Aufgabenträger · Niedersachsen

Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig

Abbreviation
RGB
Land / remit
Niedersachsen
Legal form
Regional association (public law)
Seat
Braunschweig
Hauptmarkt 30, 95028 Hof
Website
www.regionalverband-braunschweig.de
Management
Managing director(s) per the authority's Impressum. Names rotate; always check the current Impressum for the authoritative list.

Background

Regionalisierungsgesellschaft Bayern — a Bavarian sub-structure that participates in and coordinates specific tenders (in particular cross-border / Franken and Oberfranken nets) alongside BEG's Land-wide remit.

Remit and mandate

SPNV-Aufgabenträger for the Braunschweig region.

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, 5 lot(s) as participating authority.

As lead authority

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)

As participating 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. 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. 113

Dieselnetz Sachsen-Anhalt

Gross with incentive · Other / TBD
Contract term
12.12.2032 — TBD
Services
Other · TBD · 12,20 M train-km/yr
Rolling stock
Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: TBD
Operator
Not yet awarded / see authority
Lines
RE 4 Halle (Saale) – Halberstadt – Goslar RE 10 Magdeburg – Sangerhausen – Erfurt RE 11 Magdeburg – Halbertsadt – Thale RE 21 Magdeburg – Halberstadt – Goslar RE 31 Magdeburg – Halberstadt – Blankenburg RE 24 Halle (Saale) – Halberstadt RB 33 Stendal – Tangermünde RB 35 Wolfsburg – Stendal RB 36/RE 6 Wolfsburg – Magdeburg RB 41 Magdeburg – Aschersleben RB 43 Magdeburg – Oschersleben RB 44 Aschersleben – Halberstadt RB 47 Halle (Saale) – Bernburg – Magdeburg RB 50 Aschersleben – Dessau RB 77 Naumburg – Wangen S 11 Halle (Saale) – Merseburg – Querfurt
Remarks
Decarbonisation of the diesel fleet envisaged. Vehicle provision (Diesel, BEMU, EMU) possible. Strong dependency on infrastructure development
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

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.