Rhineland-Palatinate clock

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Rhineland-Palatinate clock is the name for the 1994 gradually introduced integral clock timetable (ITF) of the local public transport (public transport) in Rhineland-Palatinate . Originally, the cycle system was only planned for rail traffic , but due to its great success, it was later extended to include regional bus routes ( RegioLinien ).

The main objectives of the Rhineland-Palatinate cycle were the introduction of regular service on local transport routes and the improvement of transfer relationships between the individual lines. As the first nationally implemented ITF system in Germany , the Rhineland-Palatinate clock served as a model for the introduction of corresponding systems in other federal states, e.g. B. the " 3-lion-clock " of the local transport company Baden-Württemberg (NVBW).

The Rhineland-Palatinate Clock is coordinated by the special purpose associations Rhineland-Palatinate South (ZSPNV Süd) based in Kaiserslautern and Rhineland-Palatinate North (SPNV-Nord) based in Koblenz . Cooperation partners are the transport associations Karlsruhe , Trier region , Rhine-Mosel , Rhine-Nahe and Rhine-Neckar .

Interim balance 2008

The timetable structure developed by SMA und Partner in 1992/93 even exceeded the high forecasts. In the period between 1991 and 2003, the number of train kilometers (supply) traveled in Rhineland-Palatinate regional rail passenger transport rose by 67%, and passenger kilometers (demand) rose by as much as 97%. At the same time, more than 60 train stations and stops were built or rebuilt.

Far-reaching increases in passenger numbers could already be observed in the first year of operation. On the reactivated route between Grünstadt and Eisenberg , 82% more passengers were counted than with the previous bus service.

history

When the rail reform came into force at the beginning of 1994, responsibility for local rail passenger transport was transferred from the federal government to the federal states. In this context, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate has developed the “Rheinland-Pfalz-Takt” local transport concept. In May 1994, the train service in southern Rhineland-Palatinate was expanded by 37%. In addition, several disused lines were reactivated in 1994 and in the following years. On ITF routes, the traffic performance (passenger kilometers) increased by 43%; revenues increased by 20%; Particularly large additional revenues were observed in times of low load. In 1996, further improvements came into effect through the introduction of air-conditioned tilting diesel multiple units of the 611 series on six Regional Express lines. A further intermediate stage came into effect in 1997 with the introduction of tilting technology lines on the Eifel and near-by route as well as on the Lahntalbahn .

From 1994 to 1998, the train service was expanded by 45% and thus 90% more passenger kilometers traveled. While a strong increase was observed on some routes despite only a slight increase in supply, there were also routes with a greatly expanded supply that showed little additional demand. The increases were mainly observed outside of rush hour and were mainly due to parts of the population that do not have their own car (people up to 20 and 60 years of age, women during the day).

The rail transport offer was flanked by 25 new RegioBus lines with a total of 9 million vehicle kilometers (as of January 1, 2000). The lines are integrated into the ITF system, linked to one another at suitable junctions and are also enjoying increasing demand (status: 2001).

Rhineland-Palatinate Clock 2015

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The Rhineland-Palatinate Tact 2015 is a concept adopted in 2008 with which the Rhineland-Palatinate local public transport is to be improved by 2015. With around 20% additional services, the measures in the program represent the most extensive expansion of rail transport in Rhineland-Palatinate since the introduction of the interval in 1994. The core of the program is an expansion of the Regional Express network. In addition, route reactivation and the construction of new stops are planned again. In 2013 it became clear that some projects such as the reactivation of the Hunsrückquerbahn or the new Regional Express line between Kaiserslautern and Koblenz via Bad Kreuznach could not be implemented by the end of 2015. At the 2014 timetable change, projects were also launched to increase the number of times and merge various regional train lines in order to be able to offer passengers direct connections without changing trains. The new regional train line RB23 was created, which runs between Limburg (Lahn) , Koblenz Hbf , Andernach and Mayen Ost . In addition, the interval on the Unterwesterwaldbahn (Limburg (Lahn) - Montabaur - Siershahn ) has been reduced to an hourly cycle. With the 2015 timetable change, the regional train line RB90 (Limburg (Lahn) - Westerburg - Altenkirchen - Au (Sieg) ) was extended via Betzdorf (Sieg) and Siegen to Kreuztal in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Reactivations

In the meantime it has been found that of the originally seven planned reactivations for the 2014/2015 timetable change on December 14, 2014, only one can be carried out. To improve mobility on the upper Nahe , the Heimbach - Baumholder route was reactivated, but initially as a replacement rail service . Operations on this route began on February 23, 2015.

