Rhein-Wupper-Bahn
The Rhein- Wupper -Bahn is a regional train line ( RB 48) rail transport in North Rhine- Westphalia. It connects the cities of Wuppertal, Solingen, Leverkusen, Cologne and Bonn and is operated by DB Regio NRW.
Train route
The trains of the RB 48 Rhein- Wupper -Bahn stop - with the exception of S-Bahn stations and the train station Hurth -Kalscheuren - on all passenger stations and stops the track and run daily 5-20 clock every hour between Wuppertal Hbf and Bonn- Mehlem, additionally there are also hourly trips from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf, so a 30 - minute cycle is created on this section approximated.
The section served until December 2007 to Wuppertal - Oberbarmen is operated only in off-peak earnings due to shortened regionalization funds. On to 2003, served by the line segment in Rhineland -Palatinate evening train to Remagen and morning drives back again.
Tariff
For trips to Solingen Hauptbahnhof the tariff of the transport association Rhein- Ruhr (VRR ) is valid for journeys beyond there is the composite rate of the transport association Rhein-Sieg (VRS ). In addition, the national NRW - tariff applies.
Tension material
On the Rhein- Wupper -Bahn a push-pull train hauled by a locomotive was used until the timetable change in December 2007 mostly. This consisted normally of five n- cars ( former pieces of silver ) and was scheduled covered by an electric locomotive class 111. Often, locomotives of the series 110 and rare railcar 425 series came in double traction used. As of December 2007 reversed the RB 48 first complete again with the ET 425 in double traction. There are also ET 425 used, which were free from the lost tenders with Abellio and WestfalenBahn. A circulation was performed again with locomotives of the 110 series with five to six n- carriage between the small timetable change in June 2009 and the regular timetable change in December 2009, as would have caused otherwise insufficient stood by software adaptations to the ET 425 vehicles available. Still a train hauled by a locomotive is used in addition to railcar In the year 2013/2014.
History
The Rhein- Wupper -Bahn replaced in December 2002, the former Rhein- Wupper -Express ( RE 6 ) between Koblenz and Wuppertal, which, like today's RB 48 served all stops except Hürth- Kalscheuren in the North Rhine-Westphalian part of the movement of trains. The Rhein- Wupper - Express originally consisted of six n- car without driving car, pulled by locomotives of the 110 series from 2001 has been converted to railcar sets of two railcars in the 425 series and the 426 series.
The Rhein- Wupper -Bahn initially had the train running Remagen- Wuppertal- Barmen and was run in double traction with railcar class 425. In December 2003 it was shortened to the border to Bonn - Mehlem because the train-kilometers were worn in Rhineland -Palatinate by any of the two states.
After the railcar series had 425 to fight in the fall of 2003 with massive brake problems, the Rhein- Wupper -Bahn was a precaution changed in the course of H'04 program in early September 2004 to locomotive-hauled push-pull trains of five n- cars and locomotives of the series 110. The announced for December 2004 deshuffling was only three years later, conducted in late 2007. Since then she runs in double header.
In December 2007, the Rhein- Wupper -Bahn from Wuppertal- Barmen was shortened to Central Station. This enables the previously separate rounds Bonn- Cologne and Wuppertal -Wuppertal link to, whereby a train set is saved. Only early in the morning ( Bonn ) and late evening ( Wuppertal ) the trains from / to Wuppertal- Barmen, as they are parked there overnight.
According Quality Report 2007 of the VRR train the Rhein- Wupper -Bahn in 2007 had an average delay of 2.8 minutes and is far above the average of the RB- lines in the VRR. The rate of unforeseeable cancellations amounted to about 3.1 % of all trains even here the line is far above the average of the other RB- lines in the VRR.
Future
Tender operation from 2015
The Rhein- Wupper -Bahn was announced together with the Rhine -Münster -Express. Planned launch of operations is December 2015. Besides the rear extension to Wuppertal- Barmen is provided to Bonn to extend the date ending in Cologne intermediate clock in the rush hour central station. Optionally, this gain is to take place throughout the day. In addition, the station Hurth -Kalscheuren and the planned breakpoint Bonn UN Campus be operated in the future. A grouping of National Express Rail Traffic and IntEgro was awarded the contract in the tender. The German railway as underdog made by an opposition option, but to the public procurement tribunal at the Münster District Administration did not find any procurement law violation.
For the provision of such services National Express Rail has ordered of type 2 at Bombardier Talent trainsets.
Extension
There are plans to expand the S-Bahn Rhein- Wupper -Bahn. This will then run at 20 -minute intervals. It would have a modified styling between Leverkusen and Cologne -Mülheim -Opladen based on the existing freight line over Morsbroich. From this it would result in a better development of the districts Dünnwald and Höhenhaus. It would be possible to lead the line as S 16 continues to Bonn, but this would have left Rheinstrecke be expanded to four tracks ( Cologne S -Bahn - West Ring). There is also the opportunity to end 16 in Cologne, the new S and the coming of Food S to extend 6 to Bonn. The succession line of Rhein- Wupper -Bahn carries only the destination network of the VRS, the line number S 16, in the target network VRR it is run as S 14, which is, however, not to be confused with the emerging in the VRS destination network S 14 from Bruges to Juenkerath.