Meridian (commuter rail)

Meridian

EMU ET 319 at Munich's main railway station

Overview
Main region(s)| Bavaria, Germany
Fleet| Stadler FLIRT3 EMUs
Stations called at|

* Munich Hbf
* Rosenheim
* Kufstein
* Salzburg Hbf

Parent company| Bayerische Oberlandbahn
Transdev
Successor| Bayerische Regiobahn
Technical
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Other
Website| www.der-meridian.de

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.[1]

Since June 2020 these services run under the brand Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB) of Transdev.

## History

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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.[2]

Since December 2013 Meridian operated three lines in Bavaria, from Munich to Salzburg, Rosenheim and Kufstein.[3]

## Services

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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.[4]

Meridian operated a fleet of 35 FLIRT3 electric multiple units from Stadler Rail.[5]

## 2016 collision

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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.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Germany train crash: Who owns Bavaria's trains?". BBC News. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
2. ^ Steinke, Sven (8 June 2011). "BEG und Veolia Verkehr unterzeichnen Verkehrsvertrag für das E-Netz Rosenheim". Railway Journal Zughalt (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
3. ^ "Wer betreibt die Meridian-Züge?". Die Zeit (in German). 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016. "Seit Dezember 2013 betreibt Meridian drei Strecken in Bayern, von München nach Salzburg, Rosenheim und Kufstein."
4. ^ "Ostseebahn fährt jetzt auch nach Rosenheim". tz (in German). Munich. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
5. ^ "Fahrzeuge: Flirt wechseln von Veolia zu Alpha Trains" (in German). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
6. ^ "Bad Aibling train crash trial begins". Deutsche Welle. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

## External links

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* Media related to Meridian at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website (in German)

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* BRB
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