Main region(s) Bavaria, Germany Website www.der-meridian.de | Fleet size Stadler FLIRT3 EMUs | |
Stations called at Munich Hbf
Rosenheim
Kufstein
Salzburg Hbf Parent company Bayerische Oberlandbahn
Transdev Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Meridian is the brand name of a German commuter rail service operated by railway company Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB) and owned by Transdev. Since December 2013 Meridian operates three lines in Bavaria, from Munich to Salzburg, Rosenheim and Kufstein.
In 2011 Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft signed a contract with Transdev (then Veolia Transport) to operate the "E-network Rosenheim" from December 2013, replacing previous operator DB Regio Bayern. Services run out of Munich on the Munich–Rosenheim and Munich–Holzkirchen railway lines, and out of Rosenheim on the Rosenheim–Salzburg, Rosenheim–Kufstein and Mangfall Valley lines.
Meridian operates a fleet of 35 FLIRT3 electric multiple units from Stadler Rail.
Incidents
On 9 February 2016 the Bad Aibling rail accident occurred at Bad Aibling, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany. Two Meridian-branded trains were involved in a head-on collision in which at least ten people were killed and 108 others were injured.