Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
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The S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr is a multi-center S-Bahn network of the transport associations Rhein-Ruhr and Rhein-Sieg in western North Rhine-Westphalia . It covers large parts of the European metropolitan region Rhine-Ruhr , to which the Ruhr area and parts of the Rhineland are counted as agglomeration areas.
In terms of the length of the route, the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network is the second largest S-Bahn network in Germany after the Central German S-Bahn. The Cologne S-Bahn network is located in the area of the Rhein-Sieg transport association .
Different vehicles are used depending on the S-Bahn line. Electric multiple units of the 422 series are mainly used and, since the timetable change in December 2019, Stadler Flirt 3XL vehicles have been used; since December 2014, Alstom Coradia Continental (series 1440.3) multiple units have been in service on the S 5 and S 8 lines. Class 420 electric multiple units are used on the S 68 amplifier line, which runs on weekdays . LINT (Class 1648, S 7, Abellio Rail) or TALENT multiple units (Class 643.2, S 28, Regiobahn GmbH or Rheinisch-Bergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ) operate on the non-electrified lines .
Lines
Since three important railway companies competed here, the Rhineland and the Ruhr area were opened up by a large number of railway lines. With the introduction of the Ruhr Schnellverkehr , these were merged into new traffic routes through extensions and new connecting routes. This practice was continued with the expansion of the S-Bahn network, so that today's S-Bahn lines sometimes use half a dozen different railway lines.
The following lines operate under the name S-Bahn Rhein Ruhr:
In addition, the S 11 line of the Cologne S-Bahn runs on part of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network.
Former lines and different routes
Since 1990, line S 21 has been running parallel to line S 1 with the difference that it turned off in Düsseldorf-Unterrath to Düsseldorf Airport Terminal, made a U -turn there and, via a connecting track to the Düsseldorf-Unterrath Karthäuser Weg train station, returned to the S 1 route north drove. Line S 21 was discontinued on May 24, 1998 and line S 1 also took over this branching section to the airport terminal until the airport long-distance train station opened on May 27, 2000.
As part of the network adjustment in 2009, the S 7 was the first to replace a main line of the S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr with the extensions of the S 1 and S 11. The RB 47 line , which is operated in advance, has been operating as the S 7 since 2013 .
During the next major network adjustment in December 2019, the S 2 branch from Dortmund to Duisburg was discontinued and replaced by the RB 32, which uses the old route between Dortmund Hbf and Mengede. The branches of the S 2 to Essen and Recklinghausen still exist.
Grid adjustment 2009
With the timetable change on December 13, 2009, there were significant changes in the overall network of the Rhine-Ruhr and Cologne S-Bahns. Line S 7 was abandoned or split up:
- The S 1 was extended from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof to Solingen Hauptbahnhof and replaces the S 7 on this section of the line.
- The S 11 was extended from Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof to the Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station and replaces the S 7 on this section of the line.
- As a replacement for the journeys of the S 11 to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel , which were omitted during rush hour , the S 6 amplifier trains from and to Langenfeld from Düsseldorf main station were diverted as S 68 to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel, the amplifier trains to and from Ratingen Ost were rerouted three trains in the morning in the load direction Ratingen Ost - Düsseldorf canceled without replacement.
- The amplifier trains of line S 7, which were previously connected with line S 1, now run as amplifier trains on line S 1 between Düsseldorf Wehrhahn and Solingen, z. T. tied through via Remscheid main station to Wuppertal-Oberbarmen .
The reason for this network adjustment was the endeavor to reduce the number of hourly journeys between Düsseldorf main station and Düsseldorf-Derendorf ( rush hour ) or Düsseldorf Wehrhahn (off- peak hours , including shunting to the siding) from twelve to nine, so that the effects of any disruptions other lines can be minimized. The plans came from spring 2007, but were not implemented when the timetable changed in December 2007. The line change was carried out for the timetable change on December 13, 2009.
The grid adaptation has several effects:
- During rush hour, there are twelve trains per hour between the main train station and Wehrhahn train station, which is just a good kilometer to the north (including the need to shunt in and out of the siding). The thinning of the offer between Düsseldorf Wehrhahn and Düsseldorf-Derendorf is exclusively at the expense of line S 6 (discontinued repeater trains).
- The range between Düsseldorf-Derendorf and Ratingen Ost is largely halved during rush hour (20 minutes instead of 10 minutes).
- The clocked transitions between the various S-Bahn lines had been made more difficult or even impossible due to various small corrections to the timetable routes, so there is one minute difference on the S 6 and S 8 to the south, and even two minutes to the north (i.e. the According to the timetable, the S 6 departs before the S 8 arrives), the S 7 and S 28 northbound one minute difference (southbound departure at the same minute), and the S 11 and S 6 (amplifier) northbound also one minute difference (towards the south departure at the same minute).
In the course of the network adaptation, there are now again clocked transitions between lines S 6 and S 8 and now between lines S 1 and S 28 (towards the south with a difference of one minute). A clocked transition between lines S 11 and S 68 is hardly possible, the departure times differ by two minutes to the north and three minutes to the south. - Due to the exchange of the final stops of S 11 and S 7 (or now S 1), the amplifier trips of the S 1 can be carried out with diesel-powered trains that are not allowed to enter the underground Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station . This makes it possible to use the non-electrified Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal route, at least during rush hour, to use a direct Remscheid – Düsseldorf connection.
- As a further consequence, Neuss and Dormagen received the long-desired direct connection to Düsseldorf Airport on the left-hand Lower Rhine route . This leads to the curious situation that trains with the label “S-Bahn Köln” are now running in the terminal station of Düsseldorf Airport. Deutsche Bahn AG has been using this brand name since 2008 in place of "S-Bahn Rhein-Sieg". At the end of 2014, the city of Düsseldorf feared that this labeling could confuse foreign passengers at the airport; Deutsche Bahn AG was asked to hold talks. This sees no need for action.
history
Even before the Second World War , the Ruhr Schnellverkehr introduced a system of accelerated local trains that already comprised a large part of today's S-Bahn network in the Ruhr area. In places there were even track bodies used by the public, as is currently mostly the case. From 1948 this system was resumed under the name Nahschnellverkehr, later district express traffic . In addition to the class 78 steam locomotives that had already been used earlier, the class 65 locomotives specially developed for this purpose were also used.
