Agilis
| agilis Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH & Co. KG | |
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| Basic information | |
| Company headquarters | regensburg |
| Web presence | agilis.de |
| owner | BeNEX (100%) |
| Managing directors | Axel Hennighausen, Michael Vulpius |
| Transport network | RVV , DING , VGN , INVG |
| Employee | 180 (railway company), 200 (transport company) |
| Lines | |
| Gauge | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| railroad | 14th |
| number of vehicles | |
| Railcar | 26 Alstom Coradia Continental (E-Netz Regensburg), 38 Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 (Diesel Network Upper Franconia) |
| statistics | |
| Passengers | around 7 million (E-Netz Regensburg incl. Danube Valley Railway), around 4 million (diesel network Upper Franconia) |
| Mileage | 5.5 million kilometers (Regensburg electric network including the Danube Valley Railway), 4.5 million kilometers (Upper Franconia diesel network) |
| Stops | 59 (E-Netz Regensburg incl.Donautalbahn), 101 (Diesel network Upper Franconia) |
| Length of line network | |
| Railway lines | 415 kilometers (Regensburg electrical network including Danube Valley Railway), 429 kilometers (Upper Franconia diesel network) |
Agilis Eisenbahngesellschaft (agilis E) and Agilis Verkehrsgesellschaft (agilis V) (own spelling agilis ) are railway companies that serve parts of the local rail transport in Bavaria . Both companies are subsidiaries of Benex .
history
At the end of May 2008, Hamburger Hochbahn won the tender for the so-called Regensburg Star (also E-Netz Regensburg), which includes the electrified regional railway lines around Regensburg . On July 30, 2008, representatives of the transport authority (i.e. the Bavarian Railway Company ), Hochbahn and BeNEX signed the transport contract for this project. In October 2008, BeNEX was awarded the contract for the Upper Franconian diesel network, which has been served since June 2011. In order to be able to operate these routes, the two “agilis” companies were founded in the first half of 2009 with their headquarters in Regensburg. The administration is located in the immediate vicinity of Regensburg Central Station in the so-called Posthof . The depot for the "E-Netz" was built on the site of a former sugar factory in the east of the city. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on October 29, 2009.
At the beginning of August 2016, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on the company's wish for higher subsidies, which was linked to a threat to cease operations in Bavaria. Both Agilis and Johann Niggl, managing director of the Bavarian Railway Company, denied the threat, but did not deny the demand for compensation because of the new competition by long-distance buses.
Tenders
E-Netz Regensburg with Danube Valley Railway
In November 2007 HHA won the tender for the Regensburg E-Netz, which comprises a total of 5.5 million train kilometers per year on the routes from Regensburg to Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz , Plattling , Landshut , Ulm and Ingolstadt . The review proceedings initiated by DB Regio Bayern were rejected on May 21, 2008 by the Munich Higher Regional Court. Accordingly, the Bavarian Railway Company (BEG) awarded the contract to HHA. A total of 26 new Alstom Coradia-Continental multiple units were procured for traffic .
Diesel network Upper Franconia
After winning the tender for the Regensburg E network, BeNEX was also awarded the contract for the Upper Franconian diesel network in October 2008. Operations began in two stages in June 2011 and December 2012 on numerous non-electrified main and branch lines between Bad Steben, Weiden , Bamberg and Bad Rodach. The tilting technology connections and the Alex trains are not affected. The traffic volume amounts to four million train kilometers annually, and the contract runs until the end of 2023. This has increased the previous offer by a third, so that almost all routes run continuously every hour.
Route networks
Regensburg star
With the timetable change on December 12, 2010, the agilis railway company started operating the Regensburg Star in a first stage. Agilis has since replaced DB Regio's regional rail services on the Neumarkt - Regensburg - Plattling , Regensburg - Ingolstadt and Ulm - Regensburg - Landshut routes . The existing offer was condensed and supplemented, especially in the morning and evening hours, but mostly trains with fewer seats were used than before at DB Regio. The routes are mostly served every hour, in school and commuter traffic sometimes even every 30 minutes. With the timetable change in December 2011, the network from Ingolstadt to Ulm was expanded (“second stage”). In addition to normal regional trains with all stops on the way ("ag"), express trains run as "as" (agilis express train) from Regensburg to Ulm every 4 hours on working days and every 2 hours on weekends (alternating with 2 hours Cycle of the normal "ag" trains). The entire network is operated with Alstom Coradia Continental trains , and on most journeys train attendants are used. The announcements and instructions are spoken by Bernhard Fleischmann .
The trains called express trains are considered local trains and can be used with local transport tickets such as the Bayern Ticket .
The Regensburger Stern consists of the following routes:
| KBS | Railway line | course | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 880 |
Regensburg – Nuremberg Munich – Regensburg Passau – Obertraubling |
Neumarkt (Oberpf) - Regensburg Hbf - Straubing - Plattling | In the summer months, agilis cycle trains run to Passau |
| 930 | Regensburg – Munich | Regensburg Hbf - Neufahrn (Niederbay) - Landshut Hbf | to new timetable 2018 since the path is from ÜFEX operated |
| 993 |
Regensburg – Ingolstadt Ingolstadt – Neuoffingen Augsburg – Ulm |
Regensburg Hbf - Ingolstadt Hbf - Ulm Hbf |
The annual mileage in this network is 5.5 million kilometers.
Since the timetable change on December 13, 2015, the agilis trains have also been traveling to Ingolstadt Nord from Mondays to Fridays from both directions (Donauwörth / Ulm and Regensburg) in order to improve the connection to the Audi plant. Some express trains that are only rarely used are no longer used.
