Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn

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S-Bahn Germany
 Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn
S-Bahn RheinNeckar2019.svg
The network of the S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar (2019)
Country Germany
Transport /
tariff association 		HNV , KVV , RMV , RNN , saarVV and VRN
Lines 9
Route length 437 km
Stations 113
Long-distance train stations 10
smallest clock sequence 30th
Passengers 75,000 daily
vehicles BR 425
operator DB regional center
Power system 15 kV, 16.7 Hz  ~ , overhead line

S-Bahn in Germany

Logo S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar

The Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn forms the backbone of local rail transport in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region . The center of the S-Bahn system is the metropolitan area around the cities of Mannheim , Heidelberg and Ludwigshafen am Rhein .

The traffic is currently operated by DB Regio Mitte and is completely integrated into the transport associations . Every year the trains cover around 7.5 million train kilometers on an approximately 440-kilometer network in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate , Baden-Württemberg , Hesse and Saarland .

Lines and operations

The network of the S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar is around 440 kilometers long and is one of the largest S-Bahn networks in Germany . The core area is in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. With Homburg it touches the Saarland as well as the part of Hesse around Neckarsteinach and Hirschhorn, which can only be reached by rail from North Baden . Four of the seven lines operate bundled in the Schifferstadt –Ludwigshafen – Mannheim – Heidelberg section. Beyond this main route, the trains travel six branches of the line with the end points Homburg (Saar), Osterburken , Karlsruhe , Germersheim , Eppingen , Aglasterhausen , Mainz and Bensheim .

The lines of the S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar run on weekdays at a basic interval of 30 and 60 minutes. S-Bahn traffic uses shared routes with the rest of the local and long-distance passenger rail traffic , as well as with freight traffic .

Line network

Line
number		 Line course Clock MO-FR Measure SA Clock SO since length Stations Travel time stretch
S 1 Homburg (Saar) Hbf <> Osterburken
via Landstuhl - Kaiserslautern Hbf - Neustadt (Weinstr) Hbf - Schifferstadt - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Mitte - Mannheim Hbf - Heidelberg Hbf - Neckargemünd - Eberbach - Mosbach-Neckarelz - Seckach 		60 60 60 2003,
2006 		200 km 56 209 min Mannheim – Saarbrücken , Rheintalbahn , Neckartalbahn , Neckarelz – Osterburken
S 2 Kaiserslautern Hbf <> Mosbach (Baden)
via Neustadt (Weinstr) Hbf - Schifferstadt - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Mitte - Mannheim Hbf - Heidelberg Hbf - Neckargemünd - Eberbach - Mosbach-Neckarelz 		60 60 60 2003 137 km 39 144 min
S 3 Germersheim <> Karlsruhe Hbf
via Speyer Hbf - Schifferstadt - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Mitte - Mannheim Hbf - Heidelberg Hbf - Wiesloch-Walldorf - Bruchsal - Karlsruhe-Durlach 		60 60 60 2003,
2006 		104 km 29 108 min Wörth – Schifferstadt , Mannheim – Saarbrücken , Rhine Valley Railway
P. 33 Bruchsal <> Germersheim
via Graben-Neudorf 		60 60 60 2011 32 km 11 30 min Bruhrainbahn
P 39 Mannheim-Waldhof <> Mannheim Hbf (> Karlsruhe Hbf )
via Mannheim-Luzenberg (- Mannheim Hbf - Heidelberg Hbf - Wiesloch-Walldorf - Bruchsal - Karlsruhe-Durlach) 		no tact X X 2019 7 km
(79 km) 		3 (20) 7 min Riedbahn , Rhine Valley Railway
S 4 Germersheim <> Bruchsal
via Speyer Hbf - Schifferstadt - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf - Ludwigshafen (Rhine) center - Mannheim Hbf - Heidelberg Hbf - Wiesloch-Walldorf 		60 60 60 2003,
2006 		83 km 27 91 min Wörth – Schifferstadt , Mannheim – Saarbrücken , Rhine Valley Railway
Ludwigshafen (Rhein) BASF Nord <> Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf (> Wörth (Rhein) / Neustadt (Weinstr) Hbf)

(via Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf - Schifferstadt - Speyer Hbf - Germersheim)

60 X X 2018 5 km 4th 11 min BASF works railway
S 5 Heidelberg main station <> Sinsheim (Elsenz) main station> Eppingen
via Neckargemünd - Meckesheim - Sinsheim (Elsenz) main station 		30-60 30-60 60 2009 43 km 19th 55 min Neckar Valley Railway , neckargemünd-bad friedrichshall-jagstfeld railway , Steinsfurt-Eppingen
P 51 Heidelberg main station <Meckesheim <> Aglasterhausen
via Neckargemünd - Meckesheim 		60 60 60 2010 39 km 14/16 50 min Neckar Valley Railway , neckargemünd-bad friedrichshall-jagstfeld railway , Schwarzbach Valley Railway
S 6 Bensheim <Mannheim Hbf <> Mainz Hbf
via Weinheim (Bergstr) Hbf - Neu-Edingen / Friedrichsfeld - Mannheim Hbf - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Mitte - Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf - Frankenthal Hbf - Worms Hbf 		60-30 60-30 120-30 2018 108 km 31 124 min Main-Neckar Railway , Rhine Valley Railway , Mainz – Mannheim

Future lines

As part of the second expansion stage, the following two lines, which are currently still running as regional train lines and are already operated by the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn, will be added to the S-Bahn network. After all the measures have been completed, the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn network will have a total length of 550 km. A total of 158 stations will then be served.