The S-Bahn network was inaugurated in 1967 with electric locomotives on the route from Ratingen Ost to Düsseldorf-Garath , making it the first S-Bahn network in Germany to be operated with conventional traction current . In the next year the S 6 was provisionally completed:
- On May 26, 1968, the S 6 was extended from Ratingen Ost to Essen Hauptbahnhof.
- On December 12, 1968, the S 6 reached Langenfeld (Rhineland) in the south.
On May 26, 1974, two new S-Bahn lines went into operation. These were the S 1 from Duisburg-Großenbaum to Bochum Hauptbahnhof and the S 3, almost as it is today, from Oberhausen Hauptbahnhof to Hattingen (Ruhr) . The route to the terminal at Düsseldorf Airport was added on October 27, 1975 and was served by the S 7 from Düsseldorf Central Station. The gap between Duisburg-Großenbaum and Düsseldorf by the S 1 followed on September 25, 1977, and on September 28, 1980 the S 7 was extended to the former Solingen-Ohligs station (today: Solingen Hauptbahnhof ). The VRR tariff was also introduced on January 1, 1980 .
In 1983 Dortmund received its first S-Bahn when the S 1 was extended there from Bochum on September 25th. This also included a new line that connects the University of Dortmund . On June 3, 1984 the S-Bahn line S 4 followed from Dortmund-Germania to Unna . In order to better develop the inner city of Hattingen , the S 3 was extended by one station to Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte on July 3, 1987. On May 29, 1988, the longest S-Bahn line in Germany - the S 8, also known as the East-West S-Bahn - went into operation along its entire length from Hagen Hauptbahnhof to Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof . On this occasion, the Cologne S 11 , which had existed since June 1, 1975, from Bergisch Gladbach to Cologne-Chorweiler , which had previously been extended to Cologne-Chorweiler Nord and later to Neuss Hauptbahnhof, could be extended to Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, so that now the former sub-networks Ruhr area and Cologne were connected for the first time.
On May 27, 1990 there were further changes: The S 21 - an alternative to the S 1 with a stop at Düsseldorf Airport (Terminal) - was introduced, and the S-Bahn in Cologne got its own tracks, the later trunk line with the new stop at Cologne Hansaring was opened. From June 2, 1991 this was also served by the trains of the S 6 extended to Cologne. On June 2, 1991, the S 2 was also introduced from Dortmund via Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Altenessen and Oberhausen to Duisburg, which received a branch to Essen on September 29, 1991 and one to Recklinghausen on May 24, 1998. Dortmund-Lütgendortmund received the S-Bahn connection on May 23, 1993 with the extension of the S 4 to Dortmund-Lütgendortmund station . As a de facto extension of the S 8, the S 5 from Hagen via Wetter (Ruhr) and Witten to Dortmund was opened on May 29, 1994. The next new line was added on May 24, 1998, when the S 9 from Haltern to Essen-Steele went into operation. On September 26, 1999, the previous regional train connections from Kaarst to Neuss and from Düsseldorf to Mettmann were taken over by Regiobahn GmbH and renamed as S-Bahn line S 28.
At the beginning of July 2013, the VRR announced that the regional train line RB 47 ( Der Müngstener ) from Solingen main station via Remscheid main station to Wuppertal main station should run as line S 7 from December 2013. At this time, Abellio Rail NRW took over this line from DB Regio .
Tenders
S 5 and S 8 from December 2014
On May 20, 2011, the VRR tendered the operation of lines S 5 and S 8 for the period from December 14, 2014 to December 8, 2029 . The only award criterion given was the lowest price. The total scope was given as around 3.6 million train kilometers per year. The tender also contains the following notice:
"The allocation of S 5 and S 8 is performed under the condition that the, contract out of court settlement of pending litigation and to improve regional rail transport remains in effect in the jurisdiction of the VRR 'from 18.05.2011."
On May 28, 2011, the VRR published information on the amendment of the existing contract with DB Regio NRW GmbH from July 12, 2004. The following changes to the S-Bahn are described therein:
"In the S-Bahn area ..."
- "The routes of the S-Bahn lines S 1 and S 11 are changed,"
- "The S-Bahn line S 7 will be dropped and replaced by the S-Bahn lines S 1 and S 11,"
- "A new direct connection will be set up between Neuss / Dormagen and Düsseldorf Airport and the timetable situation in Düsseldorf will be relaxed,"
- "The capacities on the S-Bahn lines S 1, S 8 and from the timetable change 12/2014 on the S 6 line will be significantly increased by longer trains."
Furthermore, in this amendment agreement, the term of the contract for lines S 5 and S 8 will be shortened from December 2015 to December 2014 and extended for the other lines from December 2015 to December 2019 [obsolete] .
On February 6, 2012, the VRR announced that DB Regio had won the tender for lines S 5 and S 8 and will operate the lines from 2014 to 2029 .
