Bayerische Regionaleisenbahn
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The Bayerische Regionaleisenbahn or BRE (literally: Bavarian Regional Railway) is a German railway company and a subsidiary of Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn (DRE). Its headquarters is in Weidenberg
Weidenberg
Weidenberg is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany. The Ölschnitz river discharges near Weidenberg-Neunkirchen into the Red Main....

 and, since 2004, it has mainly acted as a railway infrastructure company. Its primary aim is to prevent the closure and associated disposal of railway routes in the state of Bavaria. This is achieved either by the signing of route protection agreements with the former owners, DB Netz
DB Netz
DB Netz AG is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn is a railway infrastructure provider, which owns and operates a majority of the German railway system . The company was established in the course of the second stage of the German rail reform as a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn...

, or by taking over the routes either by rental or purchase.

Routes

The following routes in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 are maintained or rented by the BRE:
  • KBS 809: Lower Franconian Steigerwald line: Gochsheim
    Gochsheim
    Gochsheim is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. Historically, along with its neighboring village of Sennfeld, it had the rare situation of being a Reichsdorf or Imperial Village....

     (Ufr)–Kitzingen
    Kitzingen
    Kitzingen is a town in the German state of Bavaria, capital of the district Kitzingen. It is part of Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants.Surrounded by vineyards, Kitzingen County is the largest wine producer in Bavaria...

    –Etwashausen
  • KBS 819: Upper Franconian Steigerwald line: Strullendorf
    Strullendorf
    Strullendorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg.-Location:Strullendorf lies in a valley and is partly surrounded by the Hauptsmoorwald , near which lies the Hauptsmoorhalle...

    Schlüsselfeld
    Schlüsselfeld
    Schlüsselfeld is a town on the southwestern edge of the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg-Geography:Schlüsselfeld lies 24 km southwest of Bamberg in the Steigerwald in the valley of the Reiche Ebrach, 299 m above sea level....

  • KBS 862: Fichtelgebirgsbahn: Bayreuth–Warmensteinach
    Bayreuth–Warmensteinach railway
    The Bayreuth–Warmensteinach railway is a branch line in the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia in southern Germany. It is the last still partially intact of the seven branch lines, that formerly served the Fichtelgebirge.- History :...

    ; Bayreuth–Weidenberg
    Weidenberg
    Weidenberg is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany. The Ölschnitz river discharges near Weidenberg-Neunkirchen into the Red Main....

     (rented to Landkreis Bayreuth; Infrastructure maintained by BRE)
  • KBS 881: Granite line: Passau
    Passau
    Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....

    -Voglau–Hauzenberg
    Hauzenberg
    Hauzenberg is a municipality in the district of Passau, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 15 km northeast of Passau....

  • KBS 881: Lower Danube Valley railway: Erlau–Obernzell
    Obernzell
    Obernzell is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany....

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