Line number Line course Remarks
S 8 Mannheim main station <> Biblis

via Mannheim-Neuostheim - Mannheim-Käfertal - Lampertheim

0.2 million Zkm per year
integration in the S-Bahn network: after December 2022
S 9 Karlsruhe main station <> Groß ‑ Rohrheim

Via Graben-Neudorf - Waghäusel - Hockenheim - Schwetzingen - Mannheim Hbf - Lampertheim - Biblis

 today's RB 2with extension Biblis - Groß-Rohrheim
Integration in the S-Bahn network: December 2020

On the routes, vehicles of the first and (until the beginning of 2017) fourth series with built-in stages are mainly used in advance operation for the S-Bahn. In the meantime, however, all vehicles of the fourth series have gone through the redesign and are therefore no longer used on these lines. On the Mannheim - Karlsruhe route , locomotive-hauled trains, consisting of class 111 and n-wagons , were also used during rush hour , but these were increasingly being replaced by double units of class 425 . Since the 2019/2020 timetable change on December 15, 2019, when the last remaining locomotive-hauled train pair was replaced, the scheduled use of n-wagons on this connection has been history. At the same time, in anticipation of the approaching S-Bahn service, a half-hourly service between Mannheim Hbf and Graben-Neudorf was introduced.

The redesigned 425 series vehicles have been in use on the route to Mainz since December 2017. Since June 10, 2018, the trains have also been officially running on this line as the S 6.

Timetable concept

All eight current lines of the S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar run every 60 minutes. Mostly overlapping lines result in a half-hourly service in the core area. Four S-Bahn trains run every hour on the common main route of the four cross-state lines between Schifferstadt and Heidelberg Hbf. Due to coordination problems, however, it is not possible to implement a pure 15-minute cycle, especially since a large number of trains from different lines are brought together in front of the common main line and then winged again , reinforced or weakened, especially in the off-peak times . The S 5 (to / from Sinsheim (Elsenz) Hbf and Eppingen) and S 51 (to / from Aglasterhausen) are often divided and merged in Meckesheim and run together to Heidelberg Hbf. At the weekend, the S 51 only runs in the Meckesheim <> section Aglasterhausen. The S 6 runs daily in the section Mannheim Hbf <> Mainz Hbf every 30 minutes, between Bensheim and Mannheim Hbf it runs every 60 minutes, even on Sundays only every two hours. Since the 2018/2019 timetable change in December 2018, the S 39 has been running on weekdays with three pairs of trains between Mannheim-Waldhof and Mannheim Hbf . In addition, the stations are Ludwigshafen-Rheingönheim and Ludwigshafen-mouth home not served by the lines S 1 and S 3 in general, the line S 3 passes through before 18:00 in most cases the stations Mannheim ARENA / Maimarkt and Mannheim-Seckenheim . The S 4 line in Germersheim is usually tied through as the S 33 line to Bruchsal.

Although the lines sometimes run from 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., the regular frequency is only observed between around 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. In the off-peak times, on the other hand, the lines run outside the cycle times, depending on demand, and sometimes sections of different lines merge into one another.

Tariff regulations

Line S 2 is on the entire route within the Rhein-Neckar transport association (VRN), as is line S 1 except for the last station - Homburg (Saar) Hbf in the Saarland transport association (saarVV). VRN tickets are only valid to Homburg on this railway line and for transfer connections back to the VRN area via Waldmohr , Vogelbach , Bechhofen or Zweibrücken . Between Hochspeyer and Homburg (Saar) the transition tariff West Palatinate / East Saarland also applies . There are also day and group day tickets in this tariff. The transitional tariff eastern Saarland also applies in the entire district of Südwestpfalz .

Lines S 3 and S 4 are between Germersheim and Bad Schönborn Süd within the Rhein-Neckar transport association, season ticket holders are offered transfer tickets for the onward journey to Bruchsal or Karlsruhe Hbf . The tariff of the Karlsruhe Transport Association (KVV) applies between Bad Schönborn-Kronau and Karlsruhe Hbf . On the S 33 line, a transitional tariff to the KVV applies in the Germersheim <> Huttenheim section, the Huttenheim <> Bruchsal section is exclusively in the area of ​​the KVV tariff. The S 39 line is between Mannheim-Waldhof and Bad Schönborn Süd within the VRN; the KVV tariff applies between Bad Schönborn-Kronau and Karlsruhe Hbf.