Changes from December 2019
For the timetable change on December 15, 2019, the VRR wrote the S-Bahn lines S 1, S 2, S 3, S 4 and S 9, as well as the regional train lines RB 32, RB 40 and RE 49 in two lots (lot 1: S 1 and S 4, lot 2: other) for a period of 15 years. New vehicles were required for lot 2 and used vehicles for lot 1; these are bought by the client (the VRR) according to the NRW-RRX model and lent to the operators.
| Come on | Lines | Standard platform height |
Vehicle type | number | Planned Duration of use | comment |
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| 1 | S 1 S 4 | 96 cm | BR 422 | 48 | 15 years | Vehicles were bought second-hand from DB Regio. |
| 2 |
S 2 S 3 S 9 RB 32 RB 40 RE 49 |
76 cm | Stadler Flirt 3 XL | 41 | 30 years | New vehicles in two different sizes were purchased: a short type with 180 seats and a long type with 280 seats. The short type is used on the S 2 line and will also be used on the S 28 line in the future. |
On July 7, 2016, the VRR announced that Keolis Deutschland ( Eurobahn ) had won lot 1 for twelve years and Abellio Rail NRW had won lot 2 for 15 years. The existing contract with DB Regio for the operation of lines S 6 and S 11 has been extended until 2023. In September 2019, the VRR terminated the contract concluded with Keolis for lines S 1 and S 4, as Keolis could not employ enough staff for secure operations. As part of an emergency award, a two-year contract was signed with DB Regio on September 30, 2019. At the same time, the two lines will be re-tendered for the period from December 2021.
Line S 28
In July 2017, the VRR decided to let the S-Bahn line S 28 continue to be operated by Regiobahn Fahrbetriebsgesellschaft mbH. From the timetable change in December 2019, the Regiobahn should also operate the new section between Mettmann and Wuppertal and use the first new vehicles. However, due to delays in the expansion, commissioning has been postponed. From December 2021 the Regiobahn will receive a new transport contract with a term of 15 years until the end of 2036 for the entire route from Wuppertal to Kaarst and will then only use 10 new vehicles on the S 28 line.
Lines S 6, S 11 and S 68
In order to harmonize the contract periods of lines S 6, S 11 and S 68 in the VRR with the contract periods of the S-Bahn in Cologne, the existing transport contract with Deutsche Bahn for the operation of lines S 6, S 11 and S 68 is to be coordinated with Nahverkehr Rheinland (NVR) can be extended until 2023.
operator
The lines of the S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr are operated by various railway companies. Lines S 7 (old) and S 21 not listed in this table were also operated by the Deutsche Bundesbahn and DB Regio NRW.
| line | Operator during commissioning |
Today's operator | from 2011 | from 2019 | from 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| running time | winner | running time | winner | running time | winner | |||
| S 1 | German Federal Railroad | DB Regio | ÷ | ÷ | 2019-2021 | DB region 1 | 2021-2031 | DB Regio |
| S 2 | German Federal Railroad | Abellio Rail NRW | ÷ | ÷ | 2019-2034 | Abellio Rail NRW | ÷ | ÷ |
| S 3 | German Federal Railroad | Abellio Rail NRW | ÷ | ÷ | 2019-2034 | Abellio Rail NRW | ÷ | ÷ |
| S 4 | German Federal Railroad | DB Regio | ÷ | ÷ | 2019-2021 | DB region 1 | 2021-2031 | DB Regio |
| S 5 | DB Regio NRW | DB Regio | 2014-2029 | DB Regio | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ |
| S 6 | German Federal Railroad | DB Regio | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | 2023– | not yet advertised |
| S 7 | Abellio Rail NRW | Abellio Rail NRW | 2013-2028 | Abellio Rail NRW | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ |
| S 8 | German Federal Railroad | DB Regio | 2014-2029 | DB Regio | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ |
| S 9 | DB Regio NRW | Abellio Rail NRW | ÷ | ÷ | 2019-2034 | Abellio Rail NRW | ÷ | ÷ |
| P 28 | Regiobahn | Regiobahn | 2011-2021 | Regiobahn | ÷ | ÷ | 2021-2036 | Regiobahn |
| P 68 | DB Regio NRW | DB Regio | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | ÷ | 2023– | not yet advertised |
Rates
The tariffs of the VRR transport association apply on the S-Bahn . The tariff system of the VRS transport association applies to some of the routes on the S 6 and S 11 routes . The Westphalian tariff has been in effect within Unnas (S 4) since August 2017 .
Timetable
The basic cycle in the Ruhr area (S 1 Duisburg – Dortmund, S 2 – S 5, S 9) has been the 30-minute cycle for the entire operating time since December 2019. This is partially and temporarily increased on the S 1 (Essen – Dortmund), the S 2 (Dortmund – Dortmund-Mengede) and the S 4 (Dortmund-Lütgendortmund – Unna-Königsborn) to a 15-minute cycle. Conversely, the S 2 (Herne – Recklinghausen and Herne – Essen), the S 5 (Witten – Hagen) and the S 9 (Bottrop – Haltern am See and Wuppertal – Hagen) only run every hour.
The following principle still applies to the other lines (with a few exceptions), which was also valid on the other lines until December 2019:
- 20-minute intervals: weekdays except Saturday during the day
- 30-minute intervals: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays during the day and every evening
On the "Kölner Linien" (S 6 section Cologne-Nippes – Düsseldorf, S 11 section Dormagen – Bergisch Gladbach), there is also a 20-minute cycle on Saturdays during the day.
Even with this scheme, the timetable is easy to remember because there is a common component (basic cycle) for both operating concepts, namely the hourly cycle. Knowing this allows an approximate estimate of the currently valid timetable. The specification .36 of the traffic minute, for example, then means:
- Traffic minutes 16, 36, 56 during the validity of the 20-minute cycle
- Traffic minutes 06, 36 during the validity of the 30-minute cycle
Operational consequences
Without affecting the validity of the basic hourly rate, there will be no trains or other breaks in the usual route on some lines, directions and intermediate stops on the transition from day to evening traffic Monday to Friday. Some of the breaks only consist of an extension of 10 minutes.
Wherever two or more lines overlap, the question of favorable time intervals between the lines arises. They are favorable for two lines if their 60-minute basic cycles are 9 to 12 minutes apart, as these intervals then also apply in 20 and 30-minute cycles and in both cycles to an acceptable degree of continuity (and vehicle utilization ) lead on the track. Further overlays are not optimal, but still useful.
