Railway line Ludwigshafen Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF

	11.10000	from the A group
	10.30000	Ludwigshafen (Rhine) BASF Pbf Nord
	9.00000	Ludwigshafen (Rhine) BASF Pbf Mitte
	9.00400	4 Rottstückerweg
	8.08400	3 Chlorine Street
	7.79400	2 Indigostrasse
	7.36200	1 platform street
	7.30000	Ludwigshafen (Rhine) BASF Pbf Süd
	7.03400 2.34478
	2,33100	157a Hemshofstrasse
	2.00000	Ludwigshafen (Rhine) BASF south gate
		to the harbour
	1.90300	old tram tunnel
		3 × B 44 ( Kurt Schumacher Bridge )
	1,80000	Local road
	1.47418	BASF tunnel (600.159 m)
	0.91400	Walk and bike path
	0.71500	K 8 Lorientallee and tram route

		Lines from central station Tief – Ültg Nord and Mannheim – Mainz


	0.59500	Line Gbf – Ültg North

		to Ludwigshafen Gbf
	0.51000	B 44
		Line Gbf – Ültg North
		B 37
		Line Gbf – Ültg Süd
	0.00000	Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf deep
		from Ültg Nord
	-0.47300	from Mannheim
		to Homburg (Saar)

The Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord railway line is a single-track, electrified branch line in Ludwigshafen in Rhineland-Palatinate . It is mainly used for passenger transport directly to the factory premises of BASF SE , the largest employer in Rhineland-Palatinate with over 35,000 employees. The owner and railway infrastructure company of the 3402 line is BASF SE, and the 3405 line is DB Netz AG . It is located entirely within the Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf and BASF Ludwigshafen (Rhein) factory premises .

Planning

The line is to be electrified by 2019 ^[obsolete] and by raising the last arch in front of the BASF south gate by 30 mm, the speed allowed up to the south gate will be increased to 60 km / h. In order to reach the height required for the overhead line, the track is lowered a little further at the two lowest points of the line and the cant is reduced, which is already included in the following description. The overhead line is to be of the Re100 / 100k design. The previously electrified section forms switching group 28, the new section up to km 2.306 the switching group 428, which is fed from the switching post in Ludwigshafen at km 0.552. Then the switching group 310 of BASF begins. The renovation measures are to take place in the years 2017 to 2018, the planning approval decision is expected in early 2016.

Infrastructure

Ludwigshafen Central Station

The route just after the end of the platform in Ludwigshafen Hbf

The line begins in Ludwigshafen Hbf at kilometer −0.473 at switch 108, where it branches off to the left from line 3280 ( Mannheim – Homburg ) and runs next to the apron of the DB Regio depot on the left side of platform F, where it runs Track 10 forms. Near the beginning of the platform roof is the zero point of the kilometers. In the further course the track is in the left curve of the triangular station . Apart from platform 10 is only platform 9 and the line side track to reach the fourteenth The route lies in a right-hand arc with a radius of up to 211 m. It leads under a bridge on the Bundesstrasse 44 and meets a track coming from Ludwigshafen Gbf. With an increasing gradient, up to the greatest incline of the route with 24.50 ‰, it crosses under the routes leading towards Mainz and reaches its second lowest point to pass under Lorientallee. After a 12 ‰ steep ramp, it runs back to the surrounding area parallel to the B 44 to the southern ramp of the BASF tunnel.

BASF tunnel

At the beginning of the 13.250 ‰ steep southern tunnel ramp there is a change of arch, followed by a left arch with a radius of 300 m until just behind the tunnel portal. This is located in km 1.175 and already has a cross-bar railing on its edge cap for fall protection and a horizontal cantilever plate as preparation for electrification, which is no longer considered sufficient protection against contact and is therefore being replaced. Here is the 89.62 m above sea level. NN lowest point of the route.

The BASF tunnel was built in 1974 using the cut -and- cover method and crosses under several buildings and streets, including the Rathaus-Center , Sumgaitallee, Landesstraße 523 and the tram route to Oppau. In the direction of BASF it is on a slope of 1.0 ‰. Inside it is 6.24 m wide and (without superstructure ) 6.02 m high. After a straight section about 130 m long, it runs in a left-hand curve with a radius of up to 300 m. In the course of electrification, it will be equipped with an overhead conductor rail 5.05 m above the top edge of the rail . There are already recesses and mounting bolts in the tunnel ceiling. He is also given an escape route and emergency tunnel lighting.

Shortly after the northern tunnel portal, the route passes under a local road, where cantilever plates are also already in place, which are to be replaced. In the area of the 12,500 ‰ steep northern ramp, a no longer connected tram tunnel is driven over.

Tunnel – BASF route

Overview of the tracks in the station section

The W510 turnout, which leads to the other tracks in the BASF Südtor station section, is still in the area of the tunnel ramp . This used to serve as a connection to the port , but the tracks leading there have long been built over with the Rhein-Galerie . Therefore, this turnout, like the tracks 751 to 757 that are no longer in operation, will be dismantled, after which track 751 will serve as a logistics track after a superstructure test during the construction work . At the end of the ramp at km 1.916 a GSM-R - BTS is being built . A rescue area will be created on tracks 751 to 756 . The intermediate distant signal d, on the main track in the direction of BASF, is 275 m, despite the 400 m braking distance of the line, in the shorter distant distant distant signal, as is the intermediate distant signal h at 342 m.

At the end of the ramp, the route briefly changes to a right curve and continues straight and with a gradient of 0.48 ‰ until the route change. Shortly before, there is the not yet, but the future of an electrical point heating heated electric switch 528, which connects a second, the right of the route lying track passing loop, which was reached earlier about the switch 529 also from the tracks 751-754 from. Directly behind it is the level crossing 157a over Hemshofstraße, the security system of which is of the Bli H BÜS 75D- Hp design . The factory gate follows directly behind this.