Line S 5 is completely within the VRN up to the stop series . The last three stations ( Ittlingen , Richen (near Eppingen) and Eppingen ) are in the transition area to Heilbronner-Hohenloher-Haller Nahverkehr (HNV). While VRN tickets of price level 7 (entire network) are generally also valid for this honeycomb (No. 217), there are time restrictions for season tickets in training traffic. All VRN tickets are also valid for journeys to places along the railway line to Eppingen , provided that the HNV tariff cannot be used for the journey (with the exception of training season tickets). HNV tickets are valid for trips between Hoffenheim and the HNV area. Line S 51, which runs on a section together with line S 5, lies - like line S 2 - on the entire route within the VRN.

Line S 6 is from Mainz Hbf to Guntersblum in the tariff area of ​​the Rhein-Nahe-Nahverkehrsverbund (RNN), from Alsheim to Bensheim in the tariff area of ​​the VRN. The gap in the network areas between Alsheim and Guntersblum was closed on January 1, 2008. In the area of ​​the city of Mainz, i.e. between Mainz main station and the Mainz-Laubenheim stop , the tariff of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) applies in addition to the RNN tariff . Between Bensheim and Weinheim-Lützelsachsen, in addition to the VRN tariff, the transition tariff RMV – VRN also applies .

Tickets have to be bought before departure. In the beginning there was a ticket machine in all trains , but it was only allowed to use it if the machine at the boarding station was defective. To validate VRN and KVV tickets, validators were available in the vehicles that were expanded in the course of the redesign.

In Baden-Württemberg , the RegioTicket Baden-Württemberg enabled two transport networks to be bridged in DB trains. The distance was not allowed to exceed 50 kilometers in each direction. It was valid for one person to travel there and back on the same day. The ticket has not been offered since 2011 due to insufficient demand.

history

Train the line S1 in the former breakpoint Mannheim Rangierbahnhof
The Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Middle Station
S-Bahn line S1 in Neustadt (Weinstrasse) main station

prehistory

As early as 1973 the Federal Railroad , the Federal Post Office and the cities of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg founded the Rhein-Neckar Local Transport Association with the aim of implementing an S-Bahn concept in the Rhine-Neckar region. At that time, the start of operations was expected in 1977.

After the planning was delayed several times - among other things by feasibility studies with rather negative results, the German reunification and the rail reform - the three federal states, the Deutsche Bahn and the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (as an amalgamation of the districts and municipalities) signed in March 1996 a construction and financing contract for S-Bahn operations. At that time, the network from Neustadt and Speyer to Eberbach and Bruchsal was planned with 26 stations, as well as "option routes" to Kaiserslautern , Germersheim , Mosbach and Karlsruhe . At the beginning of 2001, a second construction and financing contract agreed to extend the S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar route, which included the option routes and the extension to Osterburken .

First expansion stage

Following a Europe-wide invitation to tender, the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn was awarded to DB Regio for twelve years - from the 2003/2004 timetable change on December 14, 2003 to December 2015 . The application of the bidding consortium of DB Regio together with the transport companies of the cities of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen and Mannheim had to be withdrawn shortly before the end of the tender due to antitrust concerns, as all the above-mentioned urban transport companies already held shares in the regional bus company Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar (BRN), which one Is a subsidiary of DB Regio and maintains its route network in an area that is almost congruent with that of the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn. The merger of the aforementioned urban local transport companies to form Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) was also in preparation. This would have meant that the entire local traffic in the region would have been in the hands of RNV and two companies it also controls, namely BRN and the S-Bahn bidding group. The Eurobahn also had bids , which however resigned after problems with the tender, as well as a consortium made up of trans regio and Connex .

From 2001, the routes and stations for the S-Bahn were prepared in advance. The investment volume for construction measures alone amounted to 260 million euros. In addition, there was another 190 million euros for the purchase of new vehicles.

In addition to the additional bridge over the Rhine between Mannheim and Ludwigshafen , which is urgently needed to increase capacity, a new line was built for long-distance traffic to bypass Schifferstadt station . The Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Mitte train station on Berliner Platz was also completely rebuilt. For the maintenance of the trains, a new S-Bahn workshop was also built on the grounds of the Ludwigshafen main station .

At the train stations and stops on the routes, particular emphasis was placed on largely uniform equipment. The platforms were raised to 76 centimeters and were given barrier-free access, in part by elevators . They also received new platform equipment such as waiting shelters and benches .