Exceptions and Notes
- Line S 1 runs between Düsseldorf Wehrhahn and Solingen Hauptbahnhof during rush hour in the load direction , i.e. H. in the morning towards Düsseldorf and in the afternoon towards Solingen, reinforced by individual additional trains. In addition, a train on the S7 line comes from the direction of Remscheid-Lennep in the morning and runs to Wuppertal-Oberbarmen via Remscheid in the afternoon . These LINT 41 trains from Abellio Rail NRW run on diesel multiple units. The two trains run between Solingen Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf and back only with stops in Hilden and Düsseldorf-Eller Mitte .
- Line S 6 will be supplemented with three repeater trains in the morning rush hour in the load direction between Ratingen Ost and Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof. One of these trains runs between Düsseldorf-Rath Mitte and the main train station without stopping over long-distance or freight tracks, so it cannot serve the high-volume Düsseldorf Wehrhahn S-Bahn station.
- Line S 7 has been running from Wuppertal main station via Remscheid main station to Solingen main station (occasional trips to Düsseldorf main station) every 20 minutes and replaces line RB 47 since December 15, 2013. This is the second S-Bahn line (next to the S 28), which is not operated by the DB subsidiary.
- Line S 8 has been running since December 13, 2009 from Wuppertal-Oberbarmen to Hagen Hauptbahnhof every 20/40 minutes.
- Line S 9 runs in the sections Bottrop Hauptbahnhof to Haltern am See and Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof to Hagen Hauptbahnhof only every hour.
reliability
In 2017 every S-Bahn in the VRR area was delayed by an average of 1 minute. In 2016 it was 1.5 minutes. However, in 2017 93.8% of the S-Bahn were on time (delay less than 3.59 minutes), while in 2016 it was 95.1%. Furthermore, 2.18% of all S-Bahn trips were unexpectedly canceled in 2017.
Planning
Target network 2015
In 1999 the VRR planned route extensions and new lines under the name “Zielnetz 2015”. This provided for the expansion of the existing S-Bahn lines and the introduction of the new S-Bahn lines S 14, S 18, S 19, S 20, S 21 and S 23. The assigned line numbers partially overlapped with the plans of the VRS .
A first revision of the 2015 target network was carried out with the 2006 requirements planning. The network adjustments made in 2009 made parts of these plans obsolete. The VRR's planning for the 2019 clock change no longer includes the S-Bahn lines planned for the 2015 target network.
Lines in the destination network 2015
- The further construction of the S 4 beyond its current western end of the line in the tunnel of Dortmund-Lütgendortmund station is planned. The single-track tunnel is to be extended to immediately south of the Dortmund-Bövinghausen station, from there the S 4 continues on the RB 43 Emschertalbahn route (to be electrified) to Herne , later to Essen main station.
- The S 5 is to be upgraded primarily with new stops and a continuous 20-minute cycle.
- The former S 7 was to be extended via Solingen Mitte , Remscheid Hauptbahnhof and Wuppertal-Oberbarmen to Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof , for which purpose this section of the route was to be electrified . However, this plan proves to be costly because of the listed Müngstener Bridge . Therefore, diesel multiple units would have to be used, but they are not allowed to drive into the Düsseldorf Airport Terminal train station . Due to the abolition of the S 7 line at the time when the timetable changed in December 2009 and the replacement by the S 1 and S 11 lines, which were changed in the course of the route, this plan was not implemented. Instead, in December 2013, the regional train line RB 47 on this route was renamed the S-Bahn line S 7.
- The S 8 is to be extended from Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof via Rheydt Hauptbahnhof to Rheydt-Odenkirchen . A new stop at Mönchengladbach University of Applied Sciences is to be built between Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof and Rheydt Hauptbahnhof.
- The S 9 should have a completely newly constructed branch line in tunnel situation directly, additional branch in the Bottrop city center to a new underground railway terminal Bottrop center in the area of Bottrop ZOB received. Due to the enormous effort (an above-ground construction would definitely not be considered due to the dense development in the city area), it was decided not to implement the plan that had existed since the 1970s, especially since most of the trains that do not end in Bottrop are only those on the outskirts for operational reasons the main train station located in the area. A relocation of the rail traffic to the city center would not have taken place even with this complex project.
- The S 11 is to be expanded to two tracks between Cologne-Dellbrück and Bergisch Gladbach to enable a 10-minute cycle.
- The S 13 is to be extended from Troisdorf via Bonn-Beuel to Bonn-Oberkassel. To this end, one or two new tracks are to be built along the right-hand Rhine route between Troisdorf and Bonn-Oberkassel train station . From Bonn-Oberkassel, an S-Bahn is to continue every hour on existing tracks to Linz . According to the NRW Ministry of Transport, the final financing of the 434 million euro project has been secured (as of March 2013). There were delays a. due to the dispute with the Rhein-Sieg district about the construction of the Siegbrücke . Critics accused Deutsche Bahn of delaying the project in order to have to pay their own contribution in later years. In August 2006, a compromise was found in the dispute over the construction of the Victory Bridge. At the end of June 2006, the then regional transport minister Wittke announced that the project, like all other planned new rail construction projects, would be halted for the time being until the financing could be secured under the new conditions resulting from the reduced regionalization funds of the federal government. In August Wittke denied press speculation that the planning had been stopped, but he did not make a clear commitment to the construction of the line, and this project should also be checked. In October it became known that the checks on the order guarantee were positive and that the planning approval procedure would be completed by the end of 2006. The planning approval procedure was completed in 2011 and building permits have been in place since October 2013. In the meantime, the project's chances of realization were not considered to be very good. On the one hand, this was due to the immensely increased costs and, on the other hand, the fact that the Bonn city center with the main train station and the former government district cannot be reached with the S 13. Implementation and financing contracts between the railways, the transport authority and the state were signed in December 2014. The official start of construction was in November 2016. Interim commissioning (up to Bonn-Beuel) should be possible in 2026/27 and full commissioning by 2028/29 .
