SWEG Schienenwege GmbH

What SWEG Schienenwege GmbH does

SWEG Schienenwege GmbH is a German railway infrastructure management company that operates and maintains regional rail assets in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), a major regional transportation group in Southwest Germany. Its core operations encompass the management of tracks, bridges, level crossings, and station facilities across multiple regional lines, including the Harmersbachtalbahn (RS 12) connecting Biberach and Oberharmersbach-Riersbach, the Kaiserstuhlbahn (including Eichstetten station), and the Talgangbahn. The company also delivers ancillary services such as rail replacement bus services (Schienenersatzverkehr) during maintenance windows.

The revenue model is structured around regulated infrastructure management under Germany's regional rail framework. SWEG Schienenwege functions as a registered infrastructure manager (Eisenbahninfrastrukturunternehmen) providing track access, maintenance, and modernization to railway operators and transportation authorities; pricing is governed by public authority frameworks and is not publicly disclosed. The company is registered in Freiburg under HRB 471 767, holds VAT identification DE 189707391, and is headquartered at Hugo-Eckener-Straße 1, 77933 Lahr. Markus Remmel serves as authorized managing director and Christoph Meichsner as the content-responsible person under § 18 Abs. 2 MStV.

Governance and compliance posture includes annual Corporate Governance reports (CG-Bericht) published since 2021 and Group-wide compliance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG) effective January 2024, with a published policy statement and supplier code of conduct. The technology stack is conventional (Matomo analytics, Cookiebot, Google Maps, YouTube embeds, social channels, recruitment platforms, and an iwhistle whistleblower system), with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, no independent external investors, and no peers outside the SWEG group — ownership and strategic direction are entirely concentrated within the parent.

Name

SWEG Schienenwege GmbH

Legal name

SWEG Schienenwege GmbH

Website

https://sweg-schienenwege.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SWEG Schienenwege GmbH is a German railway infrastructure management company that operates and maintains regional rail tracks, bridges, level crossings, and station facilities across multiple lines in Baden-Württemberg. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Railway Infrastructure Management

NAICS

Support Activities for Rail Transportation (4882)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Rail Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Equipment & Services (Tamping, Grinding, Renewal) (TLAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Track Renewal, Rehabilitation & Maintenance Works (IMAFAFAI), Rail Civil Structures & Right-of-Way Management (Earthworks, Drainage, Vegetation) (TLAJADAE)

Keywords

• Railway infrastructure management
• Rail track maintenance
• Bridge rehabilitation services
• Railway crossing renewal
• Regional rail operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Lahr

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Railway Infrastructure Management: The company operates and maintains railway infrastructure assets including tracks, bridges, and station facilities as a regulated infrastructure manager in Germany's regional rail network.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SWEG Schienenwege GmbH operates and maintains regional railway infrastructure assets in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, including tracks, bridges, level crossings, and station facilities across multiple regional lines such as the Harmersbachtalbahn (RS 12), Kaiserstuhlbahn, and Talgangbahn. The company delivers infrastructure modernization, bridge and crossing renewal, vegetation control, and rail replacement bus services during maintenance periods as a regulated railway infrastructure manager within the SWEG group.

Product overview

SWEG Schienenwege GmbH operates as a railway infrastructure management company, providing infrastructure with foresight ("Infrastruktur mit Weitblick"). The company manages and maintains railway infrastructure across multiple regional lines in Germany, including the Harmersbachtalbahn (RS 12), Kaiserstuhlbahn, and Talgangbahn. Their operations encompass railway track maintenance, bridge rehabilitation, crossing renewal, and infrastructure modernization projects. The company also provides rail replacement bus services during maintenance periods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harmersbachtalbahn Railway Infrastructure (RS 12)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbHcoreOthersSWEG Schienenwege GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG). The parent company is a major transportation provider in Southwest Germany operating multiple rail lines and bus services. The subsidiary focuses specifically on rail infrastructure management and maintenance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Hohenzollerische Landesbahn (HzL): Regional railway infrastructure and operating company in Baden-Württemberg, also affiliated with the SWEG group. Operates regional rail lines with comparable infrastructure management scope, customer mix, and regulatory positioning to SWEG Schienenwege.
• Regentalbahn AG: Regional rail infrastructure and operating company in Bavaria. Comparable business model managing regional lines, track maintenance, and station facilities under similar German railway regulatory frameworks, though in a different state.
• Rurtalbahn GmbH & Co. KG: Regional railway operator and infrastructure manager in North Rhine-Westphalia, operating its own regional rail lines and infrastructure. Comparable as a mid-sized German EIU running passenger rail services over self-managed infrastructure.
• Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG): Regional rail operator and infrastructure manager in the Karlsruhe area of Baden-Württemberg. Operates tram-train infrastructure and regional rail assets, overlapping with SWEG Schienenwege's regional infrastructure management role in the same German state.

Broad incumbents

• Netinera Deutschland GmbH: Group company operating multiple regional rail and bus services across Germany, including infrastructure-related activities. Comparable as a regional rail consolidation platform but operates more broadly across multiple German states.
• DB Netz AG: The dominant German railway infrastructure manager, operating the federal rail network. Directly comparable regulatory and operational model (Eisenbahninfrastrukturunternehmer under EBA oversight), but at vastly greater scale covering main-line rather than regional networks.
• SBB Infrastruktur: Swiss federal railway infrastructure manager operating the national rail network. Comparable regulatory and operational model as a state-backed infrastructure manager, though at much larger scale and national scope rather than regional.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sweg-schienenwege-gmbh

Compliance2 records

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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