Only the platforms of the Mannheim-Seckenheim , Mannheim marshalling yard , Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim and Ludwigshafen-Rheingönheim stops were provisionally raised with wooden planks, as there had not yet been a final decision on the track infrastructure or the future location of the platforms. The final expansion of the two Ludwigshafen railway stations in Mundenheim and Rheingönheim (reconstruction of the central platform and abandonment of the main platform ) began after several delays in May 2008. In 2010, the construction of the extension from 2 to 3 tracks between the Schifferstadt bypass and Ludwigshafen-Rheingönheim began .

In Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld Süd , access from the south was created via the disused tracks of the freight line, which were closed and filled in for this purpose.

Extension to Germersheim

With the extension of the Mannheim - Speyer line to Germersheim , the first stage of the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn was completed at the end of 2006. For this purpose, the section of the line was electrified, and reconstruction work was carried out at three stations. In Germersheim there has been a connection to the S 51 and S 52 lines of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn in the direction of Wörth (Rhine) and Karlsruhe (city center) since December 2010 .

However, the measures to be carried out at the stations on the Heidelberg – Bruchsal section by the end of 2019 are still considered to be part of the first expansion stage.

The construction of a new Speyer Süd stop is planned as part of the ongoing planning of the second expansion stage of the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn until 2021. The further extension via Graben-Neudorf to Bruchsal only took place in the second expansion phase.

Extension to Homburg

Expansion between Kaiserslautern and Homburg (March 2006)

In preparation for the 2006 soccer World Cup , an extension of the Mannheim – Kaiserslautern line ( Mannheim – Saarbrücken railway ) to Homburg was tackled as an urgent measure. However, since the work could not be completed in time for the soccer world championship, the start-up was carried out in December 2006 at the scheduled change of timetable 2006/2007. However, only the S 1 goes to Homburg, the S 2 ends in Kaiserslautern as usual. The city of Homburg did not participate financially in this expansion.

Second expansion stage

Original network planning for the implementation program Rhein-Neckar-Takt 2010 from 2004

A second expansion stage was planned for the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn shortly after the start of operations in order to integrate cities and regions that had not yet been developed into the S-Bahn network. The schedule set out in the Rhein-Neckar-Takt 2010 implementation program , which had included further expansion to Homburg, Bruchsal, Karlsruhe, Eppingen , Darmstadt and Worms from 2008 to 2010, was rejected in 2006. The reasons for this are to be found in the cut in regionalization funds in the course of the so-called Koch - Steinbrück paper as well as in the delay in the infrastructure measures required for increasing capacity in the north of the region, in particular the new Frankfurt-Mannheim line .

Heidelberg – Eppingen / Aglasterhausen

In November 2000, the Transport Forum 2000 proposed an extension to Eppingen for the first time. In August 2002, a standardized evaluation for the electrification of all three routes to Aglasterhausen , Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld and Eppingen came to a benefit-cost ratio of 3.7; the district administrator and former association director of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, Stefan Dallinger , stated that he was not aware of any project with such a good result. In December 2003 the association assembly of the ZRN approved the modernization. The planning agreement was signed on May 13, 2004, and the construction and financing agreement on September 20, 2007.

The project was to cost 81.5 million euros, of which 66.9 million euros were eligible construction costs, of which the Federal Republic of Germany paid 60% and the state of Baden-Württemberg 20% according to the Municipal Transport Financing Act. The remaining costs were borne by the municipalities and districts.

The modernization of the 78 kilometers of route included 110 km of track, around 1180 catenary masts were installed. On October 10, 2009 the overhead line was switched on.

Since December 2009, the new line S 5 has been running from Heidelberg Hbf via the Neckar and Elsenz Valley Railway to Sinsheim or every hour via the Steinsfurt – Eppingen railway line to Eppingen , with the two Heidelberg stops Schlierbach / Ziegelhausen and Orthopädie until December 2016 due to scheduling reasons were only approached occasionally, after that only hourly. In June 2010 the line S 51 followed, which branches off in Meckesheim on the Badische Schwarzbachtalbahn and runs every hour to Aglasterhausen .

In Eppingen there is a connection to line S 4 of the Karlsruhe or Heilbronn Stadtbahn . Since December 2014 there has been a connection to Heilbronn in Sinsheim with the integration of the eastern Elsenz Valley Railway into the north branch of the Heilbronn Stadtbahn .

Extension from Germersheim to Bruchsal

S 33 at Graben-Neudorf station

The second expansion stage also included the integration of the Bruhrainbahn from Germersheim via Graben-Neudorf to Bruchsal into the S-Bahn network. This route was added to the S-Bahn network at the 2011/2012 timetable change on December 11, 2011 and is used as an extension of line S 4, which in this section is known as S 33 in order to avoid the inevitable confusion when in Bruchsal trains on line S 4 depart in the same direction with different destinations.

This required modernization measures and electrification between Graben-Neudorf and Germersheim. In addition, the three new stops Germersheim Mitte / Rhein , Bruchsal Am Mantel and Bruchsal Sports Center were built. The expansion of the line began in early July 2010 and lasted 17 months. The total costs of the infrastructure measure came to around 31.7 million euros. Here, too, all stations have been made handicapped accessible and barrier-free. The only exception was the Bruchsal Am Mantel stop for part of 2012 without ramps and elevators.