The six other routes originally planned to be reactivated for the 2014/2015 timetable change on December 14, 2014 were:

• The reactivation of the Aartalbahn between Diez and Zollhaus is intended to create new connections in the Lahn region, but has been delayed for an indefinite period.
• The resumption of the Trier western route between Trier-Ehrang , Trier West and Igel , which is in operation as an electrified route but is currently not used for passenger traffic, is expected to close the important missing piece of a fast commuter connection to Luxembourg from the end of 2023 .
• The Hunsrückquerbahn was to be reactivated between Büchenbeuren and Langenlonsheim and supplemented by a short connection from Hahn Airport . The plan was to use an hourly regional express to Bingen , which should be tied through every two hours and in peripheral locations to Frankfurt am Main . The re-establishment of the stops in Kirchberg , Simmern , Rheinböllen and Stromberg was also planned. The reopening of the route to Hahn Airport was stipulated in the coalition agreement between the SPD and Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen after the state elections in 2011 and was originally part of the 2015 Rhineland-Palatinate cycle, but according to newspaper reports from September 2011, there is a possibility that not only delay the reactivation of the Hunsrückquerbahn from Langenlonsheim to Frankfurt-Hahn airport until 2018 ^{[out of date]} , but may also be canceled entirely. Nevertheless, Infrastructure Minister Roger Lewentz announced that he would continue the planning process. ^[outdated]
• A reactivation of the Zellertalbahn in daily regular traffic was also examined in order to be able to establish a fast and direct regional train connection between Worms and Kaiserslautern . However, the route is to continue to be maintained and to continue to operate in excursion traffic.
• The reactivation of the Homburg – Zweibrücken railway and its integration into the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn should take place in cooperation with the Saarland . This should now take place in the medium term (probably by the end of 2024).
• The integration of the Eifelquerbahn between Kaisersesch and Gerolstein in the daily regular traffic was also examined .

New breakpoints

The 2015 Rhineland-Palatinate cycle concept envisages setting up new stops on existing routes . The following stops were already in operation by the end of June 2017:

• On the left stretch of the Rhine , the Koblenz Stadtmitte stop was put into operation on April 14, 2011 for the opening of the 2011 Federal Horticultural Show in Koblenz.
• The Landau Süd , Annweiler- Sarnstall , Hauenstein Mitte and Stambach stops went into operation on the Landau – Rohrbach railway line .
• The Neustadt Süd stop on the Neustadt – Wissembourg railway line and the Wörth Mozartstraße stop on the Winden – Karlsruhe line were opened.
• Seven new stops for the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn have been set up on the Schifferstadt – Wörth railway : Germersheim Mitte / Rhein , Germersheim Süd / Nolte , Bellheim Am Mühlbuckel , Rülzheim Freizeitzentrum , Rheinzabern Rappengasse , Rheinzabern Alte Römerstraße and Wörth Zügelstraße .
• At the Bruhrainbahn , parallel to the stop on the Schifferstadt – Wörth line, the Germersheim Mitte / Rhein stop (upper platform) was opened for the S33 line of the RheinNeckar S-Bahn.
• As part of the integration of the Mainz – Ludwigshafen railway line into the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn , new stops were created in Dienheim and Frankenthal Süd. These were put into operation for the summer timetable change on June 14, 2015 at 00:00.
• The former stop at the Biebermühlbahn in Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken was reactivated in June 2017.

The following stops are planned:

• New stops in Nieder-Olm Nord, Ober-Saulheim and Sulzheim are being examined on the Alzey – Mainz railway line .
• A new Mainz Schottwerke stop is planned on the left-hand Rhine route between Mainz Central Station and the junction to Wiesbaden . In addition to better coverage of the western urban area, the stop is intended to equalize transfer routes between Alzey , Bingen / Bad Kreuznach and Wiesbaden.
• At the Nahe Valley Railway as new breakpoints Bad Kreuznach - Planig , -Michelin and -Rheingrafenstraße , Niederhausen , Bad Sobernheim -Schulzentrum and Idar-Oberstein -Worldglobe and -Gewerbegebiet tested.
• In addition to the four stops already in operation, four more are planned for the Landau – Rohrbach railway line : Landau district administration , Annweiler West , Rodalben-Neuhof and Zweibrücken - Rosengarten .
• A new Speyer Süd stop will be set up on the Schifferstadt – Wörth railway line , which is expected to be served by lines S3 and S4 of the RheinNeckar S-Bahn from 2021 onwards. However, the initiative Kein Haltpunkt Süd criticizes this plan.

Discarded plans:

• On the Moselle route , a new stop was discussed under the planning names Bengel neu and Bengel / Ürzig , which should replace the Bengel stop and the Ürzig train station and be served by the Regional Express (RE 1/11). Due to the estimated costs of EUR 3 to 4 million, both the new stop and the expansion of the existing stops were not implemented.
• The construction of a stop in Neuwied Mitte was examined on the right-hand Rhine stretch . However, this will not be implemented for the time being.
• The Kandel West stop planned at the Palatinate Maximiliansbahn has been postponed for the time being due to delays in the development of a new residential area.
• The planned stops at Worms Nord , Worms Süd and Roxheim on the Mainz – Ludwigshafen line and Worms West on the Rheinhessenbahn will not be implemented for the time being due to the high construction costs.

