| Logo Filename: | Logo Meridian 2015.svg |
| Meridian | |
| Image Filename: | MERIDIAN_Flirt_ET319.jpg |
| Caption: | EMU ET 319 at Munich's main railway station |
| Nameforarea: | region |
| Regions: | Bavaria, Germany |
| Fleet: | Stadler FLIRT3 EMUs |
| Stations: | |
| Parent Company: | Bayerische Oberlandbahn Transdev |
| Website: | www.der-meridian.de |
| Successor: | Bayerische Regiobahn |
Meridian was a commuter rail service that operated between 2013 and 2020 in Bavaria, Germany operated by the railway company Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB), owned by Transdev.[1]
Since June 2020 these services run under the brand Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB) of Transdev.
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.[2]
Since December 2013 Meridian operated three lines in Bavaria, from Munich to Salzburg, Rosenheim and Kufstein.[3]
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.[4]
Meridian operated a fleet of 35 FLIRT3 electric multiple units from Stadler Rail.[5]
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 on the single-track line in which 12 people were killed and 89 others were injured.[6]