Mainz – Worms – Frankenthal – Ludwigshafen am Rhein – Mannheim

Construction of the Dienheim stop in summer 2014
The Dienheim stop on July 2, 2015, shortly after its commissioning on June 14, 2015

The Mainz – Ludwigshafen line was integrated into the S-Bahn system on June 10, 2018 as part of the new S 6 line for the "small timetable change". Since the beginning of 2006 the regional train connection Mainz – Worms – Frankenthal – Ludwigshafen am Rhein – Mannheim (–Weinheim – Bensheim) was in preliminary operation with adapted S-Bahn trains of the DB class 425 . Line S 6 replaced the previous regional train line RB 44.

In addition to the S-Bahn-compatible reconstruction, the new stops in Dienheim and Frankenthal Süd were put into operation with the timetable change on June 14, 2015 at 00:00. In the Mainz Römisches Theater train station , in the Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim train station as well as in Mettenheim and Bodenheim , construction work began in 2012 and 2013, respectively, and a further ten stations were completed by June 2016. The Mettenheim station was completed in September 2013. The establishment of further stops in Roxheim and Worms  Süd, which was planned in the meantime , was not pursued by the affected municipalities.

Ludwigshafen Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF North

BASF SE has been connected to Ludwigshafen with its three breakpoints "BASF North", "BASF Middle" and "BASF South" since December 2018 . To this end, the line was expanded and electrified. The trains that run there have been running since then under the line designation "S 4" (see section Line network (current) ).

Mannheim main station - platform F.

In order to increase the capacity at Mannheim Central Station and to avoid high loads from double occupancy with two trains on the track at the existing platforms 7, 9 and 10, the new platform F with tracks 11 and 12 was built from September 2014. This was built exclusively for local transport . So in the future the S-Bahn line S 9 (Groß-Rohrheim-Mannheim-Schwetzingen-Waghäusel-Karlsruhe), the RE 1 (Koblenz-Trier-Saarbrücken-Mannheim) and the RE 14 (Frankfurt-Mainz-Mannheim) from the new Drive the platform. To do this, the freight train tracks had to be relocated in the direction of the B 36 .

Track 12 already went into operation at the end of 2016; Track 11 was also completed in August 2017. Since track 12 was already in operation when the pedestrian underpass at the northern end of the platform was not yet completed, a temporary solution had to be put in place by July 2017. Access to track 12 was therefore via track 10a and from there via a bridge to the new platform. For this, however, track 10a had to be closed to train traffic. Track 10b was still approached, but only from the south.

Operation from 2016

Following the tender that began in December 2013, DB Regio was awarded the contract for Lot 1 (S1, S2, S3, S4, S33) with around 8 million train kilometers per year for the period December 2016 to December 2033 in January 2015. The year in between due to delays in the tendering process was covered by a transitional agreement. The traffic will continue with class 425 multiple units, which will be renewed for this purpose . To increase the seat capacity, the vehicle fleet will be increased from 40 to 77 vehicles, initially only 64 vehicles by 2018, for which six 425.3 vehicles will be taken over from Hanover . The package also includes commuter trains to BASF from December 2017 and an improved service to Homburg from 2019. A quarter of the trains should be manned by train attendants, all from 7 p.m. in Rhineland-Palatinate , otherwise half.

Lot 2, i.e. network 6b of the NVBW , was tendered across Europe at the end of September 2015 after several delays. The tender was originally planned for the beginning of 2014. With the line to Mainz, it covers six million train kilometers annually. The takeover of operations for a period of 15 years should take place at the end of 2020, and the line to Mainz should follow at the end of 2021. As with the tender for the Stuttgart RE networks , the railway companies are being offered the option of using the BW model of the Landesanstalt Eisenbahnfahrzeuge Baden-Württemberg (SFBW) founded in 2015 for financing . In December 2016, the transport authorities decided to postpone the takeover of operations to December 2020, since it was already foreseeable at this point - before the end of the negotiation process - that the required new vehicles would otherwise not be available on time. On June 20, 2017, after none of the losing bidders had submitted a review request, DB Regio was awarded the contract. New vehicles of the Siemens Mireo type are to be used on the routes included (S5, S6, S8, S9) . A corresponding contract for 57 three-part vehicles was signed in August 2017 between DB Regio AG and Siemens .

Further planning

The second construction phase also includes other projects that should have been implemented gradually by the end of 2017.

Expansion of the Rhine Valley Railway

Due to the high utilization of the Rhine Valley Railway in the Bruchsal – Heidelberg section, it is planned to extend the platforms from 140 to 210 meters so that long trains made up of three train sections can also be used. This is necessary above all because higher timing cannot be achieved due to the shared use of the Rhine Valley Railway by local, long-distance and freight trains of the DB.

