The Städtebahn Sachsen was a

railway company A railway company is a company within the rail industry. It can be a manufacturing firm or an operator. Some railway companies operate both the trains and the track, while, particularly in the European Union, operation of the track is undertaken ...

that operated regional train services in

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

by order of

Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe The Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (Upper Elbe Transport Association or VVO) is a transport association run by public transport providers in the Saxon Elbeland area of the German state of Saxony. The VVO area comprises the city of Dresden, togethe ...

. Städtebahn was a subsidiary of ''Nordbayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft'' (NBE) and started its operations in 2010. On 25 July 2019, Städtebahn ceased all its services due to financial difficulties, resulting in the leasing contract of the rolling stock being terminated by the rolling stock owner. After 72 hours of no trains, Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe terminated the contract with Städtebahn to operate regional trains (due to run until 2024), and

Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn Transdev Germany is the largest private operator of passenger buses and trains in Germany. It is a subsidiary of Transdev. History In 1997, Aktiengesellschaft für Industrie und Verkehrswesen was purchased by a Veolia Transport, CGEA Group (60% ...

took over.

Services

About us at Städtebahn Sachsen website
/ref> * RE19 (Wintersport Express) ''Dresden Hbf – Heidenau – Glashütte (Sachs) – Kurort Altenberg (Erzgebirge)'' ** partly along

Děčín–Dresden-Neustadt railway The Děčín–Dresden railway, also called the Elbe Valley Railway (German: ''Elbtalbahn'') is an electrified main line (railway), main line in Saxony and the Czech Republic. Formerly called the Saxon-Bohemian State Railway (''Sächsisch-Böhmisc ...

** along Heidenau–Kurort Altenberg railway ** service only during winter season * RB33 ''Dresden-Neustadt – Königsbrück'' ** partly along

Görlitz–Dresden railway The Görlitz–Dresden railway is a two-track main line railway in the German state of Saxony, originally built and operated by the ''Saxon-Silesian Railway Company''. It runs through Upper Lusatia from Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: '' ...

** partly along Dresden-Klotzsche–Straßgräbchen-Bernsdorf railway ** daily service * RB34 ''Dresden Hbf – Kamenz'' ** partly along

** partly along

** partly along Kamenz–Pirna railway ** daily service * RB71 ''Pirna – Neustadt (Sachs) – Sebnitz'' ** partly along Kamenz–Pirna railway (Dürröhrsdorf–Pirna section) ** along Neustadt–Dürrröhrsdorf railway ** partly along

Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway The Bautzen–Bad Schandau railway is a 64-kilometre long railway line in the state of Saxony, Germany, which connects Bautzen to Bad Schandau via Neukirch/Lausitz, Neustadt in Sachsen and Sebnitz. The railway was opened fully in 1898. The part b ...

(Neustadt–Sebnitz section) ** daily service * RB72 ''Heidenau – Mühlbach bei Pirna – Glashütte (Sachs) – Geising – Kurort Altenberg (Erzgebirge)'' ** along Heidenau–Kurort Altenberg railway ** daily service

References

External links

* Defunct railway companies of Germany Transport in Saxony Companies based in Dresden {{Germany-rail-transport-stub