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
Dr. Anjes Tjarks, Senator für Verkehr und Mobilitätswende (as of 6 July 2026)

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.

Recent tender activity (TED, 2026)

Recent notices in the Supplement to the Official Journal (TED) with this authority as a lead or participating authority. This complements the Wettbewerbsfahrplan 2025 pipeline above; for the cross-cutting read see the development note SPNV procurement wave, mid-2026.

TED 549657-2026

Hamburg S-Bahn — 8th amendment agreement

Contract modification · Sec. 132(2) GWB
Contract term
Modification of the transport contract awarded under notice 003078-2012
Services
S-Bahn Hamburg network; the amendment concerns RB 81 and S 4
Rolling stock
Double-deck operation on RB 81 extended for timetable year 2028 with an option for 2029; class ET 490 units cannot take over as planned because the infrastructure works are not complete
Key date
Amendment concluded 16.07.2026 with S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH
Lines
RB 81 Hauptbahnhof – Bad Oldesloe; S 4 Altona Nord – Bad Oldesloe
Remarks
Also regulates the DB InfraGO general renovation of the Hamburg – Lübeck line from mid to late 2028. The stated value of EUR 1.00 is flagged in the notice as a form artefact; the agreement is published on the Hamburg transparency portal

Source: TED notices as cited (publication numbers). Facts are as published in the notices and have not been independently verified against the full tender documentation.

Further reading

Last reviewed: 27 August 2026.