Mannheim – Schwetzingen – Graben-Neudorf – Karlsruhe

The Mannheim – Schwetzingen - Hockenheim - Waghäusel –Graben-Neudorf – Karlsruhe ( Rheinbahn ) line on the right bank of the Rhine is to connect the Rhine-Neckar and Karlsruhe S-Bahn networks on a sixth route as the new S 9 line from December 2020 . This line should initially be called "S 8". Since there is already a line with this name at Karlsruhe Central Station , it was announced at the beginning of 2020 that the name "S 9" would now be used instead. This means that the entire route between Karlsruhe and Biblis will continue to receive a uniform route number (as previously RB 2).

New S-Bahn stops will be built in Hirschacker and Schwetzingen Nord (expected in 2021), but an additional stop in Graben-Neudorf Süd cannot be implemented for the time being.

The stops on the southern section between Graben-Neudorf and Karlsruhe have been upgraded to meet the needs of the S-Bahn since 2011 and 2014, respectively. In the northern section of the route, the Neulußheim and Hockenheim stops already had the required platform lengths and heights; here only elevator systems were retrofitted. The renovation work in Hockenheim, Schwetzingen and Wiesental was completed in 2018 . The Waghäusel and Oftersheim stations were completed in 2019 . The completion of the elevator and the staircase roofing in Neulußheim will be delayed until July 2020. Due to the special location and construction of the stop, major work can only be carried out if the entire station is closed.

Two compact train stations are to be built in Mannheim-Rheinau and Mannheim-Neckarau, which will enable a fast and barrier-free transfer to the trams and buses of the RNV . In Mannheim-Rheinau, this was completed at the end of April 2018, with the exception of minor remaining work; the official inauguration of the “compact station” took place on July 12, 2019. In contrast, for Neckarau “the effects of costs and benefits in relation to the entire route are being examined”, so that the future of the stop is questionable. In the meantime, provisional platforms are being built on tracks 1 and 2, which should be completed no later than December 2020, when the S 9 starts.

In the case of a bypass solution for the new Rhine / Main – Rhein / Neckar line with a new ICE station near Mannheim-Seckenheim , this branch would have to be rescheduled in order to be able to set up a local transport hub at the ICE station.

Mannheim – Biblis – Gross-Rohrheim

On the Hessian side, the Riedbahn between Mannheim and Groß-Rohrheim is to be integrated into the network of the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn as line S 9 in December 2020 . Originally only planned to Biblis , the Bergstrasse district was able to enforce the extension to the tariff limit between the Rhein-Neckar transport association (VRN) and the Rhein-Main transport association (RMV) to Groß-Rohrheim.

At the end of January 2016, the state of Hesse signed a realization and financing contract with DB Station & Service AG , according to which the state of Hesse wants to contribute 5 million euros to the expansion of the five Hessian stations in Lampertheim , Bürstadt , Bobstadt, Biblis and Groß Rohrheim. In addition, the municipalities involved are contributing 8.2 million euros through the special purpose association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar and the Federal Republic of Germany with 11 million euros. Construction work began on July 7, 2016 with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony at Biblis station . Completion was planned for the end of 2017. The work in Bobstadt was completed in September 2017; Biblis and Lampertheim have been completely renovated since June 2019. The Groß Rohrheim station is to follow in January 2020; the completion of the Bürstadt stop, on the other hand, not until December 2020.

The two stations to be converted in Mannheim ( MA-Waldhof , MA-Käfertal ) and the new station in MA-Neuostheim are to be implemented in 2021/2022. The trains running via Neuostheim and Käfertal will be given the line designation "S 8".

Mannheim – Weinheim – Bensheim

The same applies to the Main-Neckar-Bahn Mannheim– Weinheim - Bensheim . A new stop is planned in Weinheim-Sulzbach. On the other hand, the desired stops in Weinheim  Süd and Bensheim Süd cannot be realized for the time being due to the route congestion. First of all, the route was to be integrated as line S 7 into the network of the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn. The Weinheim train station was to be converted in accordance with the S-Bahn standard by June 2016. However, there were delays in the construction process due to new findings about the underground conditions in the area of ​​the elevator shafts as well as operational influences (compliance with the timetable for passenger traffic ). The Mannheim – Weinheim – Bensheim route has been served by the extended S 6 line since December 2018.

Planned operating concept

The Riedbahn, Main-Neckar-Bahn and the Mannheim – Heidelberg line are at their capacity limit due to the high levels of long-distance , regional and freight traffic . Connections and cycle times of the S-Bahn must therefore be based on the few remaining routes on the lines, especially since the longed-for relief from the planned new Frankfurt – Mannheim line has moved into the distance.