- A new line S 14 is to link the Oberbergische Bahn (RB 25) with the Eifelbahn . For this purpose, the Aggertalbahn between Cologne and Overath has to be completely double-tracked and all stations on the Aggertal and Eifelbahn have to be provided with elevated platforms . Electrification is not planned. The project can only be realized after completion of the Cologne S-Bahn Westring , which creates a connection from the Cologne S-Bahn main line to the south and bypasses Cologne city center to the west.
- A new line S 16 is to run from Wuppertal via Solingen , Cologne and Brühl to Bonn-Mehlem and possibly further on existing tracks to Remagen . In addition to the Cologne S-Bahn Westring, the project requires the construction of two new tracks along the left-hand Rhine route .
- A new line S 18 is to replace the RB 38 from Horrem via Bedburg to Neuss , for which the Erftbahn has to be electrified.
- The S 19 (VRS) line is to run from Düren via the Cologne / Bonn Airport , Siegburg / Bonn and Hennef stations to Eitorf (long-term Au (Sieg) ) and provide an hourly direct connection to the airport.
- A new line, also called S 19 (VRR), is to replace the RB 40 from Hagen to Essen and the S 9 from Essen via Bottrop to Haltern am See .
- Originally the plan was to forego a threading into the tracks of the S1. From Essen main station the line was to run via Essen-Kray Süd and Wattenscheid , in Langendreer the demolished platform with tracks 6 and 9 was to be rebuilt, the service of Bochum-Ehrenfeld and Bochum-Langendreer West was not intended in this planning.
- The plans for the Rhein-Ruhr-Express include changes to the RB 40, according to which the line from Essen Hauptbahnhof will run on the route of the S 1 to Bochum-Langendreer and will switch to the railway line to Witten via a new, single-track, level connecting curve .
- A partially new S 20 is to run from Wesel via Duisburg to Düsseldorf. From Duisburg, the route to Duisburg-Entenfang is to be used and from there a new route in the direction of Düsseldorf-Rath train station . There it is to cross the S 6, merge into the S 8, S 28, S 68 lines at Düsseldorf-Flingern and end in Düsseldorf Central Station .
- A new line S 21 is to replace the RB 33 between Mönchengladbach and Duisburg and be led from Duisburg over the route of the S 1 to Dortmund.
- A new line S 22 to Düsseldorf was planned as the second S-Bahn connection from Krefeld . It should also be included in the 2015 target network, but is not included in the state planning.
- In December 2013, the application to extend the S 28 from Mettmann-Stadtwald to Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof ( Düsseldorf-Derendorf-Dortmund Süd railway line ) was approved. Operations are scheduled to begin in December 2016 after the construction project has been completed. At the other end in Kaarst , the S 28 is to be extended via Viersen to Venlo. An originally planned extension to Mönchengladbach via Mönchengladbach Airport is rather unlikely.
| line | Line route | Current |
|---|---|---|
| S 1 | Kamen - Dortmund - Bochum - Essen - Duisburg - Düsseldorf Airport - Düsseldorf | RE 1 |
| S 2 | Kamen - Dortmund - Gelsenkirchen - Oberhausen - Duisburg - Ratingen West - Düsseldorf | RE 3 |
| S 3 | Oberhausen - Mülheim - Essen - Hattingen | - |
| S 4 | Unna - Dortmund-Dorstfeld - Dortmund-Lütgendortmund - Herne - Gelsenkirchen - Essen | RE 42 RB 43 |
| S 5 | Dortmund - Witten - Hagen | - |
| S 6 | Essen - Ratingen Ost - Dusseldorf - Leverkusen - Cologne - Cologne trinkets | - |
| S 7 | Düsseldorf Airport Terminal - Düsseldorf - Solingen - Remscheid - Wuppertal | S 7 S 1 S 11 |
| S 8 | Hagen - Wuppertal - Düsseldorf - Neuss - Mönchengladbach - Rheydt | - |
| S 9 | Bottrop-Mitte - Bottrop - Essen - Wuppertal | - |
| S 11 | Wuppertal-Vohwinkel - Düsseldorf - Neuss - Dormagen - Cologne - Bergisch Gladbach | - |
| S 12 | Düren - Cologne - Troisdorf - Siegburg / Bonn - Hennef - Au | - |
| S 13 | Horrem - Cologne - Cologne / Bonn Airport - Troisdorf - Bonn-Beuel (- Linz) | RB 27 |
| S 14 | (VRR) Wuppertal - Solingen - Opladen - Cologne | RB 48 |
| S 14 | (VRS) Bruges - Marienheide - Gummersbach - Cologne - Euskirchen - Jünkerath | RB 24 RB 25 |
| P. 16 | (VRS) Wuppertal - Solingen - Opladen - Cologne - Brühl - Bonn - Bonn-Mehlem | MRB 26 RB 48 |
| S 18 | Düsseldorf - Neuss - Grevenbroich - Bedburg - Bergheim - Horrem | RB 38 |
| S 19 | (VRR) Haltern am See - Gladbeck - Bottrop - Essen - Bochum - Witten - Hagen | RB 40 S 9 |
| S 19 | (VRS) Düren - Horrem - Cologne - Cologne / Bonn Airport - Siegburg / Bonn - Au | S 12 S 13 |
| S 20 | Wesel - Oberhausen - Duisburg (- Duisburg duck catching - Düsseldorf) | RB 35 |
| S 21 | Kamen - Dortmund - Bochum - Essen - Duisburg - Krefeld - Mönchengladbach - Rheydt | RE 11 RB 33 |
| S 23 | Bottrop-Mitte - Oberhausen - Duisburg-Ruhrort | RB 36 RB 44 |
| P 28 | Wuppertal - Mettmann - Düsseldorf - Neuss - Kaarst - Viersen - Venlo | - |
| New lines or route sections in italics. | ||
Requirements planning 2006
In 2006, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia re-categorized all transport projects. The S-Bahn projects were classified as follows:
Indisposable (fixed)
- S 13: Troisdorf – Bonn-Oberkassel (every 20 minutes)
Stage 1 (implementation by 2015)
- S 11: Two-track expansion Cologne-Dellbrück-Bergisch Gladbach (every 10 minutes)
- S 15: Expansion of Cologne Frankfurter Straße – Gummersbach (20-minute intervals Cologne – Overath)
- S 28: Extension from Mettmann Stadtwald to Wuppertal-Vohwinkel (every 20 minutes)
- S 28: Circle-Line Mettmann – Wülfrath – Ratingen – Düsseldorf Airport / Düsseldorf Hbf (every 30 minutes)
Clock change in 2019
On May 22, 2015, the VRR decided to change the frequency of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn in the Ruhr area to a 15/30 minute rhythm. In the future, the S-Bahn lines will only run every 30 minutes, which will be condensed into a 15-minute train sequence on some lines during peak hours and sometimes also during the day through additional trips or additional lines.
