Sauerland network

The Sauerland network is a group of lines for local rail passenger transport in the Sauerland , which are put out to tender and awarded by the responsible public transport authority . These include the regional express trains and regional railways :

• RE 17 Sauerland Express ( Hagen  - Bestwig  - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe ),
• RB 43 Emschertal Railway ( Dortmund  - Dorsten ),
• RB 52 Volmetal-Bahn (Dortmund - Hagen - Lüdenscheid ),
• RB 53 Ardey Railway (Dortmund - Schwerte  - Iserlohn )
• RB 54 Hönnetal-Bahn ( Unna  - Fröndenberg  - Menden  - Neuenrade ),
• RE 57 Dortmund-Sauerland-Express (Dortmund - Bestwig - Winterberg  / Brilon ).

In December 2004, the DB Regio NRW took over the operation of the RB 52 from the Dortmund-Märkische Eisenbahn . The RB 53, RB 54 and RE 57 were already operated by the DB Regio NRW.

The DB Regio NRW took over the operation of the RB 43 in December 2015 from the NordWestBahn .

With the award of operation from December 2016, the RE 17 line will also be part of the Sauerland network.

In contrast, the railways in the Sauerland formed a much more extensive network.

Tenders

On October 9, 2012 has Zweckverband transport Westphalia-Lippe in the EU Official Journal the tender for the operation of regional rail transport published in the Sauerland Net to traffic in December 2016th A new operator is being sought for the regional express lines RE 17 and 57 as well as the regional trains RB 43, 52, 53 and 54. Some of the required improvements are to be handicapped accessible trains, more space for bicycles, more train attendants, machines in the trains instead of on the platforms as well as improved connections in Menden (to Dortmund) and in Schwerte (to Münster). It is about 5.6 million train kilometers per year, so 9 to 10 euros per train kilometer is an order volume of around 50 to 55 million euros per year. Because the network will be awarded for 12 years, it is a total of more than 600 million euros.

In order to be able to adhere to the price range, competition is required. The NWL suggests: He is offering vehicle financing through inexpensive municipal loans, and the three best inferior bidders would be reimbursed tender costs of up to 100,000 euros. Passengers should benefit from the competition in the Sauerland: The trains should be handicapped accessible , boarding heights like the Sauerland Express of 1.20 meters should be a thing of the past.

Because of the great success of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route , the RE 17 (like the RE 57 before it) is to have more space for bicycles. In addition, the NWL requires trains that are 140 km / h fast for the regional express on the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway. This could shorten the travel time to Schwerte, which enables the connection to Münster. A change in the timetable should also ensure a quick connection from Neuenrade and Menden to Dortmund in Fröndenberg. The current offer should be retained. This also applies to ticket sales at DB counters and through DB agencies. However, the machines should be on the trains from the end of 2016 and no longer on the platforms in order to prevent damage from vandalism.

After 7 p.m. all trains should be manned by train attendants, which means that more staff would be deployed on the trains. The RB 43 was already integrated into the new timetable at the December 2015 timetable change and an additional train was offered in the evening hours.

The contract for the overall tender went to DB Regio, and diesel multiple units of the Link type (II or III) from the Polish manufacturer PESA are to be used . On the RB 43, however, this could not be done when the timetable changed in December 2015; used vehicles of the 628 series were used instead . The new vehicles should be used at the end of 2016. Since the new vehicles on all routes were not yet ready by the planned date at the end of 2016, DB Regio planned with different replacement vehicles. The new PESA LINK vehicles are now expected in 2018 and 2019.

Current vehicle use

The existing timetable was largely retained. The DB Regio NRW procured 21 new LINT 41 multiple units for operation on the Sauerland network , which are manufactured by Alstom . This replaced older vehicles such as the VT 628 or VT 643 of the Deutsche Bahn. In addition, vehicles from the 612 and 644 series are in use. Since 2018, the main part of the Sauerland network has been equipped with the originally planned PESA Link series 632 and 633 multiple units and will in future replace all other series after further delivery.

RE 17 - Sauerland Express

RE 17: Sauerland Express
Course book section (DB) :	430, 435
Transport company :	DB Regio NRW
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia , Hesse

→ Main article : Sauerland Express

RB 43 - Emschertal Railway

RB 43: Emschertal Railway
Course book section (DB) :	426
Transport company :	DB Regio NRW
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia

The Emschertal Railway RB 43 connects Dortmund via Gladbeck Ost with Dorsten . From 2006 to December 2015 it was operated by the NordWestBahn , then the operation was taken over by DB Regio as part of the tender.

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  Castrop-Rauxel Süd train station in the center of Castrop

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  Former Castrop station of the Emschertalbahn

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  Castrop-Rauxel- Merklinde stop

Offer

Initially, vehicles from the 628 series were used, and from June 2016 vehicles from the 640 series. Pesa Link railcars are currently in operation .

On working days, an average of 3500 passengers use the RB 43.