Rhineland-Palatinate cycle 2030

For the period from 2030 onwards, the regional rail transport authorities in Rhineland-Palatinate are working on a new state-wide cycle schedule that is coordinated with the German cycle planned by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure .

Rolph

In June 2019, Minister of Transport Volker Wissing presented the new umbrella brand for all modes of transport, Rolph , which replaces the previous brand Rhineland-Palatinate-Takt in the external image and under which the public transport offer has been advertised nationwide since then.

See also

• List of local rail transport lines in Rhineland-Palatinate

literature

• Fritz Engbarth: From the Ludwig Railway to the Integral Timed Timetable: 160 years of rail traffic in the Palatinate. Zweckverband SPNV Rheinland-Pfalz Süd, Kaiserslautern 2007
• Georg Speck: The integral cycle timetable - Is more local transport possible for less money? in: DER NAHVERKEHR 9/96, Düsseldorf 1996, pp. 33–38
• Karl-Geert Kuchenbecker, Georg Speck: Railway policy in Rhineland-Palatinate, in: Please get in - From 150 years of railways in Rhineland-Palatinate, Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.), Mainz 1997, p. 122-125, ISBN 3-87439-421-2

Web links

• Rhineland-Palatinate clock
• Rolph - Mobility for Rhineland-Palatinate
• Special purpose association for local rail passenger transport in Rhineland-Palatinate North
• Special purpose association for local rail passenger transport Rhineland-Palatinate South

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Rheinland-Pfalz-Takt 2015. (PDF; 5.5 MB) (No longer available online.) ZSPNV Süd, formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 21, 2008 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
2. ↑ Balance of 10 years of Rhineland-Palatinate-Takt 2015. (PDF; 361 kB) ZSPNV Süd, archived from the original on January 5, 2016 ; Retrieved January 24, 2010 . 
3. ^ Deutsche Bahn AG, local traffic division (ed.): The manual for the new local traffic . S. 20 f . (around 1995).
4. ↑ 20 YEARS TAKT. (PDF) Retrieved May 9, 2014 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Research Society for Roads and Transport (ed.): Leaflet on the integral cycle timetable . Definition, boundary conditions, possible uses and limits of use in long-distance, regional and local transport. Cologne 2001, p. 21, 32 .
6. ↑ Rheinland-Pfalz-Takt 2015 - Framework concept for the further development of local rail transport offers in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. (PDF; 90 kB) ZSPNV Nord, archived from the original on March 20, 2012 ; Retrieved December 21, 2008 . 
7. ↑ Rhein-Zeitung of September 11, 2011: Bahn zum Hahn: The train has left ( Memento of September 7, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
8. ↑ Diesel network southwest goes to DB Regio and Netinera. March 1, 2012, accessed March 1, 2012 . 
9. ↑ Expert opinion with positive result - further planning agreed. Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Infrastructure of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, March 24, 2015, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 18, 2015 . 
10. ^ S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar - network is being expanded. VRN, July 5, 2010, archived from the original on July 10, 2010 ; accessed on December 20, 2018 . 
11. ^ S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar: Expansion between Bruchsal and Germersheim. In: Eurailpress. January 14, 2010; Archived from the original on January 15, 2010 ; Retrieved February 19, 2010 . 
12. ↑ Groundbreaking celebrated in Dienheim for a new train stop - barrier-free train stations for Mainz-Laubenheim, Nierstein and Guntersblum - the train stations in Mainz-Laubenheim, Nierstein and Guntersblum will be upgraded to meet the needs of the S-Bahn in the coming months. There is also a new train stop that will be built in Dienheim. by Sonja Werner; Allgemeine-zeitung.de from May 16, 2014
13. ↑ Frankenthal gets a second S-Bahn stop. In: The Rhine Palatinate . November 6, 2013, archived from the original on December 4, 2013 ; Retrieved July 16, 2014 . 
14. ↑ To the point: planning the south stop. In: Die Rheinpfalz from July 17, 2014
15. ^ Initiative No Stopping Point South. Accessed June 22, 2015
16. ↑ SPNV Nord: 45th Association Assembly ( Memento from January 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved on June 13, 2014 (PDF; 266 kB)
17. ↑ SPNV Nord: 33rd Association Assembly ( Memento of December 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved on April 7, 2010 (PDF; 108 kB)
18. ↑ The S-Bahn runs through - STOP POINTS Worms Süd and Worms West stations are not being built / costs are twice as high as planned. Retrieved May 7, 2014 . 
19. ^ S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar: Modernization of the Mainz – Ludwigshafen infrastructure ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) - vrn.de on December 13, 2012
20. ↑ SPNV Nord, 60th Association Assembly, Item 6: Deutschlandtakt: Evaluation of the current planning status from the perspective of SPNV-Nord , December 5, 2018, accessed on December 9, 2018
21. ↑ Wissing: ROLPH is the new mobility umbrella brand. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .