agilis

What agilis does

agilis is a regional railway company headquartered in Regensburg, Germany, operating passenger rail services across two networks in Bavaria under long-term public transport contracts with the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern). The company operates Netz Mitte — covering the "Regensburger Stern" and the Danube corridor connecting Ulm, Donauwörth, Ingolstadt, Regensburg, Plattling, Neumarkt, and Nuremberg — and Netz Nord, covering Upper Franconia and parts of the Upper Palatinate and Lower Franconia, including cross-border routes to Cheb in the Czech Republic. Founded in December 2010 as a subsidiary under the BeNEX GmbH holding umbrella, agilis holds approximately 10% of the Bavarian local rail (SPNV) market and employs over 500 staff across its two networks, two maintenance workshops (Regensburg, Marktredwitz), and administration.

The company runs a modern fleet of Alstom Coradia Continental, Siemens MIREO, and Stadler Regio-Shuttle electric and diesel multiple units, and operates through two limited-partnership entities: agilis Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and agilis Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, with agilis Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH as the managing partner. Revenue is generated primarily through traffic contract payments from the Bavarian state and through passenger ticket sales via owned customer centers, ticket machines, partner travel agencies, DB Reisezentrum Bayreuth, the agilis.de website, and the Deutschlandticket subscription. Additional B2B revenue comes from offering vehicle maintenance services (toilet systems, AdBlue supply, maintenance infrastructure) to external railway undertakings.

The GTM model is hybrid: institutional revenue flows from long-term public procurement contracts (Verkehrsverträge) secured through the Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft, while consumer revenue is direct-to-passenger through multiple sales channels. agilis's contract runway extends through at least 2035 for Netz Nord and 2036 for Netz Mitte, with the company consistently ranking in top positions in Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft quality rankings and having been awarded the Bavarian Railway Prize (Bayerischer Eisenbahnpreis) in 2018.

Name

agilis

Legal name

agilis Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

Website

https://agilis.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

agilis is a Bavarian regional railway company operating passenger rail services across two networks (Netz Mitte and Netz Nord) under long-term public transport contracts with the Free State of Bavaria, transporting roughly 10% of Bavarian SPNV passengers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Rail Passenger Transport

NAICS

Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (48599)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Rail Operators (Non-Urban/Commuter-Style) (TLAFADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional Rail (Short-to-Mid Distance) Passenger Operators (THAIACAC), Cross-Border Regional Rail Passenger Services (THAIACAH)

Keywords

• Regional rail transport
• Passenger rail services
• Public transit operations
• Rail vehicle maintenance
• Regional ticket sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public transportation service contracts: agilis operates rail passenger services under long-term traffic contracts with the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), receiving government funding for approximately 10% of Bavarian SPNV services. Traffic contracts run until at least 2035 (Netz Nord) and 2036 (Netz Mitte).
2. Ticket sales and fare revenue: Direct ticket sales to passengers through customer centers, ticket machines, partner agencies, and online channels. Revenue from individual and group travel tickets, Deutschlandticket subscriptions, and regional transport tickets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

agilis operates scheduled regional passenger rail services across two networks in Bavaria (Netz Mitte covering the Regensburger Stern and Danube corridor, and Netz Nord covering Upper Franconia and parts of Upper Palatinate and Lower Franconia) under long-term public service contracts with the Free State of Bavaria. The company sells tickets through customer centers, ticket machines, partner travel agencies, and online channels, and provides in-house rail vehicle maintenance services to other railway undertakings from workshops in Regensburg and Marktredwitz.