In the area south of the Ruhr area, according to the agreed frequency scenario 2, the previous 20-minute cycle will remain , since no increase in passenger numbers is to be expected there due to a corresponding changeover. The breakpoints are Duisburg Hauptbahnhof, Essen Hauptbahnhof and Wuppertal-Oberbarmen.
Lines after the clock change in 2019
The lines RB 32 (previous working title: RB 3 ) and RE 49 (previous working title: RB 41 ) are to be introduced. The routes of lines S 2, S 9, RE 14 and RB 35 are to be changed, line RB 44 will be renamed RE 44 and shortened to the section (Moers–) Oberhausen – Bottrop.
- The S-Bahn line S 9 is to run from Gelsenkirchen-Buer Nord in addition to Haltern am See and also via the Hertener Bahn to Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof. The S 9 is also to take over an hourly journey between Wuppertal and Hagen from the S 8 and continue from there as the RB 40 to Essen.
- The S-Bahn lines S 2 and S 4 are compressed in rush hour (HVZ) every 15 minutes. (S 2 to Dortmund-Mengede, S 4 to Unna-Königsborn)
The S-Bahn lines are supplemented by hourly RE and RB lines:
- The new line RE 49 replaces the RB 35 in the Oberhausen - Wesel section and connects the north branch of the S 3 with the south branch of the S 9 in Essen main station. On these branches, the S 3 and S 9 run every 30 minutes Added express connection that does not stop at all train stations.
- The northern section of the RB 35 no longer runs to Wesel, but is tied through Monday to Friday as the Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn from Mönchengladbach via Duisburg- Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen and complements the RE 3 and RB 32 lines.
- The RB 32 runs parallel to the Rhein-Emscher-Express (RE 3) and replaces the S 2 between Gelsenkirchen and Duisburg, which from Dortmund only goes to Recklinghausen or Essen from Herne. The intermediate stations of the S 2 such as Dortmund-Dorstfeld are not approached by RE / RB; It may be necessary to change trains in Mengede.
- Line RE 14 will be extended again to Essen-Steele.
Changes have been made to the original planning for cycle scenario 2. The introduction of a line RE 28 instead of an hourly journey of the S 28 was dispensed with due to the planned electrification of the same.
Expansion measures
S 28 to Wuppertal Hbf
On December 19, 2013, the Ministry of Building, Housing, Urban Development and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia approved the application to extend the S 28 from Mettmann-Stadtwald to Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof ( Düsseldorf-Derendorf-Dortmund Süd railway line ). After completion of the construction project, operations are not to begin before the 2020/21 timetable change.
The Regiobahn has been planning to electrify its routes since 2014. According to plans from 2016, the first three electric multiple units should be used from 2019, and the subsequent mixed operation will continue until 2021.
Breakpoints
Planned breakpoints
The following stops are to be added to the existing lines:
| line | Breakpoints |
|---|---|
| S 1 | Dortmund Technology Park, Duisburg-Duissern |
| S 1 S 2 | Dortmund Brügmannplatz, Dortmund-Scharnhorst, Dortmund-Kurl, Kamen-Methler, Kamen (route extension from Kamen via Nordbögge to Hamm possible) |
| S 2 S 3 | Oberhausen-Alstaden |
| S 4 | Dortmund Kronprinzenstrasse |
| S 5 | Dortmund West (currently only S 4) , Dortmund-Barop, Dortmund-Hombruch, Witten Rüdinghauser Feld, Witten-Pferdebachstraße (Witten University), Hagen-Eckesey |
| S 6 | Cologne Berliner Strasse, Ratingen-Eggerscheidt, Ratingen Süd |
| S 6 | Cologne-Kalk West |
| S 7 | Remscheid Ost (Mixsiepen), Remscheid-Honsberg |
| S 8 | Schwelm Ost, Neuss Stadtwald |
| S 8 S 9 | Wuppertal-Arrenberg |
| S 8 S 68 | Wuppertal-Vohwinkel marshalling yard |
| S 9 | Schwelm Ost, Gelsenkirchen Buer Nord (northern route), Westerholt, Herten center |
| P 28 | Wuppertal Hbf, W-Steinbeck, W-Vohwinkel, Hahnenfurth-Düssel, Neuss Johanna-Etienne-Hospital |
Former stations
The following former S-Bahn stations are no longer served:
| line | Breakpoint | Current |
|---|---|---|
| S 1 | Kalkum Between Düsseldorf Airport and Angermund |
Station closed on May 27, 1990, see Kalkum # Verkehr |
| S 11 | Düsseldorf Airport Terminal E Between Düsseldorf-Unterrath and Düsseldorf Airport Terminal |
Closure of the terminal after the airport was rebuilt. Station closed on May 28, 2000, see Düsseldorf-Unterrath – Düsseldorf Airport Terminal # history |
vehicles
In contrast to many other S-Bahn networks that only use one or two different types of vehicle, the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn uses a wide variety. Currently these are the electric multiple units of the series 420 , 422 , 1440 ( Coradia Continental ) and trains of the Stadler Flirt 3XL as well as diesel multiple units of the series 643 ( Talent ) and 1648 ( Coradia LINT ).
