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Aufgabenträger · Niedersachsen

Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen mbH

Abbreviation
LNVG
Land / remit
Niedersachsen
Legal form
Landesgesellschaft (GmbH)
Seat
Hannover
Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 34, 30159 Hannover
Website
www.lnvg.de
Management
Managing director(s) per the authority's Impressum. Names rotate; always check the current Impressum for the authoritative list.

Background

Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen — Landesgesellschaft founded 1996, 100 % owned by the Land Niedersachsen. Operates Germany's oldest and largest PTA-side vehicle pool, which has been a reference model for several other ATs (including NVBW). Aufgabenträger for SPNV in Lower Saxony; coordinates with Bremen and Hamburg on cross-border networks.

Remit and mandate

Primary SPNV-Aufgabenträger for Lower Saxony (outside the Region Hannover and RGB territories).

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: 18 lot(s) as lead authority, 11 lot(s) as participating authority.

As lead authority

No. 168

Südniedersachsen

— · Other / TBD
Contract term
01.12.2037 — TBD
Services
RB · Battery · — M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB 79 Bodenburg - Hildesheim RB 80 Göttingen – Northeim – Nordhausen RB 81 Bodenfelde – Northeim – Nordhausen RE 10 Hannover – Goslar – Bad Harzburg RB 84 Paderborn – Ottbergen – Kreiensen RB 85 Paderborn – Ottbergen – Göttingen RB 86 Einbeck – Göttingen
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. 56

Südharz

Gross · Other / TBD
Contract term
09.12.2029 — 13.12.2037
Services
RB · Diesel · — M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB 80 Göttingen – Northeim – Herzberg – Nordhausen RB 46 Braunschweig – Seesen – Herzberg RB 81 Bodenfelde – Northeim – Herzberg – Nordhausen
Remarks
Diesel transitional network; RB46 moves to the Harz-Heide network from 12/2037.
No. 57

Leine-Weser

Gross · Other / TBD
Contract term
09.12.2029 — 13.12.2037
Services
RB + RE · Battery · — M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RE 10 Hannover – Goslar – Bad Harzburg RB 82 Göttingen – Kreiensen – Bad Harzburg RB 79 Bodenburg – Hildesheim RB 84 Paderborn – Ottbergen – Kreiensen RB 85 Paderborn – Ottbergen – Göttingen RB 86 Einbeck-Mitte – Einbeck-Salzderhelden – Göttingen
Remarks
Vehicles provided by the authority
No. 158

Weser-Ems

— · Open procedure
Contract term
09.12.2035 — TBD
Services
RB + RE · Electric + Battery · — M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Osnabrück – Oldenburg – Wilhelmshaven Esens – Sande – Wilhelmshaven Osnabrück – Vechta – Delmenhorst – Bremen
No. 48

RB 39 Lüneburg - Soltau

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
10.12.2028 — 10.12.2033
Services
RB · Diesel · 0,69 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB 39 Lüneburg - Soltau
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. 130

Hanse-Netz Süd

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
11.12.2033 — TBD
Services
RE · Electric · 2,25 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: yes
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Lot 2 RE 2 Uelzen – Hannover – Göttingen
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. 26

Weser-Elbe

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
12.12.2027 — 12.12.2037
Services
RB · Fuel cell · 1,37 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: no
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB33 Cuxhaven – Bremerhaven – Buxtehude (optional RB 34 Bremervörde – Stade from 12/2028)
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. 170

Weser-Elbe

— · —
Contract term
12.12.2037 — —
Services
RB · Fuel cell · 1,37 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: —
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB33 Cuxhaven – Bremerhaven – Buxtehude RB 34 Bremervörde – Stade
No. 8

Weser - Ems

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
13.12.2026 — 08.12.2035
Services
RB · Diesel · 4,33 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: no
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Osnabrück – Oldenburg – Wilhelmshaven Esens – Sande – Wilhelmshaven Osnabrück – Vechta – Delmenhorst – Bremen
Remarks
Transitional award still using diesel
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
No. 2

Hanse-Netz Süd

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
14.06.2026 — 10.12.2033
Services
RE · Electric · 2,25 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: yes
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Lot 2 RE 2 Uelzen – Hannover – Göttingen
Remarks
Re-tender due to early contract termination
No. 166

Bad Bentheim - Coevorden (NL)

— · Open procedure
Contract term
14.12.2036 — TBD
Services
RB · TBD · — M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB 56 Bad Bentheim - Nordhorn - Neuenhaus - Coevorden (NL)
No. 167

Regio-S-Bahn Bremen/ Niedersachsen

— · Open procedure
Contract term
14.12.2036 — TBD
Services
RB + S- Bahn · Electric · — M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
No. 72

Emsland/Mittelland

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
15.12.2030 — 08.12.2040
Services
RE · Electric · 6,20 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Teillos Emsland: RE 15 Münster – Emden Teillos Mittelland: RE 70 Braunschweig – Hannover – Bielefeld RE 60 Braunschweig – Hannover – Rheine RE 62 Rheine - Osanbrück - Löhne
Remarks
Second-hand vehicle type approval

As participating authority

No. 92

11NOH (NOH-Netz)

Gross · Other / TBD
Contract term
01.12.2031 — 09.12.2046
Services
RB + RE · Electric · 4,93 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: TBD · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB 5 Fulda – Bad Hersfeld – Bebra – Melsungen – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Kassel Hbf RE 6 (Eisenach –) Bebra – Melsungen – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Kassel Hbf RB 6 Eisenach – Bebra RB 83 Göttingen – Eichenberg – Hann Münden – Kassel Hbf RB 87 Göttingen – Eichenberg – Eschwege – Bebra
Remarks
Derzeit Prüfung auf notwendige Verschiebung des Betriebsstarts and / oder gestaffelte Betriebsaufnahme wegen Generalsanierungen and ETCS
No. 55

