Transdev Rheinland

Transdev Rheinland GmbH is a public transport company based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transdev GmbH, itself part of the international Transdev Group. Until 16 March 2015, the company operated under the name Veolia Verkehr Rheinland, reflecting its earlier position within the Veolia Transport corporate family before the rebranding of the group's German activities to Transdev. The company provides local public passenger transport services through two named business divisions: Rheinisch-Bergische Eisenbahn (RBE) and Taeter Aachen. The RBE division is associated with rail and regional transport in the Bergisches Land area, while Taeter Aachen covers services in the Aachen region. The company's public-facing web presence has been linked to the RBE brand at rbe-bahn.de. As a regional operating unit, Transdev Rheinland fits within the broader German public transport market, which is shaped by municipal contracts, transport associations (Verkehrsverbünde), and competitive tendering for bus and rail services. Its parent, Transdev GmbH, is one of the larger private transport groups active in Germany, and the Rheinland subsidiary contributes to that network through its regional brands. The brand is therefore best understood as a regional transport operator brand under the Transdev umbrella, rather than a standalone listed company. Its identity is closely tied to the RBE and Taeter Aachen service names, which carry local recognition in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Transdev Rheinland GmbH traces its corporate identity to the German activities of Veolia Transport. Until 16 March 2015, the company was known as Veolia Verkehr Rheinland. The change of name followed the broader rebranding of the group's German transport businesses from Veolia Verkehr to Transdev, after the merger that created the Transdev group and the subsequent restructuring of its German subsidiary, Transdev GmbH. As Veolia Verkehr Rheinland, the company was part of the Veolia Transport Deutschland network, which operated bus and rail services across several German regions. The Rheinland entity served North Rhine-Westphalia, with operations organised under the Rheinisch-Bergische Eisenbahn (RBE) and Taeter Aachen divisions. The RBE name refers to the historic Rheinisch-Bergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, a railway company associated with the Bergisches Land region east of Cologne. Taeter Aachen is linked to the Aachen area, where the Taeter name has been used in local bus operations. After the rebranding to Transdev Rheinland, the company continued to provide public passenger transport services as a wholly owned subsidiary of Transdev GmbH. Its operations remain focused on North Rhine-Westphalia, and its public-facing web presence has been associated with the RBE brand. The company's history is thus part of the consolidation and rebranding of private transport operators in Germany, where regional companies were brought under larger international groups while retaining local service brands.

• Until 16 March 2015, the company operated under the name Veolia Verkehr Rheinland.

• On 16 March 2015, the company was renamed Transdev Rheinland GmbH.

Regional public transport operator under the Transdev group, serving North Rhine-Westphalia through the RBE and Taeter Aachen divisions.

• Rheinisch-Bergische Eisenbahn (RBE)

  Business division providing transport services under the RBE brand.

• Taeter Aachen

  Business division providing transport services in the Aachen area.

1. 1Transdev Rheinlandde.wikipedia.org
2. 2Transdev Rheinlandwikidata.org