history
First, class 141 electric locomotives with n-type cars ("Silberlingen") were used. From 1974 these were supplemented by class 420 multiple units, which at the time were painted in the so-called pop colors , i.e. pure orange and pebble gray. A complete replacement was not possible, as the Munich S-Bahn had priority in the delivery of new 420s and other regions (Frankfurt am Main from 1975, Stuttgart from 1977) were equipped with these vehicles for the upcoming S-Bahn openings there had to be. In 1976, the S 1 and S 3 lines still ran with silver coins, but now more frequently with class 140 locomotives . Only the S 6 line from Essen main station to Langenfeld was operated with the 420 series from 1974 onwards.
Since in the 1970s the West German locomotive industry was only producing class 111 electric locomotives and looking for possible uses for them, it was decided to use push-pull trains with locomotives instead of multiple units on the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn. For this purpose, the x-cars were developed, which gradually replaced the vehicles previously used from 1979 onwards.
After German reunification , the Deutsche Bundesbahn used the class 143 locomotives developed by LEW Hennigsdorf in the German Democratic Republic , as these are better suited for S-Bahn traffic than the class 111 originally developed for long-distance traffic due to their stronger acceleration. Starting in 2000, they were supplemented on the S 11 line by class 423 multiple units. Since the start of operations in 1999, the S 28 line has been served by the Regiobahn GmbH Talent multiple units with the class designation VT 1000. The Rheinisch-Bergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (RBE) is responsible for operational management .
Since 2004, railcars of the 420 series have been used again in the Ruhr area, after they were initially completely replaced by the 423 series in Munich and there was an excess of 420s in other regions (Frankfurt am Main, Stuttgart) due to additions to this series. These were exclusively vehicles from older series.
From November 17, 2008, the existing S-Bahn vehicles were supplemented by new class 422 multiple units and later replaced. The push-pull trains consisting of the 143 series and three to five x-wagons were successively replaced, with the complete retirement not taking place until the timetable change in 2019.
In December 2009 the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr announced that, due to problems with the approval of further vehicles of the 422 series, the 430 series should also be used on the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn instead . The delivery of the vehicles should be completed by the end of 2012. A total of 116 vehicles from the 422 and 430 series should then be used in the VRR. In April 2011, however, it became known that the order for the additional railcars for the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn had been canceled. The reason given was the upcoming invitation to tender for the connected S-Bahn lines S 5 and S 8 by the VRR. The 422 series trains that became available there have since been used on the other lines instead of the 430 series.
On April 3, 2012, Deutsche Bahn and Alstom announced the order for 28 trains for use on the S 5 and S 8 lines. The vehicles are equipped with a modified head in accordance with the EN 15227 standard with the latest crash absorption elements. They are designed for a platform height of 76 centimeters. Less than half of the stops on lines S 5 and S 8 currently have a platform height of 96 centimeters.
Since December 15, 2013 Abellio Rail NRW has been using the Müngstener multiple units of the type Alstom Coradia LINT 41 on the S 7 line .
Since the end of June 2014, some 420 series trains have been in service for the third time, but this time those of the 7th and 8th series that have been relocated from Stuttgart to Düsseldorf. Since then, they have operated on the S 68 repeater line, but for a long time also provided repeater services on the S 1 and S 4 lines.
In 2016 there were several fires on vehicles of the 422 series. After a root cause analysis, these vehicles were excluded from passenger traffic through long tunnels from November 23, 2016, so that the section between Dortmund-Somborn and Lütgendortmund was on S-Bahn line 4 It was only allowed to drive without passengers and the S-Bahn line 1 was split in two. Class 422 trains continued to run between Solingen and Bochum, initially between Dortmund and Bochum, but from February 13, 2017 - to improve connections in the Bochum area - between Dortmund and Essen-Steele Ost, older class 420 railcars and locomotive hauled trains with x -Dare. After sufficient vehicles had been refurbished, scheduled traffic could be resumed on August 21 (S 4) and August 28, 2017 (S 1).
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The VRR bought 48 used vehicles of the 422 series from Deutsche Bahn. These vehicles have been redesigned, including new seat cushions and improved passenger information, and have been used exclusively on lines S 1 and S 4 since December 2019. The operation from this point in time was tendered by the VRR and the vehicles are made available to the operator.
For the operation of lines S 2, S 3, S 9 and S 28 as well as some regional train lines from December 2019, VRR Stadler Rail has awarded the contract to produce 41 new trains of the Stadler Flirt 3 XL type . This vehicle is being procured in a short version for lines S 2 and S 28 and in a long version for lines S 3 and S 9.
Vehicle overview
Former vehicles
| model series | Years of construction | Working time | length | v max | Floor height (entry area) |
Seats | Standing room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 1956-1971 | 1967 - approx. 1979 | 94.82 m (for 3-car train) |
120 km / h | - |
48 (1st class) 190 (2nd class) |
|
| n-car | 1959-1981 | ||||||
| 111 | 1974-1984 | June 1979 - circa 1992 | 91.01 m or 90.90 m (for 3-car train) |
160 km / h | - |
32 (1st class) 190 (2nd class) |
319 |
| 143 | 1984-1991 | 1990 – December 2019 | 120 km / h | - | |||
| x car | 1978-1998 | June 1979 – December 2019 | 140 km / h | 1,000 mm |
Current vehicles
| model series | Years of construction | Working time | number | length | v max | a | Floor height (entry area) |
Seats | Standing room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420 | 1969-1997 |
1st deployment: May 1974 - approx. 1979 2nd deployment: June 2004 - February 2009 3rd deployment: since June 2014 |
18th | 67.40 m | 120 km / h | 1.0 m / s² | 1,030 mm | 194 | 254 |
| 422 | 2007-2010 | since November 2008 | 36 | 69.43 m | 140 km / h | 1.0 m / s² | 1,025 mm | 192 | 352 |
| VRR redesign 2018–2019 | 48 | 184 | 352 | ||||||
| 643 ( talent ) | 1999/2003 | since September 1999 | 12 | 34.61 m | 100 km / h | 1.1 m / s² | 960 mm | 98 | |
| 648 ( LINT ) | 2013 | since December 2013 | 9 | 42.17 m | 140 km / h | 800 mm | 130 | ||
| 1440.3 ( Coradia Continental ) | 2013/2014 | since October 2014 | 28 | 56.90 m | 160 km / h | 800 mm | 170 | 173 | |
| Stadler FLIRT 3XL (3427)
short (3 parts) |
2019 | since December 2019 | 17th | 67.60 m | 160 km / h | 780 mm | 180 | 210 | |
| Stadler FLIRT 3XL (3429)
long (5 parts) |
2019 | since December 2019 | 24 | 106.20 m | 160 km / h | 780 mm | 296 | 378 |
There are also class 423 railcars , which, however, only run on the S 11 and thus under the name "S-Bahn Cologne".
Vehicle use
| line | operator | vehicles | Vehicles in the future |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1 | DB Regio | 2 × 422 (VRR redesign) | |
| S 2 | Abellio Rail NRW | 1 × FLIRT 3XL short | |
| S 3 | DB Regio | 1x FLIRT 3XL long | |
| S 4 | DB Regio | 1 × 422 (VRR redesign) | |
| S 5 | DB Regio | 1 × 1440 | |
| S 6 | DB Regio | 2 × 422 | |
| S 7 | Abellio Rail NRW | 1-2 x LINT 41 | |
| S 8 | DB Regio | 2 × 1440 | |
| S 9 | Abellio Rail NRW | 1 × FLIRT 3XL long | |
| P 28 | Regiobahn | 1–2 × talent (two-part) | FLIRT 3XL short (December 2021) |
| P 68 | DB Regio | 1–2x 420 or 1–2x 422 |
From June 13, 2010, double traction series 422 should be used on the S 6 in the morning. The amplifier trips should be omitted for this. This change was not implemented when the timetable was changed on December 12, 2010.
Since February 17, 2014, double traction has been used on individual trips on the S 7 line.
Since October 2014, the first four Coradia Continental vehicles have been used in scheduled traffic on the S 68 before they were transferred to the S 5 / S 8 for the timetable change. The freed multiple units of the 422 series will replace the x-wagons on the S 6 line when the timetable changes in December 2014.
Entry height
Since the introduction of the 420 series, vehicles with an entry height of around 1,000 millimeters have been running on the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn. Specially designed Talent multiple units with a suitable entrance height were also procured for the diesel-powered S 28 line. However, not all platforms of the S-Bahn stations are suitable for this. As part of a renovation program, DB Station & Service changed platforms to a height of 96 centimeters by the beginning of 2016.
In the invitation to tender for the S 8 and S 5 S-Bahn lines, the VRR announced that vehicles should be procured with an entry height of 76 centimeters. The 28 Alstom Coradia Continental that were then ordered have been in use since December 2014. Of the 45 stations on the S 5 / S 8 S-Bahn line, 21 have a platform height of 96 centimeters (including Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof) and 24 one of 76 centimeters. Additional new vehicles are to be procured as part of the new tender for the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn for the 2019/2020 timetable change [obsolete] .
On February 4, 2014, the VRR made a voluntary commitment to create a platform height of 76 centimeters at all S-Bahn stations. A time for this was not given. On August 8, 2015, a feasibility study for the new platform height concept without the S 1 was tendered. In November 2018, the VRR published a Gantt chart for the conversion of all stations with an entry height of 96 centimeters to an entry height of 76 centimeters for the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network including the Rhein-Sieg sub-network. The conversion process to a uniform platform height will continue in these plans until 2059, with the conversion of the lines on which vehicles with 76 centimeters entry height already operate or for which they have been ordered, should be completed by 2033. Subsequently, lines S 1 and S 4 are to follow, for which suitable vehicles will only be ordered from the next contract period from 2034. The renovation is expected to be completed for these two lines by 2042. After that, the completion of the work on the lines S 6 and S 11 and finally on the lines that run exclusively in the Rhein-Sieg network should take place. Platforms are to be lowered or raised at around five to six stations per year.
See also
Web links
- Comprehensive information about the S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr on a private page u. a. with target network 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oliver Volmerich: S-Bahn: That will change from 2019 on the S1, S2 and S4 lines. In: Ruhrnachrichten.de. July 23, 2016, accessed August 13, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d Commissioning data for the Rhine-Ruhr and Cologne S-Bahn (including closures). In: www.indusi.de. Retrieved October 16, 2013 .
- ↑ Discussion: S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr # discontinuation of the S21 Proof from "Verbundfahrplan Schnellverkehr 1998/1999", valid from May 24, 1998
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- ↑ as decided by the VRR Board of Directors in June 2009
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- ↑ “Der Müngstener” becomes the S-Bahn. In: Solinger Tageblatt . July 3, 2013, accessed August 13, 2016 .
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- ↑ a b Contract announcement for tenders S1, S2, S3, S4, S9, RB3, RB40, RB41. In: Tenders Electronic Daily . October 7, 2015, accessed October 7, 2015 .
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↑ Migration concept for S-Bahn platforms . Resolution proposal, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr, November 16, 2018
Bar plan as an annex to the migration concept
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