BASF site to the middle

Plant boundary to BASF

The gate 7a of BASF is a manually operated Gleistor that has a key lock in the route function of the intermediate signals is integrated of the interlocking Luf B, C and D. Signals B and C do not have a slip path ; in addition, signal C is set up on the left as an exception. Between the "Luf" interlocking of the DB and the ESTW L90 "LBf" of the BASF, which is located in building Y115 at a height of km 13.625, there is no route block , only a station block .

Shortly behind the factory gate is the BASF Süd stop . Access to the 245 m long and 78 cm high outer platform of the main line is secured by means of turnstiles and is monitored by works security. The outer platform of the passing track is unusable and should remain so after the renovation. The platform access is crossed in km 7.156. Behind the intermediate signals U902 (main track) and U901 (passing track) follows level crossing 1 at km 7.362, behind which the tracks merge again at switch 1. In the further course there are side tracks to the left of the route , which have no connection to the route in this section. On the right there is a siding that is connected to the main track in front of the level crossing 2 with the switch 2, followed by another siding on the right, which meets the main track in front of the level crossing 3 with the switch 3. The first of these tracks will be combined with track 1, making it longer, turnout 2 becomes the new turnout 1, and turnout 3 becomes the new turnout 2. The track branching off from the previous switch 3 will remain non-electrified. So far, the main track behind the level crossing has been swiveled to the right by about four meters, at around kilometers 8.9 there is a connection with the switches 6 and 7 to the side tracks on the left, which lead further to the left behind the level crossing 4 into a larger group of tracks. With the renewal, the mainline track will be straightened and will run in the axis of the sidings previously on the left. The southern sidings will be newly connected via switch 3.

BASF site from the middle

Immediately after level crossing 4 there is the BASF Mitte stop with its 317 m long and approximately 75 cm high platform, the access of which is secured like that of the Hp Süd. During electrification, the mainline track will also be relocated further west here and up to Hp Nord in order to create a sufficient distance from the pipe bridge running to the east, for which the platform will be rebuilt. The new S-Bahn-typical platform will extend from km 9.0397 to km 9.2497 and be accessible via a ramp secured with revolving doors. Two bicycle parking facilities will be built to the west. The point 8 at the northern end of the platform in kilometers 8.910, which connected the sidings to the east, will be dismantled. Track groups E and C are to the left of the rest of the route. The new ESTW-A is being built in this area. The side tracks E001 and E002 to the west will be relocated further west and track E003 will be shortened.

Shortly before the BASF Nord stop , another main track branches off to the left. During the first 50 m of the platform, the track is swiveled around five meters to the right under a pipe bridge . The approximately 76 cm to 79 cm high central platform has a usable length of 185 m on the eastern side, 174 m on the western side, where it is extended to 210 m, and can be reached via a staircase of a pedestrian underpass to the north ; the southern staircase is inaccessible and will be reactivated. The platform access is crossed in km 10.210. The covered access area is also secured with a turnstile, the platform is monitored by works security. To prevent unauthorized persons from entering the factory premises, the tracks are fenced in and provided with gates, as is the case at Hp Mitte. About 100 m behind the end of the platform at about km 10.3 the track swings to the left up to the level of the other main track and joins it at switch 18.

At the transition to the existing overhead line of line 3411 (Oggersheim – BASF Ubf), a protective line will be created at km 10.48 .

The line on the factory premises is a full branch line according to EBO . The line speed to the north stop is 40 km / h. From there, only maneuvering runs with a maximum of 25 km / h are possible. The tracks consist mainly of wooden sleepers on a ballasted superstructure and rails of the S49 design ; there are still some regional railways and concrete sleepers installed. With the renewal, the cheaper S49 rails are to be installed at BASF's request, while S54 rails are already installed on the DB route. Several pipe bridges are crossed in the plant area and pipe bridges run parallel to almost the entire route within the plant. On all platforms there are passenger information systems, a loudspeaker system, a clock, a ticket machine and a validator. All four previously mentioned level crossings are EBÜT80 systems with light signals, half barriers and main signal coverage, with the renovation all will be replaced by LzH / F-Hp systems. There is also a pedestrian level crossing at km 8,683 as northern access to Lagerstraße, which is secured by a turnstile. This will be dismantled and the area secured accordingly. Furthermore, immediately north of the south gate, at km 7.037, there is a crossing that is secured with hand-operated barriers, which will be fully closed when the gate is open after the gate has been converted.

The security building B701 and the former signal box buildings B109 and B708 will be demolished, with the new ESTW-A building at km 9.032 being built in place of the latter. It is controlled by the ESTW LBf and covers the range from km 7.1 to km 10.4. The H / V signal system with signals in a compact design is still used.

traffic

Class 628 railcar returned from BASF

The route is served at frequent intervals for passenger traffic between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. by line S 4 of the RheinNeckar S-Bahn (12 or 13 trains in each direction). As a rule, these trains are made up of modernized class 425 multiple units . This offer is supplemented Monday to Friday by two pairs of regional trains from DB Regio Mitte , on the one hand from Landau , back to Neustadt an der Weinstraße with class 628 railcars and from Ramsen , back to Bingen Stadt with class 622 and 623 vehicles . Only three pairs of S-Bahn trains run on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The vehicles are partly delivered or returned as empty trains on the Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim-Ludwigshafen BASF railway line .

The 2014 annual timetable contained a freight train requirement route between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.

Web links

Planning approval documents for the project "Electrification of the Ludwigshafen / Rhein Hbf-BASF passenger train route - section DB route 3405 -"