Company history in January 2018 Eurobahn was founded as
Eurobahn Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG, later
Rhenus Keolis, in 1998 as a 60/40 joint venture between
Keolis (then VIA-GTI) and
Rhenus. In December 2007, the joint venture was dissolved; Rhenus taking ownership of the bus operations and two railway contracts under the name
Rhenus Veniro, Keolis taking full ownership of Eurobahn, renaming the company as
Keolis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. In October 2021, Keolis announced its intention to sell the business and exit the German market. The business was sold to Team Treuhand, a subsidiary of
Noerr law firm, effective 31 December 2021, while renaming it to its present name. In May 2025, Eurobahn was taken over for one symbolic Euro by
Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe, the rail authority for eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, where the majority of Eurobahn's services operate.
Regional rail services Overview: In May 2000, Eurobahn commenced operating two rail services in the East Westphalia-Lippe region (OWL) in
North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2013 the OWL contract was renewed until December 2028 with an additional two routes added. From December 2003 until December 2011, Eurobahn operated the Weser-/Lammetalbahn contract. On 14 December 2008, Eurobahn commenced operating the
Hellweg Net services. In December 2009, Eurobahn commenced operating the Maas-Rhine-Lippe network until December 2026. In December 2017, Eurobahn commenced operating the Teutoburger Wald network until December 2032. Eurobahn was scheduled to commence operating
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn routes S1 and S4 under contract to
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) in December 2019. However with Eurobahn unable to recruit enough drivers before the contract commenced, VRR cancelled the contract with incumbent
DB Regio awarded a short-term contract instead.
Long-distance rail services From December 2000, Eurobahn operated an
open-access long-distance rail service between Cologne and Bielefeld, using its Bombardier Talent rail cars offering fares as low as 40
DM, a third less than its competitor
DB Reise & Touristik. Due to insufficient patronage, the service was withdrawn in January 2001. Since December 2016, Eurobahn is providing the
train drivers for the
Eurostar high-speed rail service (originally
Thalys) for its German section between Aachen, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund. ==Services==