Aufgabenträger · Hamburg

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg — Behörde für Verkehr und Mobilitätswende (BVM)

Abbreviation
HH
Land / remit
Hamburg
Legal form
City-state ministry
Seat
Hamburg
Steindamm 94, 20099 Hamburg
Website
www.hamburg.de/bvm/
Management
Managing director(s) per the authority's Impressum. Names rotate; always check the current Impressum for the authoritative list.

Background

SPNV Aufgabenträger for the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, organised within the Behörde für Verkehr und Mobilitätswende (BVM); the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) acts as coordinator with Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen. The Hamburg S-Bahn is a DC-electrified system with historically operator-financed rolling stock.

Remit and mandate

SPNV-Aufgabenträger for Hamburg; regional rail services provided within HVV area.

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, 10 lot(s) as participating authority.

As lead authority

No. 127

S-Bahn Hamburg

Other · Other / TBD
Contract term
11.12.2033 — 12.12.2048
Services
S-Bahn · Electric · 21,00 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: partial · New-build: partial · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Gesamtnetz
Remarks
Contract type TBD; vehicle pool for new-build units. Fleet: class 474 to be replaced by new-build units; class 490 to be handed over from outgoing to incoming operator on operator change.

As participating authority

No. 54

Heidekreuz

Gross · Other / TBD
Contract term
09.12.2029 — 12.12.2042
Services
RB · Battery · — M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB 38 (HH-Harburg) – Buchhholz/N. – Hannover RB 37 Bremen – Soltau – Uelzen RB 32 Lüneburg – Dannenberg (RB 39 Soltau – Lüneburg)
Remarks
Vehicles provided by the authority
No. 156

E-Netz Ost

Gross with incentive · Restricted procedure
Contract term
09.12.2035 — TBD
Services
RE · Electric · 2,80 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Hamburg – Lübeck-Travemünde Strand/Neustadt (RE 8, RE 80)
Remarks
Vehicles provided by the authority
No. 143

Netz West; Netz Dagebüll

Gross with incentive · Restricted procedure
Contract term
10.12.2034 — TBD
Services
RB + RE · Electric · 4,60 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Hamburg – Westerland (Sylt) (RE 6, RB 62) Niebüll – Dagebüll (RB 65)
Remarks
Electrification ander planning
No. 129

Hanse-Netz Nord

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
11.12.2033 — TBD
Services
RB + RE · Electric · 6,52 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: yes
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Lot 1 RB 31 Hamburg – Lüneburg (– Hannover) RE 4 Hamburg – Bremen RE 3 Hamburg – Uelzen – Hannover RB 41 Hamburg – Bremen
No. 20

Netz Mitte

Gross with incentive · Open procedure
Contract term
12.12.2027 — 10.12.2039
Services
RE · Electric · 5,00 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Hamburg – Kiel (RE 7, RE 70) Hamburg – Flensburg/Tinglev (RE 7)
Remarks
Vehicles provided with manufacturer maintenance
No. 23

Teilnetz Ostsee-Alster

Gross with incentive · Open procedure
Contract term
12.12.2027 — 07.12.2041
Services
RE · Electric · 3,34 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: yes · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
DB Regio (awarded)
Lines
Hamburg – Büchen – Rostock Schwerin – Lübeck (ab 2030) Rostock – Bad Kleinen – Lübeck (ab 2030)
Remarks
Awarded to DB Regio, zweite service phase Jfpl. 2030 mit 4,23 Mio. Zugkm/a vorbehaltlich Verfügbarkeit Infrastruktur
No. 24

Netz Südwest

Gross with incentive · Restricted procedure
Contract term
12.12.2027 — 10.12.2039
Services
RB · Electric · 2,20 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft (awarded)
Lines
Hamburg – Elmshorn – Kellinghusen / Itzehoe (RB 61, RB 71)
Remarks
Awarded to Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
No. 25

RE 5 Cuxhaven – Hamburg

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
12.12.2027 — 12.12.2037
Services
RE · Diesel · 1,59 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: no
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Hamburg – Cuxhaven
No. 169

RE 5 Cuxhaven – Hamburg

— · —
Contract term
12.12.2037 — —
Services
RE · TBD · 1,59 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: —
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Hamburg – Cuxhaven
No. 1

Hanse-Netz Nord

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
14.06.2026 — 10.12.2033
Services
RB + RE · Electric · 6,52 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: yes
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Lot 1 RB 31 Hamburg – Lüneburg (– Hannover) RE 4 Hamburg – Bremen RE 3 Hamburg – Uelzen – Hannover RB 41 Hamburg – Bremen
Remarks
Re-tender due to early contract termination

Source: Bundesverband SchienenNahverkehr (BSN), Wettbewerbsfahrplan 2025. Data are as published in the Wettbewerbsfahrplan and have not been independently verified against the underlying tender documentation.

Further reading

Last reviewed: 18 April 2026.