Upper Rhine Railway

The Upper Rhine Railway is a railway line from Basel to Konstanz. It was built by the Grand Ducal Baden State Railways as part of the Baden Mainline, which follows up the Rhine from Mannheim to Konstanz.

History

From Basel Baden train station to Bad Säckingen the first part was opened on February 4, 1856, already on October 30, 1856 Waldshut was reached. Then stopped the further construction, but from 15 June 1863, the entire web passable to Constance. After all, existed from August 18, 1859 to connect to the Swiss railway network across the Rhine to Koblenz AG.

It is noteworthy that due to a treaty the whole web - including on Swiss territory - the Baden State Railways under stood and still belongs to the Deutsche Bahn (not to be confused with Peagebetrieb ). The State Treaty of 1852 grants the Switzerland the right to repurchase the preferred route in Swiss territory after serving a five-year notice period. Although this possibility was discussed after the First World War, it was never implemented. During World War II the cross- border movement was severely restricted, transports the Wehrmacht were allowed Switzerland does not happen. 1944/45, even perverse four pairs continuously between Basel Baden train station and singing. In the schedule table was explicitly stated: " transit permits ( visa) by the Canton of Schaffhausen only with passport with special permission. " Between 8 June 1945 and 1 August 1953, the German railways were in Switzerland under the administration of the Swiss Federal Council trust Agency used.

Since 1987, the route is double track for the most part; only the section between Waldshut and Erzingen is still single track today. The sections between running Castle and Murg and between Erzingen and Schaffhausen were expanded to double track in recent years. Electrified is the only route between Erzingen and consistency. An electrification of non-electrified remaining distance between Basel ( Baden train station) and Erzingen is required for a long time from different sides.

On May 5, 2011 in Schaffhausen have signed the planning agreement for the electrification of the High Rhine between Basel Railway ( Baden train station) and Schaffhausen, the then Transport Minister of Baden- Württemberg Tanja patrons and the building director of the Canton of Schaffhausen Reto Dubach. This is an enhanced cross-border railway traffic without having to change all along the border corridor in Constance, Schaffhausen, Waldshut and Basel, a planned tight schedule offered on the High Rhine route, the conditions for the planned S-Bahn expansion in the metropolitan areas of Basel and Zurich, Schaffhausen and the amount planning costs recorded. In addition, to be created good transition opportunities for long-distance transport in Singen and Basel ( Baden train station). The electrification will be completed by the end of 2016.

From November 2012 to October 2013, the section between Erzingen and Schaffhausen was expanded to double track and electrified at the same time. The section between Schaffhausen and Beringen was doppelspurig since the construction of the railway, only the remaining 12.5 kilometers between Beringen and Erzingen had to be strengthened. Was electrified the entire 18 km long section between Schaffhausen and Erzingen. These were set up against 900 oberleitungsmasten and stretched almost 50 km route wire. Additionally, a second breakpoint was built during the same period in Beringen. The cost for the entire project, which also included the repeal of several crossings, amounted to around 140 million Swiss francs. The double track was funded by the Deutsche Bahn, while the electrification of the line was used by the Canton of Schaffhausen and the Swiss Confederation.

By rail extensions until then hourly basic offering was expanded in regional traffic for half hour the timetable change in December 2013. At peak times, the regional trains now every fifteen minutes between Schaffhausen and Erzingen (instead of the previously irregular half hour on a part of the route ). The going beyond the hour transportation services are provided by the German Railway subsidiary SBB GmbH.

Current operation

(As of December 2013) While there were rapid and Eilzugverbindungen of Basel and Freiburg to Lindau and partially Munich until the 1990s into it, the track today of inter-regional express trains with the path of Basel -Singen and Basel- Ulm served. A regional train runs between Basel and Waldshut every hour, with most trains run to Lauchringen. At rush hour even a half hour is offered between Basel and Waldshut. Between singing and Schaffhausen daytime Several trains per hour, including a S22 S-Bahn Zurich every hour. The trains of the Black Forest Railway run between singing and consistency.

By passenger volume, the track is divided into five distinguishable sections:

  • The section between Basel and Waldshut, which is characterized primarily by commuter and feeder services to the industrial urban center of Basel.
  • The section between Waldshut and Erzingen which is by passenger volume relatively weak. With the station in Lauchringen here is a supply and Austiegsstelle as links to the tourist attractions Wutachtalbahn.
  • The location on Swiss territory in the canton of Schaffhausen part of the track that leads verkehrlich a mind of its own, because it is operationally separate from the network of the SBB and tailored to the intra- cantonal needs. In order to introduce the half-hour intervals within the canton Schaffhausen, 2012/13, the route Erzingen - Beringen was expanded to double track, five level crossings, three in Wilchingen and two in nine parishes, including the famous S-shaped railroad crossing alder, were replaced by subways. Since December 2013 here provides hourly regional trains of the DB and half hour offset SBB trains in the rush hour the offer at 15 -minute intervals is compressed.
  • The section between Schaffhausen and singing, which was electrified in 1989 and has to deal with as a link between the Gäubahn and the Swiss rail network high-quality long-distance and freight traffic.
  • The section between Singen and Konstanz. In transport, this part of the track from the SBB GmbH, the German subsidiary of the SBB, serviced; regional transport of travelers from Karlsruhe Inter regional express trains. The Konstanz train station is also the border station to Switzerland.

Singing station

Railcar of the high Rheinbahn

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