Product overview

agilis operates as a regional railway company offering rail passenger transport services across two networks in Bavaria: Netz Mitte (the 'Regensburger Stern' and Danube corridor) and Netz Nord (Oberfranken and surrounding regions). The company provides integrated services including scheduled rail operations, ticket sales through customer centers and partner agencies, and vehicle maintenance workshops. agilis transports approximately 10 percent of Bavarian local rail passengers under contract with the Free State of Bavaria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rail Passenger Transport - Netz Mitte Scheduled regional rail passenger services operating on the 'Regensburger Stern' and along the Danube corridor, connecting Ulm, Donauwörth, Ingolstadt, Regensburg, Plattling, Neumarkt, and Nuremberg, provided for passengers travelling across Bavaria.
• Rail Passenger Transport - Netz Nord Scheduled regional rail passenger services operating in Oberfranken (Upper Franconia), parts of Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate), and Unterfranken (Lower Franconia), connecting cities including Bamberg, Bayreuth, Hof, Lichtenfels, Marktredwitz, and cross-border routes to Cheb (Czech Republic).
• agilis Ticket Sales Sale of single tickets, day tickets, monthly passes, regional transport tickets (RVV, VGN, RVF and other local tariffs), long-distance rail tickets, and group travel tickets to individual passengers through customer centers, ticket machines, partner agencies, and online booking.
• Customer Centers Customer service centers located at major stations (Regensburg, Straubing, Dillingen, Donauwörth, Günzburg, Bayreuth) providing ticket sales, travel information, and lost property services to rail passengers.
• Railway Vehicle Maintenance Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Responsible for 10% of Bavarian SPNV services

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deutsche Bahn AG (DB InfraGO AG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partneragilis operates on rail infrastructure owned and maintained by Deutsche Bahn (DB InfraGO AG). Construction work on DB infrastructure (such as the Korridorsanierung Obertraubling-Passau) directly affects agilis services. DB Reisezentrum Bayreuth provides passenger services for agilis Netz Nord.
• aRverio KundencenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation with aRverio for customer centers at Donauwörth and Günzburg stations, providing ticket sales and travel information services for agilis passengers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DB Regio AG: Deutsche Bahn's regional rail subsidiary operates the largest share of German SPNV including Bavarian networks. As the dominant incumbent and infrastructure owner (via DB InfraGO) counterpart, its decisions directly shape agilis's operating environment.
• Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland / successor: Formerly a major third-party German regional rail operator whose restructuring highlights sector risk, but whose residual operations and concessions still set competitive benchmarks for agilis's tender prospects and labor market position.

Others

• Siemens Mobility (rolling stock): Supplier of agilis's MIREO EMUs and adjacent signaling/maintenance technology; a key ecosystem counterparty shaping fleet capex plans, hydrogen/battery traction timelines, and digital depot tooling.

Direct peers

• Vogtlandbahn / Die Länderbahn: Operates regional rail and bus networks across Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony, and into the Czech Republic, directly mirroring agilis's Bavarian/Czech cross-border corridor profile under the same SPNV/MDLV tender architecture.
• Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB): Operates Bavarian regional rail networks (e.g., netze Allgäu, Donau-Isar, Werdenfels), the closest direct competitor to agilis in the same Free State of Bavaria SPNV framework with identical contracting structure and parallel quality benchmarks.
• ODEG Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH: Privately owned regional rail operator running networks in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern under long-term traffic contracts, with comparable fleet size, headcount, and quality-ranking structure.
• National Express Germany: Operates German SPNV contracts (e.g., NRW-Regionalexpress) under long-term public traffic contracts with similar vehicle ownership and quality frameworks; competes with agilis for skilled rail workforce and public tender visibility.
• metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft: A sister BeNEX GmbH subsidiary operating metronom and enno brands in Lower Saxony, Hamburg, and Bavaria. While geographically distinct, the shared parent, operating model, and contracting template make this the closest organizational and strategic analog.
• Transdev GmbH / NordWestBahn: One of Germany's largest third-party regional rail operators (e.g., NordWestBahn, eurobahn), bidding in the same SPNV tender framework as agilis with similar fleet types and contract structures; broad active footprint across multiple states.

Regional players

• SWEG Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH: State-owned regional operator in Baden-Württemberg serving as the Baden-Württemberg analog to agilis's role in Bavaria, providing a comparable benchmark for SPNV unit economics and workshop utilization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/agiliseisenbahn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@agiliseisenbahn
• Facebookfacebook.com/agiliseisenbahn
• Instagraminstagram.com/agiliseisenbahn

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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