Erixx GmbH (stylized as erixx) is a private railway company operating regional train service in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen, northern Germany. It is wholly owned by Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG (OHE). Since 11 December 2011, Erixx operates on behalf of the public transport company of Lower Saxony (Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen - LNVG). The name is derived from Erica, the genus of heath plants, and "x", representing the Heidekreuz (heath cross), the services it operated over the Lüneburg Heath until 2021.
Operations Erixx operated routes RB37 and RB38 from December 2011 until December 2021, which together formed the Heidekreuz. They operated on the Heath Railway and Uelzen–Langwedel railway. From December 2014 until December 2029, Erixx will operate the RE10, RB32, RB42, RB43 and RB47 services in Lower Saxony. From December 2022 until December 2035, Erixx will also operate the RB76, RE83 and RB84 in Schleswig-Holstein.
Line Route Line name Rolling stock Commissioning authority Network and contract period Harz-Heide-Bahn Hannover – Hildesheim – Salzgitter-Ringelheim – Goslar – Bad Harzburg LINT 54 LNVG, Region Hannover, Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig Dieselnetz Niedersachsen Südost (DINSO), lot 2Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2029 Wendlandbahn Lüneburg – Hitzacker – Dannenberg Ost Harz-Heide-Bahn Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Vienenburg – Bad Harzburg Harz-Heide-Bahn Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Vienenburg – Goslar Mühlenbahn Braunschweig – Gifhorn – Wittingen – Uelzen Kiel – Kiel-Oppendorf (– Schönberger Strand) LINT 41from Dec. 2023: FLIRT Akku NAH.SH, LNVG Akku-Netz Schleswig-Holstein, Los OstDec. 2022 – Dec. 2035 Kiel – Preetz – Plön – Eutin – Lübeck – Mölln – Büchen – Lauenburg – Lüneburg Kiel – Preetz – Plön – Eutin – Lübeck
Former operations Line Route Line name Rolling stock Commissioning authority Network and contract period New operator Amerikalinie Bremen – – Langwedel – Soltau – Munster (Örtze) – Uelzen LINT 41LNVG, Region Hannover, SKUMS HeidekreuzDec. 2011 – Dec. 2021Start Niedersachsen Mitte Heidebahn Hannover – Langenhagen – – Bad Fallingbostel – Soltau – Buchholz (Nordh) (– Hamburg-Harburg)
Rolling stock Erixx operated a fleet of 27 LINT-41 diesel multiple units on RB37 and RB38. From December 2014 Erixx also uses 28 new LINT-54 diesel multiple units on the new routes.
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