Diesel network Upper Franconia
On June 12, 2011, agilis Verkehrsgesellschaft took over operations on the non-electrified local transport routes in Upper Franconia around the cities of Bamberg , Bayreuth , Coburg and Hof . 38 Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 trains are in use there. The transport contract runs until 2023. Until 2011, DB Regio operated the routes.
From the start of operations on June 12th, trains had to be replaced by buses on three routes at the weekend because not enough train drivers had applied to agilis and not enough rental train drivers could be found. However, since the timetable change on December 11, 2011, trains have been running again on all lines. In summer 2019 agilis had to use buses again on the Forchheim - Ebermannstadt route.
In contrast to the agilis Mitte network , the trains on the agilis Nord (Upper Franconia) lines are equipped with ticket machines.
The Upper Franconian diesel network comprises the following routes:
| KBS | Railway line | course | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 820 | Coburg - Lichtenfels | Coburg - Lichtenfels | individual trips to Bamberg |
| 821 | Forchheim - Ebermannstadt | Forchheim - Ebermannstadt | individual trips from Bamberg |
| 826 | (Bamberg -) Breitengüßbach - Ebern | Bamberg - Boars | |
| 831 | Coburg - Bad Rodach | Coburg - Bad Rodach | |
| 850 | Bamberg - courtyard | Bamberg - Lichtenfels - Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg - Hof Hbf | only single trips between Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg and Münchberg |
| 852 | Bayreuth - Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg | Bayreuth Hbf - Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg | |
| 853 | Münchberg - Selbitz | Münchberg - Helmbrechts | |
| 857 | Hof - Bad Steben | Hof Hbf - Naila - Bad Steben | |
| 858 | Cheb - Oberkotzau | Hof Hbf - Selb | |
| 860 | Nuremberg - Cheb | Kirchenlaibach - Marktredwitz | |
| 862 | Bayreuth - Warmensteinach | Bayreuth Hbf - Weidenberg | |
| 867 | Bayreuth - Weiden (Upper Palatinate) | Weiden (Oberpf) - Kirchenlaibach - Bayreuth Hbf |
The regional railways originally had the following continuous connections:
| Art | line | Length in km |
|---|---|---|
| ag | Ebermannstadt - Forchheim (- Bamberg) | 14.8 |
| ag | Bamberg - Boars | 25.3 |
| ag | Bad Rodach - Coburg - Lichtenfels - Kulmbach - Bayreuth Hbf - Weiden (Oberpf) | 160.9 |
| ag | Hof Hbf - Münchberg - Kulmbach | 65.2 |
| ag | Helmbrechts - Münchberg | 9.3 |
| ag | Hof Hbf - Marktredwitz - Kirchenlaibach - Bayreuth Hbf | 90.8 |
| ag | Bad Steben - Hof Hbf | 27 |
| ag | Hof Hbf - Selb city | 29.1 |
| ag | Bayreuth Hbf - Weidenberg | 13.9 |
In August 2012, the responsible authority, the Bavarian Railway Company (BEG), announced that the agilis diesel network in Upper Franconia was the best of the fifteen regional networks in Bavaria; In July 2020, the agilis network north secured itself for the eighth time in a row with 100 out of 100 possible points the first place among the 30 competition networks in Bavaria.
For the consistently good results in the quality ranking, agilis was awarded the Bavarian Railway Prize by the Bavarian State Ministry for Housing, Building and Transport in December 2018 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.agilis.de/impressum/
- ↑ a b Award for Hamburger Hochbahn AG within the framework of the tender "Regensburg area incl. Danube Valley Railway". May 21, 2008, accessed on November 7, 2010 (BEG press release of May 21, 2008).
- ^ Andreas Glas, Regensburg: Threat. Agilis-Bahn wants to stop train traffic in Bavaria. In: Süddeutsche. September 12, 2016, accessed on December 30, 2019 : "In a letter, the private railway company complains about its poor economic situation - 'with incalculable consequences for the fulfillment of the transport contracts'"
- ↑ Sandra Mönius: Agilis demands compensation. Competition from long-distance buses: rail operator loses millions and wants more money from the state . In: donaukurier.de . October 1, 2016 ( donaukurier.de [accessed December 30, 2019]): "It would now like compensation for this, i.e. higher subsidies from the state."
- ↑ Huber: “Starting shot for another competition project in Bavaria”. (No longer available online.) April 10, 2007, formerly in the original ; Retrieved on November 7, 2010 (BStMWIVT press release of April 4, 2007). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Regensburg regional network with Danube Valley Railway (PDF; 752 kB)
- ↑ Müller: "Access offer is increased by 30 percent" (No longer available online.) November 30, 2007, formerly in the original ; Retrieved on November 7, 2010 (BStMWIVT press release of November 30, 2007). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Newstix: BeNEX orders 26 Coradia Continental regional trains from Alstom, valued at around 100 million euros.
- ↑ Our voice in the Regensburg network ( page no longer available , search in web archives ).
- ↑ Press release of the Bavarian Railway Company from October 1, 2015
- ↑ Agilis. In: benex.de. Retrieved May 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Not a smooth process: agilis customers have to switch to buses again and again. (No longer available online.) Radio Plassenburg, archived from the original on September 11, 2012 ; Retrieved August 28, 2011 .
- ↑ Schedule deviations - agilis Nord ( Memento of August 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Agilis now drives on the road. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Bavaria's best track is called agilis. Frankenpost dated August 14, 2012
- ↑ BEG quality ranking: Bavarian regional transport still at a high level. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Bavarian Railway Prize 2018. Accessed on July 25, 2019 .