Regensburg light rail
The Regensburg Stadtbahn is a project to reintroduce rail-based local public transport , after the Regensburg tram operated in Regensburg from 1903 to 1964 .
history
A reintroduction is said to have been considered as early as 1967. The Regensburg public transport company was interested in the new conductorless trams in Freiburg.
Reintroduction was discussed again and again in the 1970s. A study commissioned in 1994 recommended the city of Regensburg to introduce a light rail system, although at that time it was meter gauge again. A study published by the VCD in 1993 also suggested the introduction of a light rail system.
Another study in 2006 confirmed that the use of the tram was clearly too low. However, the study was heavily criticized by the Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD). The main point of criticism was the doomed approach of three lines in the reduction concept. Here, the VCD suggested that the north-south line with the greatest support should be examined individually, then it would be eligible. Even if there are no concrete plans to date, the possible routes are already taken into account during construction work, such as the new construction of the Nibelungen Bridge or the deliberate preservation of the former freight tracks in Schwabelweis .
Since the end of November 2006, a proposal for a first expansion stage, the so-called mini-tram, has received support from various sides. This is a north-south route from Wutzlhofen in the north via Konradsiedlung , Nordgaustraße, Danube shopping center , Donaumarkt, Hauptbahnhof / Albertstraße, Friedenstraße and the university to the university clinic . An extension would be possible.
The north-south axis is also prioritized in the interim report on a new investigation, which was presented to the Regensburg city council in September 2008. However, according to the report, Regensburg is already a “very good bus city” and the system change to a light rail system would only be desirable in the long term. An intermediate stage was named: A so-called " BRT " system, which enables buses to have a lane independent of the motorized vehicle . When fully expanded, this could run as a kind of bus line with double articulated buses on these self-sufficient routes. However, this interim solution has not yet been examined for its profitability in the ongoing investigation; this will be the subject of further examination.
According to the Heidelberg traffic planner Robert Wittek-Brix, there would be no eligibility for an autonomous tram system, even with links to the surrounding area. Similar to the model in Zwickau , existing regional train lines with diesel hybrid or battery hybrid vehicles with overhead lines should therefore be routed through the city center instead of around it and without overhead lines in the direction of the courtyard. This would require six kilometers of new line from the northeast of Regensburg to the main train station. Instead of the approximately 300 million euros for a light rail, 60 million euros are to be estimated. Apart from the university and hospital, the essential points of the "service axis" would be connected.
The Austrian planning office Komobile, which also expanded the Gmunden tram into the surrounding area and was commissioned by Regensburg to examine a higher-quality public transport system, gave the " Tram-Train " model a clear rejection in an initial statement . Additional traffic is not possible on the non-electrified routes.
In 2016, the Regensburg architecture professor Walter Weber founded a new "Alliance for high-quality public transport in the Regensburg area" with a total of 19 members. The community of interests calls for a paradigm shift in transport policy, namely “an efficient, environmentally friendly light rail with largely its own route”.
In October 2017, the Komobile published an interim report that recommends the Regensburg Stadtbahn and judges it to be eligible. The construction of the Stadtbahn would now cost 246 million, of which Regensburg would have to bear a share of 19%. Regensburg's SPD wants to implement the Stadtbahn by 2030.
On June 19, 2018, the planning committee of the Regensburg City Council unanimously decided to introduce a new light rail system in Regensburg as soon as possible.
On June 29, 2018, the decision of the planning committee was confirmed by the city council with only one vote against.
On November 5th, Mayor Jürgen Huber, who once negotiated the tram test in the coalition agreement, was awarded the German Railway Customer Association's award by DBV President Gerhard J. Curth in the Berlin House of Representatives for his extraordinary commitment to a new Regensburg tram: "In her laudation Sybille Uken, co-spokeswoman for the Berlin Pro Straßenbahn alliance, praised Jürgen Huber's foresight and consistency. Regensburg is a role model for Berlin when it comes to Berlin's traffic problems. "
Lines
The intended starting concept is two lines from the north to the south of the city:
- Line A from Wutzlhofen via Weichs , old town, main station and university to the clinic
- Line B from Nordgaustraße (near Isarstraße) initially parallel to line A to the main train station and then via Furtmayr and Landshuter Straße to Burgweinting train station
Both lines are to be operated every 5 minutes during the day, which means a vehicle sequence of 2-3 minutes between Nordgaustraße and Hbf. Accordingly, bus lines, which today mostly run as diameter or radial lines across Bahnhofplatz or Albertstraße, should no longer go into the city, but rather act as feeders to the trams. Appropriate transfer hubs in the north and south are planned.
Bus lines are also to create additional ring and tangent connections compared to today.
A third line is being considered in the reports for further network expansion:
- Line C from Donaupark in Checking to Irler Höhe via Checkinger Straße, Bismarckplatz , Hauptbahnhof, Stobäusplatz, Greflingerstr. and the east quarter
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Moritz Neufeld: FLASHBACK 1967 . In: Badische Zeitung . September 26, 2017 ( badische-zeitung.de [accessed September 26, 2017]).
- ↑ VCD: On New Tracks . Ed .: VCD.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Article in the Mittelbayerische Zeitung on the Mini-Stadtbahn ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Session template ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the Committee on Urban Planning, Transport, Environment and Housing, 17 September 2008.
- ^ Robert Wittek-Brix: New approach. (PDF) Robert Wittek-Brix, accessed June 1, 2016 .
- ^ Regensburg city railway. In: stadtbahnregensburg.de. Retrieved June 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Norbert Lösch: New variant: train travels through the city. In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung. August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Julia Ried: Transport planners suggest city express. In: Mittelbayerische.de. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Norbert Lösch: Alliance demands full throttle with local public transport. In: Mittelbayerische.de. September 15, 2016, accessed September 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Bettina Dostal: Regensburg: A light rail in Regensburg is useful and recommended. In: idowa.de. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017 .
- ↑ Regensburg's SPD parliamentary group wants to see the light rail become a reality before 2030 . In: Press release of the SPD parliamentary group on wochenblatt.de . October 13, 2017 ( wochenblatt.de [accessed October 13, 2017]).
- ^ Done deal: Regensburg city railway is coming . June 19, 2018 ( tvaktuell.com [accessed June 19, 2018]).
- ↑ Julia Ried: Regensburg gets a light rail . In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . June 19, 2018 ( Mittelbayerische.de [accessed June 19, 2018]).
- ^ Bettina Dostal: Regensburg: Stadtbahn decided unanimously. In: idowa.de. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Marcel Kehrer: Local public transport: Regensburg gets the tram - and an S-Bahn? In: br.de. Bayerischer Rundfunk, June 29, 2018, accessed on August 21, 2019 .
- ^ Regensburg: City council decides on light rail. In: TVA Ostbayern. June 29, 2018, accessed July 1, 2018 .
- ^ LOK Report - DBV: Municipal Prize goes to Jürgen Huber, Mayor of the City of Regensburg. Accessed December 28, 2019 (German).
- ↑ track price for Regensburg Mayor Huber - charivari. Retrieved December 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Jürgen Huber receives the rail customer award. October 18, 2018, accessed on December 28, 2019 (German).
