RE 78: Porta-Express

Take the RE 78 from Bielefeld and Minden to Nienburg - in the comfort of modern vehicles. Travel comfortably and rested from NRW to Lower Saxony and back again!

Key data

Route99 km
Stopping points10
VehicleFlirt

Timetable

RE 78

Timetable from 07.03.2026 pdf - 227 KB

Stops

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A yellow and white eurobahn train crosses the viaduct near Bielefeld. A settlement and a lake are in the background.

News about the RE 78

RE 78
#Press release
Another stabilisation measure on the railways: By commissioning Mönchengladbacher Centralbahn GmbH to provide transport services for the "Porta-Express", eurobahn is creating a replacement for…
RB 65RB 66RB 67RE 78RE 82
#Press release
Due to staff shortages and high sickness rates, eurobahn had to significantly reduce its timetables on the OWL and TWN networks in April. The railway company announced today that these timetable…
RB 65RB 66RB 67RE 78RE 82
#Press release
eurobahn is improving its services following last month's timetable changes to improve the situation for passengers on the OWL and TWN networks.
RB 65RB 66RB 67RE 78RE 82
#Press release
In Ostwestfalen-Lippe and the Teutoburger-Wald-Netz, eurobahn is adjusting five timetables. The changes are valid for the lines RB 65, RB 66, RB 67, RE 78 and RE 82

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