RB 52 - Volmetal Railway

RB 52: Volmetalbahn
Course book section (DB) :	434
Transport company :	DB Regio NRW
State:	North Rhine-Westphalia
Train run
Legend Dortmund Central Station ICE, IC, RE, RB Dortmund Signal-Iduna-Park RB Dortmund zoo Dortmund-Kirchhörde Dortmund-Löttringhausen Wittbräucke Herdecke Hagen Hbf ICE, IC, RE, RB Hagen-Oberhagen Dahl Rummenohl Dahlerbrück Schalksmühle Lüdenscheid-Bruges RB Ludenscheid RB

RB 52 in Lüdenscheid station

The Volmetal-Bahn connects Dortmund via Hagen with Lüdenscheid and on its way from Dortmund Central Station runs first over sections of the Dortmund – Soest and Dortmund Süd – Düsseldorf-Derendorf lines . From Hagen Hauptbahnhof to Bruges , it runs on the Hagen – Dieringhausen railway . Then it reaches the higher Lüdenscheid via the Bruges – Lüdenscheid railway line .

Offer

Direct change in Lüdenscheid-Bruges from Dortmund (RB 52) towards Cologne (RB 25).

The Volmetal Bahn runs every hour every weekday. There is only a two-hour rhythm in the mornings on Sundays and public holidays.

In December 2017, the section between Bruges and Meinerzhagen was reactivated. The trains of the RB 25 ( Oberbergische Bahn ) were initially tied every two hours between Cologne-Hansaring and Lüdenscheid (2017-2019). Since December 2019, the RB 25 has been running every hour between Cologne and Lüdenscheid. For this, the Lüdenscheid-Bruges train station was rebuilt in order to create a connection to the RB 52 to Dortmund or the RB 25 to Cologne at a platform.

planning

On Saturdays and Sundays, the Volmetalbahn is to run from Lüdenscheid to Hagen an hour earlier. In addition, the Märkische Kreis is aiming for a 30-minute cycle from Lüdenscheid via Hagen to Dortmund in the future, as Lüdenscheid train station is the stop with the most demand.

RB 53 - Ardey Railway

RB 53: Ardey Railway
Course book section (DB) :	433
Transport company :	DB Regio NRW
State (D):	North Rhine-Westphalia
Train run
Legend Dortmund Central Station ICE, IC, RE, RB, S Dortmund Signal-Iduna-Park RB Dortmund-Hörde RE, RB Dortmund- Aplerbeck South Schwerte (Ruhr) RE, RB Ergste Hens Kalthof (Märkischer Kreis) Iserlohnerheide Iserlohn RE, RB

The Ardey Railway connects Dortmund with Iserlohn via Schwerte.

The Ardey train RB 53 follows the course of the entire Ardey railway track above.

Offer

The Ardey-Bahn runs every half hour during the week and every hour at the weekend.

RB 54 - Hönnetal Railway

RB 54: Hönnetal Railway
Course book section (DB) :	437
Transport company :	DB Regio NRW
State (D):	North Rhine-Westphalia
Train run
Legend Unna RE, RB, S Pious Ardey Fröndenberg RE Evil earth Menden (Sauerland) Menden (Sauerland) south     Sirloin Binoles Volkringhausen Sanssouci Balve Garbeck Küntrop Neuenrade

The Hönnetal Railway connects Unna via Fröndenberg with Neuenrade.

The Hönnetal train RB 54 follows the rail line Fröndenberg-Kamen , the letmathe-fröndenberg railway and Hönnetal web .

Offer

The Hönnetal-Bahn runs every hour of the week. There is only a two-hour service between Menden and Neuenrade on Sundays.

Since December 2016, the service has been divided again into the Unna – Menden and Fröndenberg – Neuenrade sections. This means that Menden has an expanded range of train schedules in the direction of Fröndenberg and Hagen / Dortmund.

In addition, the timetable for both sections will be rotated by 30 minutes in order to connect the RB 54 between Neuenrade and Fröndenberg to the RE 57 with the main direction Dortmund.

RE 57 - Dortmund-Sauerland-Express

RE 57: Dortmund-Sauerland-Express
Course book section (DB) :	435, 438
Transport company :	DB Regio NRW
State (D):	North Rhine-Westphalia
Train run
Legend Dortmund Central Station ICE, IC, RE, RB, S Dortmund-Hörde RB Fröndenberg RE, RB Wickede (Ruhr) RE Neheim-Hüsten RE Arnsberg (Westf) RE Oeventrop RE Freienohl RE Meschede RE Bestwig RE Bigge Siedlinghausen Silbach Winterberg Olsberg RE Brilon forest RB, RE Brilon city

The Dortmund-Sauerland-Express RE 57 connects Dortmund via Fröndenberg with Winterberg (Westf) or Brilon Stadt.

The Dortmund-Sauerland-Express initially follows the Ardeybahn and the Upper Ruhrtalbahn and then alternately the Nuttlar – Frankenberg and the Almetalbahn .

Offer

The Dortmund-Sauerland-Express runs every day of the week to Bestwig and sometimes alternately to Winterberg (Westf) or Brilon Stadt.

