Franken-Express
| Franken-Express | ||
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| Stopping stations | ||
| Nuremberg Central Station | 0 min. | 0 km |
| Fürth (Bay) Hbf | 8 min. | 8 kilometers |
| Siegeldorf | 14 min. | 17 km |
| Emskirchen | 22 min. | 31 km |
| Neustadt (Aisch) Bf | 29 min. | 41 km |
| Bibart market | 37 min. | 56 km |
| Iphofen | 46 min. | 70 km |
| Kitzingen | 52 min. | 79 km |
| Buchbrunn - Mainstockheim | 56 min. | 84 km |
| Dettelbach Bf | 60 min. | 88 km |
| Rottendorf | 66 min. | 94 km |
| Würzburg central station | 73 min. | 102 km |
Franken-Express was the name for a regional express line operated by Deutsche Bahn , which ran between Nuremberg and Würzburg and thus linked the two largest cities in Franconia . The term Franken-Express was established for the 2001 summer timetable with the introduction of the continuous connections between Nuremberg and Frankfurt am Main . With the 2010 timetable change, the Franken-Express was restructured into the Mainfrankenbahn .
On the entire route, every weekday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. - apart from a few deviations in the minute range - exact hourly intervals were offered, which was supplemented by an additional amplifier train in the afternoon. The trains left the Nuremberg Central always just after the hour (eg. As 08:05, 09:05, etc.), and came to about seventy minutes of travel time in Würzburg (z. B. 09:18, 10:18, etc. ). In the opposite direction, the trains left Würzburg Central Station shortly after half an hour (e.g. 09:41, 10:41, etc.) and arrived shortly before the full hour (e.g. 10:55, 11:55, etc.) ) Nuremberg. With this timetable situation, the Franken-Express had connections in both Nuremberg and Würzburg and was thus a feeder and collector function for long-distance traffic . Individual trains in the outskirts of the day did not serve the Emskirchen, Buchbrunn-Mainstockheim and Dettelbach Bahnhof stations, which reduced the journey time by a few minutes.
background
Until December 9, 2006, the Franken-Express ran continuously from Nuremberg via Würzburg, Aschaffenburg and Hanau to Frankfurt am Main. For the 2007 timetable year, which began on December 10, 2006, the route was shortened to the Nuremberg – Würzburg section and the western branch to Frankfurt was taken over by another Regional Express line. This means that one of the innovations made when the Franken-Express was introduced has been abandoned. In Würzburg, however, there are almost always platform-identical transfer connections, which are not always reached due to delays.
The Franken-Express covers the 100-kilometer route very quickly with a journey time of 73 minutes. Nevertheless, the potential offered by the Nuremberg – Würzburg railway line , which has been partially expanded for speeds of up to 200 km / h , is not fully exploited, since all stations between Neustadt (Aisch) and Würzburg are usually served. If the stops in Emskirchen, Buchbrunn-Mainstockheim, Dettelbach Bahnhof and Rottendorf are dispensed with and more powerful vehicles are used, the travel time could be shortened again.
A few years ago, new double-decker coaches were to be procured for the Franken-Express , as they have been running between Nuremberg and Schweinfurt since December 2005, for example , the scheduled top speed was to be increased to 160 km / h and the trains were to be run on the new high-speed line to Ingolstadt . However, these plans were rejected again.
On June 7, 2006, the operation of regional trains on the electrified routes around Würzburg, including the Franken-Express, was put out to tender across Europe by the Bavarian Railway Company . The tender conditions included the use of new vehicles with speeds of up to 160 km / h. In addition, around 132,000 additional train kilometers are ordered each year, so that gaps in the intervals can be closed and continuous hourly intervals can be offered until midnight. On February 9, 2007, the contract for the so-called "E-Netz Würzburg" was awarded to DB Regio Bayern, so that it will continue to operate the Franken-Express after 2009. Electric multiple units of the type Alstom Coradia Continental are used , eight of which run on the Nuremberg – Würzburg railway line.
vehicles
Before it was integrated into the Mainfrankenbahn, push- pull trains consisting of Modus cars were used. Since the timetable change in 2010, only class 440 railcars have been used as rolling stock .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Looking forward to the "Frankenexpress". Main-Post , February 20, 2001, accessed on May 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Changes to the "Franken-Express" in 2005 ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Huber: “Starting shot for a competition project in Lower Franconia”. Bavarian Ministry of Transport, archived from the original on June 8, 2006 ; accessed on May 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Elektronetz Würzburg advertised , in the rail bus (issue 5/2006), page 76
- ↑ Huber: "So far the largest competition project in Bavarian regional rail transport". Press release from June 9, 2006. (No longer available online.) Bavarian Ministry of Transport, archived from the original on November 15, 2011 ; accessed on May 13, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Deutsche Bahn: 39 electric multiple units ordered for services in Bavaria ( Memento from October 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Press release from July 26, 2007
