Erixx

Erixx GmbH 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. Since 11 December 2011, Erixx operates on behalf of the public transport company of Lower Saxony. The name is derived from Erica, the genus of heath plants, and "x", representing the Heidekreuz, the services it operated over the Lüneburg Heath until 2021.

WWW erixx.de

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, lot 2 Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2029
	Wendlandbahn	Lüneburg – Hitzacker – Dannenberg Ost	LINT 54	LNVG, Region Hannover, Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig	Dieselnetz Niedersachsen Südost, lot 2 Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2029
	Harz-Heide-Bahn	Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Vienenburg – Bad Harzburg	LINT 54	LNVG, Region Hannover, Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig	Dieselnetz Niedersachsen Südost, lot 2 Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2029
	Harz-Heide-Bahn	Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Vienenburg – Goslar	LINT 54	LNVG, Region Hannover, Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig	Dieselnetz Niedersachsen Südost, lot 2 Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2029
	Mühlenbahn	Braunschweig – Gifhorn – Wittingen – Uelzen	LINT 54	LNVG, Region Hannover, Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig	Dieselnetz Niedersachsen Südost, lot 2 Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2029
		Kiel – Kiel-Oppendorf (– Schönberger Strand)	LINT 41 from Dec. 2023: FLIRT Akku	NAH.SH, LNVG	Akku-Netz Schleswig-Holstein, Los Ost Dec. 2022 – Dec. 2035
		Kiel – Preetz – Plön – Eutin – Lübeck – Mölln – Büchen – Lauenburg – Lüneburg	LINT 41 from Dec. 2023: FLIRT Akku	NAH.SH, LNVG	Akku-Netz Schleswig-Holstein, Los Ost Dec. 2022 – Dec. 2035
		Kiel – Preetz – Plön – Eutin – Lübeck	LINT 41 from Dec. 2023: FLIRT Akku	NAH.SH, LNVG	Akku-Netz Schleswig-Holstein, Los Ost Dec. 2022 – Dec. 2035

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.