At the weekend the timetable is postponed and deviates from the 30-minute cycle on the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway. This means that the single-track route Nuttlar-Winterberg with an intersection in Siedlinghausen is served hourly. There is a two-hour shuttle service between Bestwig and Brilon at the weekend for the connection to RE Dortmund-Winterberg.

Operation of the Bestwig-Brilon section was reduced to a 120-minute cycle in order, among other things, to provide a route for the new Brilon / Bestwig-Korbach-Frankenberg-Marburg connection.

There is now a two-hour travel option on the Dortmund-Frankfurt axis with good connections in Bestwig and Marburg (Lahn).

planning

With the timetable change in December 2016, a uniform 30-minute cycle between Bestwig and Fröndenberg was also established on the weekend by overlapping the two regional express lines RE 17 and RE 57, which operate every hour. For this purpose, the Bigge stop was expanded again to become a crossing station . This enables an hourly service between Bestwig and Winterberg with a train crossing in Bigge, even on weekdays.

After the reactivation of the Korbach-Frankenberg railway line, the timetable was changed in September 2015 in the Brilon / Brilon Wald / Bestwig area. Thus, the Kurhessenbahn will temporarily get a connection to the RE 57 to Dortmund with its line R 42 Brilon / Bestwig-Marburg. In order to improve the now partially unfavorable connection situation and track occupancy in Brilon Wald, the Kurhessenbahn is planning a further crossing possibility in Viermünden. Optimization of the timetable around Brilon is in prospect.

Rates

The following regional tariffs apply to the Sauerland network: Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (Dortmund / Hagen), Westfalentarif (previously: Verkehrsgemeinschaft Ruhr-Lippe (Sauerland / Ruhr-Lippe tariff)) and the NRW tariff .

See also

• List of local rail transport lines in North Rhine-Westphalia

Web links

NRWbahnarchiv by André Joost:

• Description of the Sauerland Express (NRW part)
• Description of the Emschertal Railway
• Description of the Volmetal track
• Description of the Ardey railway
• Description of the Hönnetal railway
• Description of the Dortmund-Sauerland-Express

further evidence:

• Website of the operator of the Sauerland network
• Website of the client ZRL, accessed on December 17, 2013.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} DB Regio AG defends Sauerland network: Tendering for regional train lines in the Sauerland network has been decided. Zweckverband Ruhr-Lippe, September 5, 2013, accessed on January 21, 2014 (press release). 
2. ↑ Sauerland network tender started. Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL), October 11, 2012, accessed on January 22, 2014 (press release). 
3. ↑ TED 2012 / S 194-319330 tender. In: Tenders Electronic Daily . October 9, 2012, accessed January 27, 2013 . 
4. ^ Lorenz Redicker: Railway - Brave New Railway World . In: Westfälische Rundschau. October 12, 2012, accessed December 23, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Michael Koch: In 35 minutes by train in Dortmund. In: Westfälische Rundschau. October 13, 2012, accessed December 23, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Dieter Linde: SauerlandNetz - Hönnetalbahn changes the timetable at the end of 2016. In: Westfälische Rundschau. October 11, 2012, accessed December 26, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Signed the transport contract for the "new" Sauerland network. NWL, January 21, 2014, accessed January 22, 2014 (press release). 
8. ^ Dagobert Ernst: Change of the train timetable - what has now changed. In: derwesten.de. December 13, 2015, accessed December 23, 2015 . 
9. ^ ^{A b} Stefan Hennigfeld: Problems in the Dortmund-Sauerland network. In: Railway journal Zughalt. February 11, 2016, accessed February 15, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Before operations start at the end of 2016: DB Regio NRW is developing a comprehensive replacement concept for the "New Sauerland Network". (No longer available online.) Deutsche Bahn, February 8, 2016, archived from the original on June 26, 2016 ; accessed on June 26, 2016 (press release). 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.   
11. ^ Sauerlandnetz: The first new PESA vehicles will be rolling from autumn 2018. Deutsche Bahn, July 27, 2017, archived from the original on December 9, 2017 ; accessed on February 7, 2019 (press release). 
12. ↑ Modern multiple unit sets new standards in the Sauerland network. Deutsche Bahn, June 14, 2018, accessed on February 7, 2019 (press release). 
13. ↑ 2015 timetable change: NordWestBahn hands over RB 43 “Emschertal-Bahn” to DB Regio NRW. NordWestBahn, December 8, 2015, accessed on December 23, 2015 (press release). 
14. ↑ With which vehicles will DB Regio NRW serve the regional train RB 43 (Emschertalbahn) from December 13, 2015? (No longer available online.) In: DB Bahn Service-Community. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015 ; accessed on December 24, 2015 (response from the DB Bahn Social Media Team). 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.   
15. ↑ From December 11th: Optimized connections and expanded offers in the “New Sauerland Network”. (No longer available online.) Deutsche Bahn, December 6, 2016, archived from the original on December 11, 2016 ; accessed on December 11, 2016 (press release). 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.   
16. ^ Regional train RB 43 Dortmund. City of Dortmund, accessed on December 24, 2015 . 
17. ↑ Bahn should give more gas to Hagen. In: Lüdenscheider News. January 16, 2011, accessed December 23, 2015 . 

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