
Category:Rail transport in Bavaria
Category:Transport in Tyrol (federal state)
Category:Transport in Salzburg (federal state)