Harz - Heide

Gross with incentive · Other / TBD
Contract term
09.12.2029 — 12.12.2042
Services
RB · Battery · 3,10 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RB 47 Braunschweig – Gifhorn – Uelzen RB 42/43 Braunschweig – Vienenburg – Goslar / Bad Harzburg RB 45 Braunschweig – Schöppenstedt RB 44 Braunschweig – Salzgitter-Lebenstedt RB 48 Braunschweig – Salzgitter-Bad – Goslar (ab 12/2037) RB 46 Braunschweig – Herzberg (ab 12/2037)
No. 151

Akkunetz Nord, Akkunetz Ost, Akkunetz Ost-West

Gross with incentive · Restricted procedure
Contract term
09.12.2035 — TBD
Services
RB + RE · Battery · 10,40 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Kiel – Flensburg (RE 72, RB 73) Kiel – Husum (RE 74, RB 75) Husum – Bad St. Peter-Ording (RB 64) Lübeck – Kiel (RE 83, RB 84) Lübeck – Lüneburg (RE 83) Kiel – Schönberger Strand (RB 76) Neumünster – Heide – Büsum (RB 63) Neumünster – Bad Oldesloe (RB 82)
Remarks
Vehicles provided with manufacturer maintenance
No. 34

Elektronetz Nord Magdeburg

Gross with incentive · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Contract term
10.12.2028 — 12.12.2043
Services
RB + RE + S- Bahn · Electric · 8,30 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
DB Regio (awarded)
Lines
S 1 Schönebeck – Magdeburg – Burg S 2 Magdeburg – Zielitz RE 20 Magdeburg – Stendal – Uelzen RB 30 Halle (Saale) – Köthen – Magdeburg – Stendal – Wittenberge RB 40 Braunschweig – Magdeburg (– Dessau-Roßlau)
Remarks
Awarded to DB Regio
No. 140

S-Bahn Hannover

Gross · Restricted procedure
Contract term
10.12.2034 — TBD
Services
S-Bahn · Electric · 9,33 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
S 1 to S 8, S 21 and S 51
Remarks
Redeployment guarantee for vehicles from the predecessor contract
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.
No. 19

Netz nördliches Westfalen

Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Contract term
12.12.2027 — 13.12.2043
Services
RB + RE · Battery · 7,90 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: yes · New-build: yes · ETCS: yes
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RE 82 Bielefeld – Detmold – Altenbeken RB 63 Münster – Coesfeld RB 67 Bielefeld – Warendorf – Münster RB 68 Münster – Sendenhorst RB 71 Bielefeld – Rahden RB 73 Bielefeld – Lemgo RB 74 Bielefeld – Paderborn RB 75 Bielefeld – Halle(West.) – Osnabrück RB 76 Verl – Gütersloh – Harsewinkel RB 77 Herford – Hameln – Elze (– Hildesheim)
Remarks
Beginn der Vertragslaufzeiten: RB 68: Dezember 2027 RB 76: Dezember 2027 RB 63: Dezember 2030 übrige Linien: Dezember 2029
No. 114

Teutoburgerwald-Netz

Gross · Other / TBD
Contract term
12.12.2032 — TBD
Services
RB + RE · Electric · 5,30 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: TBD · New-build: TBD · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RE 78 Rheda-Wiedenbrück – Bielefeld – Nienburg RB 61 Bielefeld – Osnabrück – Hengelo RB 65 Münster – Rheine RB 66 Münster – Osnabrück RB 72 Herford – Altenbeken – Paderborn
No. 68

Thüringer Elektro Netz

Gross · Open procedure
Contract term
15.12.2030 — 12.12.2043
Services
RB + RE · Electric + Battery · 5,80 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: yes · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
Göttingen – Gera Erfurt – Glauchau (– Chemnitz) Erfurt – Altenburg Erfurt – Eisenach Eisenach – Naumburg Weimar – Jena-Göschwitz
No. 69

Rhein-Ruhr-Express, Teilnetz B

Gross · Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Contract term
15.12.2030 — 09.12.2045
Services
RE · Electric · 10,95 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: yes · ETCS: yes
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RE 2/RRX 7 Düsseldorf – Osnabrück RE 3/RRX 3 Hamm – Düsseldorf RE 7 Krefeld – Rheine RE 42 Mönchengladbach – Münster RE 45 Essen - Münster
Remarks
Service start phased from 12/2030 Prequalification stage completed
No. 73

Saale-Thüringen-Südharz 2030+

Gross · Open procedure
Contract term
15.12.2030 — 09.12.2045
Services
RB + RE · Electric · 8,30 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: retrofit
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
1. service phase (bis 12/2032) Halle - Sangerhausen - Nordhausen - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Saalfeld - Jena - Naumburg - Leipzig Erfurt - Naumburg - Halle Saalfeld - Jena - Naumburg - Halle (Heiligenstadt-) Leinefelde - Nordhausen Erfurt - Sömmerda - Sangerhausen 2. service phase (ab 12/2032) Halle - Sangerhausen - Nordhausen - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Saalfeld - Jena - Naumburg - Leipzig Erfurt - Naumburg - Halle Saalfeld - Jena - Naumburg - Halle (Heiligenstadt-) Leinefelde - Nordhausen
Remarks
Service volume reduced from 12/2032 auf 7,8 Mio. train-km (service phase 2)

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.