Main ferry Rumpenheim

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Main ferry Rumpenheim

The Rumpenheim Main Ferry is a cable-guided wagon ferry between Offenbach-Rumpenheim on the south side of the Main and a feeder to Bundesstraße 8 north Main . It is located at the height of the Main km 48.06. Downstream the next crossing of the Main is the Carl Ulrich Bridge and upstream the Mühlheim barrage for pedestrians and cyclists and the Steinheim Main Bridge for non-portable vehicles. The next Main ferry downstream is the Main ferry Höchst .

history

The ferry connection in Rumpenheim has been documented since the beginning of the 17th century. Rumpenheim was a Hanau-Münzenberger , from 1736 a Hessen-Kassel exclave on the south side of the Main. The only way to visit this part of the country without leaving the county to travel was by ferry.

In 1960, the construction of three additional Main bridges upstream of the existing Carl Ulrich Bridge was planned and in 1960 the city of Offenbach am Main therefore decided to shut down the ferry. However, the bridges were never built and the ferry still exists today.

The communally operated ferry was privatized and sold to Hans Dill, the former tenant. Today the ferry is operated by Hans Dill's children. It is completely unusual that ferry traffic is possible without public subsidies.

technology

The yaw ferry has two guide ropes that prevent the ferry from drifting away. Two diesel engines with 26 and 42 hp provide the feed. The present ship dates from 1946; it has been in use in Rumpenheim since 1972, is significantly larger than its predecessor and was previously stationed on the Moselle .

Operating times and tariffs

The ferry runs daily at least from 8 a.m. to 8.30 p.m., on weekdays and in the summer months also beyond. The ferry tariffs start from 40 cents for a single trip by a pedestrian and range up to 1.60 euros for a van . Tickets of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) are not recognized (as of June 2015), although the Rumpenheim Main ferry with the line number OF-19 is included in its numbering scheme.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Harald Konopatzki: The two-minute cruise. In: fnp.de . July 21, 2012, accessed June 24, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Ferries and shipping lines on the Rhine, Main and Lahn. In: rmv.de. Retrieved June 24, 2015 .
  3. ^ Line OF-19. (PDF; 30 kB) In: kvgof.de . 2015, accessed June 24, 2015 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′ 2.8 "  N , 8 ° 48 ′ 5.4"  E