According to the tenders, the originally planned corner connection of the two branches to Biblis and Bensheim in Mannheim was rejected, as was the connection from Mainz via Mannheim to Eppingen and Aglasterhausen. Previously, considerations had already been postponed to let this line run between Mannheim Hauptbahnhof and Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof as an express line without further stops.

Instead, the operating concept specified in the tender provides for a connection of the branch from Mainz via Worms and Mannheim to Bensheim. The Riedbahn line from Groß-Rohrheim, on the other hand, should end at Mannheim Central Station by the beginning of 2020 (since then the planned connection from Groß-Rohrheim to Karlsruhe).

Visions of the future

Reactivation Homburg – Zweibrücken

On May 7, 2012, the approximately 11-kilometer-long railway line celebrated its 155th anniversary. As part of this, the “Association for the Promotion of Rail Transport in and around Zweibrücken e. V. “u. a. Draisine rides between the Schwarzenacker and Homburg-Beeden stops . The association described this action as the "final spurt to the S-Bahn extension". As part of the new tender for the Rhineland-Palatinate cycle in 2015, it is planned to extend the S-Bahn line S1, which currently ends in Homburg (Saar) Hbf , to Zweibrücken . In addition, there were discussions about connecting the Zweibrücken airfield to the S-Bahn network via the currently closed Hornbachtalbahn and a partially newly built section of the route. However, this became obsolete with the closure of the airport.

So far the attempt to reactivate the Homburg – Zweibrücken railway on the Saarland has failed. According to a feasibility study from 2006, the total investment costs would amount to around 11.4 million euros and the operating costs, due to the current long stay of the S-Bahn (up to 50 minutes) in Homburg, would only amount to around 900,000 euros. The study described the project as economically sensible with a benefit-cost factor of 1.38.

In 2010, the two federal states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate commissioned a preliminary draft plan, which was intended to show the current costs of a route reactivation and expansion. In September 2013 this was handed over to the responsible federal and state ministries and presented to the public in December 2013. This explicitly shows all measures and cost items that are necessary for the route to be restarted. The preliminary draft planning cost the two federal states around 700,000 euros and cites costs between 21.7 and 25.7 million euros for the implementation of the project. The reactions to the investigations on the part of the population and the committed Zweibrücker Verein are consistently positive. A further cost-benefit study (NKU), which achieved a “monetary benefit” of 1.24, now provides a basis for decision-making. The plan is to clarify the financing issue, in particular the operating costs, by the summer and then to commission the detailed planning as the basis for the plan approval procedure.

A high-level meeting of the two responsible transport ministers Anke Rehlinger and Volker Wissing on December 20, 2016 in Zweibrücken resulted in an agreement on the cost sharing for the joint commissioning of the so-called service phases 3 and 4. After a decision by the Rhineland-Palatinate Council of Ministers on January 31, 2017, the state takes over Rhineland-Palatinate, in addition to the share of its own territory, each 50 percent of the investment costs and the operating costs for a period of 20 years of the Saarland. On February 14, 2017, the Saarland Council of Ministers also approved. For the costs of the Rhineland-Palatinate route share of 26.4%, the MWVLW assumes a GVFG subsidy of 60%, 15% of the eligible construction costs as well as the planning and non-eligible costs are borne by the Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (ZRN) . The state of Rhineland-Palatinate wants to pay around 34 million euros, the Saarland 10 million euros in the first twenty years. The Rhineland-Palatinate Transport Minister expects the start of transport services for the timetable change on December 12, 2021, the Saarland one for the end of 2024.

A reactivation would benefit both the structurally weak West Palatinate and the Bliesgau on the Saarland side, recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve since May 2009 . In 2012 it even became Deutsche Bahn's “Nature Destination”. In addition, reactivation would better connect the city of Zweibrücken to national long-distance and local transport. The travel time with the S-Bahn would be 10 minutes from Homburg to Zweibrücken instead of 30 minutes by bus. Most of the section to be reactivated runs in the Saarland. To do this, around seven kilometers have to be reactivated and electrified, three kilometers are part of the existing Schwarzbachtalbahn and only need to be electrified. The state government of Saarland would have to assume a large part of the costs. Rhineland-Palatinate has spoken out in favor of partially assuming the cost of the Saarland portion. Approval for the implementation of the railway project also comes from a broad section of the population in the Saar-Palatinate district , from local politicians and from the Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD), Saar Regional Association.

At the beginning of 2008 and again in the spring of 2012, a club from Zweibrücken carried out clearing work on the entire route.

Connection to Ramstein Air Base

A direct connection to Ramstein Air Base via a no longer existing rail connection from Kaiserslautern - Einsiedlerhof is also being sought .

Flomersheim curve: Grünstadt – Ludwigshafen

In 2002, the integration of the northern district of Bad Dürkheim into the S-Bahn network was discussed. The construction of the so-called Flomersheimer curve south of Frankenthal would create the possibility of a direct connection from Grünstadt and Freinsheim to Ludwigshafen / Mannheim or to the BASF factory premises without the current change of direction at Frankenthal main station . Cost reasons and local resistance from Frankenthal's side, however, meant that the project, which had already been included in the state development plan, was put on hold for the time being.

