Ortenau S-Bahn

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Ortenau-S-Bahn GmbH
Logo Ortenau-S-Bahn.svg
Basic information
Company headquarters Offenburg
Web presence www.ortenau-s-bahn.de
owner Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-AG (SWEG)
founding 1998
resolution 2014
Transport network Tariff Association Ortenau (TGO)
Employee 45
Lines
Gauge 1,435 mm
number of vehicles
Railcar 26 Regio-Shuttle RS1
Network map of the Ortenau S-Bahn
Last railcar 526 built by Adtranz in Freudenstadt Hauptbahnhof
OSB multiple unit delivered by Stadler Rail in Ottenhöfen
Railcar 528 (Stadler), train destination indicator and upper headlight are set lower
Railcar with SNCF approval in the French station Strasbourg-Ville

The Ortenau-S-Bahn GmbH (short: OSB ) was a 100 percent subsidiary of the Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-AG (SWEG) . From May 1998 to December 2014 it operated local rail passenger transport on several routes in the Ortenau district as well as connections to Strasbourg ( France ) since 2003 and since December 2004 along the Kinzig to Freudenstadt . These routes are still operated under this name today, but the Ortenau-S-Bahn GmbH company no longer exists. Instead, Ortenau-S-Bahn is now a SWEG brand.

In contrast to many other S-Bahn lines , the lines are not designated with S1 , S2 etc., but with a name or with the timetable numbers (KBS). The usual logo (white “S” on a green circle) is not used because the Ortenau S-Bahn is a regional train in character . The term S-Bahn appears only for advertising purposes in the company name of Ortenau-S-Bahn GmbH.

New allocation of services in 2014

The new transport contract , which runs until 2021, has been in force since the timetable change in December 2014 . The offer was expanded, among other things to connect the Hausach – Hornberg connection on the Black Forest Railway with the new Gutach Freilichtmuseum stop at Vogtsbauernhof . This line is in Hausach with the trains to Freudenstadt winged (divided). In addition, the Achertal and Harmersbachtalbahn were included in the network, on both routes the offer was condensed to an almost hourly service and expanded into the evening. Thus, the routes of the Achertal and Harmersbachtalbahn are no longer operated independently by SWEG, but as a service ordered by the state of Baden-Württemberg according to the transport contract. Permanent financing of both routes and their maintenance is secured. Two additional pairs of trains are now being used on the Offenburg – Kehl route in order to close previous gaps in the timetable in the morning and evening. On the Renchtalbahn (Bad Griesbach – Offenburg) an additional ride is offered for schoolchildren in the morning. In addition, the transport contract provides for the procurement of two handicapped-accessible railcars for the additional offer, equipping all railcars with WiFi , higher capacities for taking bicycles on the Kinzigtalbahn (Hausach-Freudenstadt) and optimizing the information system.

vehicles

The Ortenau-S-Bahn GmbH had 24 vehicles of the type Regio-Shuttle RS1 , which belonged to the parent company SWEG from the beginning. The first 18 railcars were still built by Adtranz , five of these vehicles have SNCF approval to serve the Krimmeri-Meinau and Strasbourg-Ville stations on the Appenweier – Strasbourg railway line after Kehl station . The six VT 527-532 railcars were delivered by Stadler Rail in June 2005, they have a passenger information system . The destination displays located below the windshield, the upper peak light is integrated at the previous point in the region of the disc.

The depot for all Ortenau S-Bahn railcars is the Ottenhöfen depot ; individual railcars are only parked in Oberharmersbach-Riersbach. In 2014, two more Regio-Shuttles were bought second-hand for the expanded offer.

Vehicle designation Vehicle name Manufacturer
VT 509 (with SNCF approval) Oberharmersbach Adtrance
VT 510 (with SNCF approval) Oberkirch Adtrance
VT 511 (with SNCF approval) Kappelrodeck Adtrance
VT 512 (with SNCF approval) Oppenau Adtrance
VT 513 (with SNCF approval) City of Achern Adtrance
VT 514 Bad Peterstal-Griesbach Adtrance
VT 515 Haslach Adtrance
VT 516 Zell a. H. Adtrance
VT 517 Steinach Adtrance
VT 518 Hausach Adtrance
VT 519 Ottenhöfen Adtrance
VT 520 Offenburg Adtrance
VT 521 District town of Kehl Adtrance
VT 522 Gengenbach Adtrance
VT 523 Lautenbach Adtrance
VT 524 Biberach Adtrance
VT 525 Willstätt Adtrance
VT 526 Appenweier Adtrance
VT 527 Wolfach Stadler
VT 528 Schiltach Stadler
VT 529 Thigh cell Stadler
VT 530 Freudenstadt Stadler
VT 531 Alpirsbach Stadler
VT 532 Lossburg Stadler

criticism

At first there was criticism of the Ortenau S-Bahn vehicles, such as the lack of sound insulation in the engines and the lack of toilets . The faulty arrangement of the exhaust pipes , which were installed directly in front of the air conditioning intake openings , was also criticized. This design flaw has now been eliminated.

stretch

Name of the route route Course book number (s)
Badische Hauptbahn , Rheintalbahn Offenburg → Appenweier → Achern 702
Achertalbahn Achern ↔ Ottenhöfen 717
Achertalbahn, Badische Hauptbahn, Rheintalbahn Ottenhöfen → Achern → Offenburg → Offenburg district school center 717/720
Renchtalbahn Offenburg ↔ Appenweier ↔ Oberkirch ↔ Oppenau ↔ Bad Griesbach 720/718
Europabahn Offenburg ↔ Kehl (↔ Strasbourg ) 720/719
Harmersbachtalbahn (Offenburg ↔) Biberach ↔ Oberharmersbach-Riersbach 720/722
Black Forest Railway (Offenburg ↔) Hausach
( wing in Hausach) 		↔ Gutach Open Air Museum ↔ Hornberg 720
Kinzig Valley Railway ↔ Freudenstadt Hbf 721

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  1. ↑ a b Ortenau S-Bahn. Retrieved March 13, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Significant improvements for local rail passenger transport in the Ortenau district. Ortenaukreis district office, November 7, 2014, accessed on September 20, 2015 .
  3. ^ The train stop at the Black Forest Open Air Museum Vogtsbauernhof in Gutach is within reach. Ortenaukreis district office, December 23, 2013, accessed on September 20, 2015 .
  4. ↑ More traffic on the Ortenau S-Bahn . In: railway magazine . No. 3 , 2015, ISSN  0342-1902 , p. 26 .
  5. ↑ RAIL regional southwest Ortenau S-Bahn: 5 years of Ortenau S-Bahn
  6. ↑ The only direct connection of the Ortenau S-Bahn to Achern. This Ortenau S-Bahn will be reinforced in Achern with the SWEG railcar from Ottenhöfen , then the multiple traction will travel to Offenburg district school center.
  7. ↑ This route is currently not (yet) officially operated by the Ortenau S-Bahn, but by the parent company SWEG. Nevertheless, the Ortenau S-Bahn railcars usually run on this route.
  8. ↑ The only direct connection from Ottenhöfen to Offenburg or Offenburg district school center
  9. ↑ Individual trains are winged in Biberach , so that direct connections between the Harmersbachtal and Offenburg are created.