Bingerbrück–Rüdesheim train ferry

The Rheintrajekt Bingerbrück - Rudesheim was a railway ferry, the right and the left Rhine route linking 1862-1900.

On December 15, 1859, the Rhenish Railway Company took over the railway line from Cologne to Bingerbrück fully operational. A few months later, on 26 May 1860 and the railroad in the Rhein-Nahe Railway Company of Bingerbrück was completed by nine churches in the Saar and in 1862 the Nassau Rhine railway was on the right side of the Rhine opened in its section between Rüdesheim and Oberlahnstein. From the left bank side but only on in a big bow on Mainz and Darmstadt The connection of Wiesbaden and Frankfurt am Main was possible. To leave the further transport of passengers and goods, especially coal from the Saar and Ruhr, not the shipping, decided Rhein-Nahe Railway and Nassau State Railway a ferry between Bingerbrück and Rüdesheim set.

The loading facility for the vehicles was built under the right bank of Rüdesheim at power - Km 528.8. Their ramp is still visible on the main road parking 42. On the left side of the Rhine they came into being on Bingerbrück station near the Mouse Tower. With first two steamers ( Bingerbrück and Rudesheim ) started its operation. Personenfährverkehr was offered on the paddle steamers on November 5, 1861. Coaches have not been set. The Gütertrajekt went on 1 September 1862 in operation. Track ramps on both sides made ​​it possible the car on and drive from the wooden Ponten. The freight cars were on Ponten that were alongside coupled to the paddle steamer.

The compilation of the freight cars ended in 1900. Operated for the transport of people, the Prussian state railways the ferry until July 1907 on. After setting the traffic passengers were transported free of charge by tram to Bingen and could use the ferry Bingen- Rüdesheim there. 1915 was not necessary that the completion of the 1945 destroyed and not rebuilt Hindenburgbrücke.