Erixx

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.

Erixx GmbH

Company type	GmbH
Founded	2011
Headquarters	Celle , Germany
Number of locations	67 stations
Area served	HVV, GVH, VBN
Key people	Wolfgang Kloppenburg
Services	Passenger transportation
Parent	Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen AG (OHE)
Website	www.erixx.de

An Erixx train at Hannover Hauptbahnhof

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
RE 10	Harz-Heide-Bahn	Hannover – Hildesheim – Salzgitter-Ringelheim – Goslar – Bad Harzburg	LINT 54	LNVG, Region Hannover, Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig	Dieselnetz Niedersachsen Südost (DINSO), lot 2 Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2029
RB 32	Wendlandbahn	Lüneburg – Hitzacker – Dannenberg Ost
RB 42	Harz-Heide-Bahn	Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Vienenburg – Bad Harzburg
RB 43	Harz-Heide-Bahn	Braunschweig – Wolfenbüttel – Vienenburg – Goslar
RB 47	Mühlenbahn	Braunschweig – Gifhorn – Wittingen – Uelzen
RB 76		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
RE 83		Kiel – Preetz – Plön – Eutin – Lübeck – Mölln – Büchen – Lauenburg – Lüneburg
RB 84		Kiel – Preetz – Plön – Eutin – Lübeck

Former operations

Line	Route	Line name	Rolling stock	Commissioning authority	Network and contract period	New operator
RB 37	Amerikalinie	Bremen – Achim – Langwedel – Soltau – Munster (Örtze) – Uelzen	LINT 41	LNVG, Region Hannover, SKUMS	Heidekreuz Dec. 2011 – Dec. 2021	Start Niedersachsen Mitte
RB 38	Heidebahn	Hannover – Langenhagen – Walsrode – Bad Fallingbostel – Soltau – Buchholz (Nordh) (– Hamburg-Harburg)

Erixx network as of December 2014.

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.