S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
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The S-Bahn Berlin GmbH is the operator of the Berlin S-Bahn. The company was founded on 1 January 1995 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn.[1]
Background
At the turn of the year 1993/1994 the
Until around 2006/2007, Berlin's S-Bahn was considered a reliable urban railway system. Since then, there have been complaints of a steady decline in performance, which peaked in 2008, 2009 and 2010 with serious drops in performance. According to the
In February 2018, a DB cross-company quality campaign S-Bahn PLUS was launched, in which S-Bahn Berlin GmbH,
Results
The number of passengers has risen continuously since the company was founded. In 1995, it carried 246 million passengers; by 2001, it had already carried 296 million passengers, and in 2008, it carried 388 million passengers. In 2012, 395 million passengers used the S-Bahn and the S-Bahn achieved a turnover of 568 million euros.[4]
The operational disruptions from 2009 onwards resulted in heavy losses. After a loss of 92.9 million euros in 2009, 222.2 million euros in 2010 and 41.6 million euros in 2011, the loss was reduced to 7.1 million euros in 2012.
Management Board
The first managing director of S-Bahn Berlin GmbH was Axel Nawrocki, who held office until 1998. He was succeeded as Chairman of the Management Board by Günter Ruppert, who had been responsible for the technical area of the S-Bahn since 1994.[5] He was followed in May 2007 by Tobias Heinemann, who previously held marketing responsibilities at DB Regio, as Management Spokesman.[6]
In July 2009, the incumbent management board was dismissed, which was held responsible for the operational disruptions caused by maintenance deficiencies.[7] Since then, Peter Buchner has been the chairman of the management board.
Owner
After the S-Bahn Berlin GmbH was founded on 1 January 1995, it initially belonged to the
Transport contract and subsidies
Transport contract of 2004
S-Bahn Berlin GmbH operates the S-Bahn's transport services on the basis of a tendering procedure for a transport contract signed in August 2004 between
Even before the contract was concluded, the contract had already been reviewed by the European Commission due to the lack of a call for tender.[11]
Based on a question by
As a result of the S-Bahn crisis from 2009, the transport contract was amended with regard to sanctions and deductions for poor performance, extended requirements for quality improvement and billable requirements, e.g. for the use of vehicles or organisation and information in the event of disruptions. The amendment agreement was signed in October 2010.
Operation from 2017
In 2012, the two federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg, as the responsible contracting authorities, decided to put the operation and maintenance of the S-Bahn Berlin out to public tender throughout Europe, and the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) (Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association) was awarded the contract.[13] It was originally planned to carry out independent tenders for three sub-networks (Ring, Stadtbahn und Nord-Süd); the tender for the entire network was rejected because insufficient competition was to be expected in such an award due to the high risks involved. However, when the current transport contract expires in December 2017, Deutsche Bahn is to continue to award contracts directly to S-Bahn Berlin GmbH for two of the sub-networks, as a new operator of the network would have to buy new vehicles because the railway was not prepared to return trains. On the Berlin system with the lateral conductor rail and the weight restrictions on the trains, only specially developed vehicles can be used, which cannot be procured in the required number by 2017.[14] In addition, S-Bahn Berlin GmbH is also applying for the tendered Ring sub-network in the award procedure that will start in April 2013.
Vehicle tendering
In November 2013, the company invited tenders for a framework agreement for the supply of new trains. The framework agreement provides for a possible purchase of up to 690 Viertelzüge. S-Bahn Berlin currently has around 650 Viertelzüge (as of 2013). If the S-Bahn Berlin GmbH is able to win the contract for the Ring sub-network, 195 quarter trains are to be called up for this purpose.[15]
Participation in tenders outside Berlin
In 2008, S-Bahn Berlin GmbH took part in the tender for the operation of the
References
- ^ seit März 2010 eine Tochter der DB Regio: "Homepage der Deutschen Bahn".
- ^ "Öffentlicher Personennahverkehr – Die Berliner S-Bahn". Senatsverwaltung Berlin. 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Qualitätsoffensive S-Bahn PLUS" (PDF). S-Bahn Berlin GmbH. 7 November 2019.
- ^ "S-Bahn-Geschäftsführung zieht verhalten positive Bilanz für das Jahr 2012". S-Bahn Berlin GmbH. 3 May 2013.
- ^ Peter Neumann: DB-Vorstand beruft neuen S-Bahn-Chef. In: Berliner Zeitung. 13. Juni 1998.
- ^ Peter Neumann: S-Bahn-Chef Ruppert geht in Pension. In: Berliner Zeitung. 9. März 2007.
- Zeit Online. 2. Juli 2009.
- ^ Ulrich Paul: Verkehrsvertrag mit der S-Bahn unterschriftsreif. Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine In: Berliner Zeitung. 4. August 2004.
- ^ Thomas Fülling (2 January 2008), [welt.de "Länder verhindern Konkurrenz für die S-Bahn"], Die Welt (in German)
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- ^ Peter Neumann: EU fordert Aufklärung über S-Bahn-Vertrag. In: Berliner Zeitung. 28. Februar 2004.
- ^ Vertretung des Landes Hessen bei der Europäischen Union: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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- ^ "Bahn erhält weiter Direktauftrag für Teilnetz der S-Bahn". Der Tagesspiegel. 9 February 2011.
- ^ "DB AG: Ausschreibung Rahmenvertrag über 690 Viertelzüge für S-Bahn Berlin". Eurailpress. 1 November 2013.