Aufgabenträger · Sachsen
Zweckverband für den Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig
- Abbreviation
- ZVNL
- Land / remit
- Sachsen
- Legal form
- Zweckverband
- Seat
- Leipzig
Zschochersche Straße 26, 04229 Leipzig
- Website
- www.zvnl.de
- Management
- Managing director(s) per the authority's Impressum. Names rotate; always check the current Impressum for the authoritative list.
Background
Zweckverband für den Nahverkehrsraum Leipzig — public-law Zweckverband of the Leipzig area districts and the City of Leipzig. Aufgabenträger for SPNV in the Leipzig area; coordinates with NASA on cross-Land lines via MDV (Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund).
Remit and mandate
SPNV-Aufgabenträger for the Leipzig area; responsible for the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland jointly with NASA.
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, 4 lot(s) as participating authority.
As lead authority
No. 7
MDSB2025plus
Gross with incentive · Open procedure
- Contract term
- 13.12.2026 — 11.12.2038
- Services
- S-Bahn · Electric + Battery · 10,80 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: yes · New-build: no · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- S 4 Torgau – Leipzig – Wurzen (– Riesa) S 6 Naumburg / Merseburg – Leipzig-Stötteritz S 1 Leipzig Miltitzer Allee – Borsdorf – Grimma – Döbeln S 10 Schkeuditz – Leipzig Miltitzer Allee S 3 Halle-Nietleben – Leipzig – Borna – Geithain S 5 Halle-Trotha – Flughafen L/HAL – Leipzig – Altenburg – Gößnitz – Glauchau / Werdau – Zwickau S 5X Halle-Trotha – Flughafen L/HAL – Leipzig – Altenburg – Werdau – Zwickau / Plauen
- Remarks
- 2 lots of battery new-build units; no legacy fleet available; train-km without options.
As participating authority
No. 152
Netz Lausitz
Gross with incentive · Open procedure
- Contract term
- 09.12.2035 — TBD
- Services
- RB + RE · Electric · 4,40 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: pre-equipped
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- Hoyerwerda – Falkenberg (Elster) – Leipzig Cottbus – Ruhland – Falkenberg (Elster) Frankfurt (Oder) – Cottbus – Leipzig Frankfurt (Oder) - Cottbus – Falkenberg (Elster) Cottbus - Senftenberg - Elsterwerda
No. 9
E-Netz Oberelbe
Gross with incentive · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 13.12.2026 — 08.12.2040
- Services
- RE + S- Bahn · Electric · 3,10 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: no
- Operator
- DB Regio (awarded)
- Lines
- Dresden Hbf – Hoyerswerda Dresden Hbf – Cottbus Hbf Dresden Hbf – Elsterwerda-Biehla (ab Dez 2035) Dresden Hbf – Riesa – Leipzig Hbf
- Remarks
- Awarded to DB Regio; from 12/2035 erhöht sich Leistungsvolumen durch integration of the Linie S 6 auf Mio. 3,9 Zkm/Jahr
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)
No. 79
Mitteldeutsches S-Bahnnetz II
Gross with incentive · Other / TBD
- Contract term
- 15.12.2030 — 10.12.2045
- Services
- RB + RE + S- Bahn · Electric · 8,15 M train-km/yr
- Rolling stock
- Pool: no · New-build: no · ETCS: no
- Operator
- Not yet awarded / see authority
- Lines
- S 2 Leipzig-Stötteritz – Leipzig Citytunnel – Dessau / Lutherstadt Wittenberg S 7 Sangerhausen - Lurh. Eisleben - Halle (Saale) - Delitzsch - Eilenburg S 8 Halle (Saale) – Dessau / Lutherstadt Wittenberg RE 13 Magdeburg – Dessau – Leipzig RE 14 Magdeburg – Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Falkenberg (Elster) RB 51 Dessau – Lutherstadt Wittenberg – Falkenberg (Elster) RB 52 Magdeburg - Dessau (optionale Betriebsleistung)
- Remarks
- Verschiebung Beginn Vertragslaufzeit um ein Jahr auf Dez. 2031 possible
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.