S-Bahn gap closure on the Riedbahn

The question of closing the gap between the S-Bahn traffic on the Riedbahn has also not yet been resolved. The Rhein-Main S-Bahn (line S 7) only goes to Riedstadt - Goddelau . The medium-term goal is to close the S-Bahn gap to Groß-Rohrheim , which until now has been bridged by a regional express that runs every hour .

Possible solutions were discussed:

  • Extension of the Rhein-Main S-Bahn (line S 7) to Biblis or Worms Hbf , there connection to the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn
  • Extension of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main (line S 7) and the S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar (line S 9) to a joint junction in Gernsheim
  • Extension of the S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar (line S 9) to the terminus of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main (line S 7) in Riedstadt-Goddelau
  • Extension of the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn (line S 9) to Groß Gerau-Dornberg , with possible continuation to Groß Gerau or Darmstadt
  • Takeover of the entire S-Bahn traffic on the Riedbahn by the S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar

vehicles

Class 425 "S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar"

With the start of the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn in 2002, vehicles from the second series of the 425 series were used on the lines . These vehicles have a toilet and a lower number of entrance doors than the 423 series . They have a floor height of 780 mm. A level transition from the platform is possible with folding steps.

Redesigned class 425 multiple unit of the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn in Heidelberg-Schlierbach / Ziegelhausen

With the growing route network, there was an additional need for vehicles. The S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar in addition to the 40 original S-Bahn trains were from October 2015 for lot 1 rebuilt (425.2) still 37 more vehicles that previously largely on the regional train -lines in the Rhine-Neckar region were used . However, vehicles from Hanover and North Rhine-Westphalia were also taken over. In total, 77 vehicles (11x 425.0, 40x 425.2, 6x 425.3 and 20x 425.4) were redesigned during the first conversion phase. In addition, a further 14 vehicles were converted in a second phase by April 2018, which will initially be used on the S 6 line to Mainz.

The vehicles, which had built-in steps, were given folding steps as part of the redesign. The seats in the second class received new upholstery with headrests made of leather. In the first class, the 12 seats of which can be found at end 1, the seats are completely covered with real leather. In the multi-purpose areas, bars were installed to protect the windows.

A new passenger information system was also installed. 19-inch screens were installed in the vehicles to provide information on current travel information and connection options. Furthermore, all vehicles received surveillance cameras and USB charging sockets. Ticket machines are no longer available in any of the vehicles.

Series 463 - Siemens Mireo

Siemens Mireo in Mannheim

For lot 2, 57 three-part vehicles of the Siemens Mireo type were ordered for around 340 million euros in August 2017 . These are to be used on the new S-Bahn lines from December 2020. The first three multiple units were delivered in early July 2020; 38 more are to follow by the start of operations on December 13, 2020. As part of a preliminary operation, the start of operations is initially expected on lines S 6 and S 9 from September 2020.

The 70-meter-long vehicles offer 200 seats, 26 bicycle parking spaces and free WiFi for passengers. Thanks to an integrated gap bridging, people with reduced mobility should be able to use the stepless entry and exit to the 76 cm high platforms without any problems. The exterior paintwork of the vehicles will no longer be traffic red, but light gray with dark gray sections in the door areas and a large S-Bahn logo. The doors themselves should stand out against the dark gray background with their yellow color.

List of names of the railcars

A city ​​sponsorship has been concluded for the following vehicles : (The baptism is explained in the ICE list with city names .)

vehicle Surname Baptized on comment
425 201-1 Mosbach November 27, 2006
425 202-9 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse March 21, 2007
425 203-7 Wiesloch - Walldorf June 24, 2007
425 204-5 Hassloch June 7, 2008
425 205-2 Germersheim August 27, 2008 former ET 425 redesign sample collection
425 206-0 Mannheim December 13, 2008
425 207-8 Ludwigshafen am Rhein December 13, 2008
425 208-6 Eberbach am Neckar October 18, 2009
425 209-4 Speyer March 27, 2010
425 210-2 Heidelberg May 12, 2010
425 211-0 Bruchsal October 16, 2010
425 212-8 Kaiserslautern March 19, 2011
425 213-6 Sinsheim (Elsenz) October 9, 2011
425 214-4 Seckach July 21, 2012
425 215-1 Osterburken October 13, 2013
425 216-9 Meckesheim November 30, 2013
425 217-7 Schifferstadt November 14, 2016
425 218-5 Homburg (Saar) 3rd November 2016
425 219-2 Bad Schönborn December 1, 2016
425 220-1 Karlsruhe March 13, 2017
425 222-7 Worms May 25, 2018
425 223-5 Binau April 7, 2019

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : S-Bahn Rhein-Neckar  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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