Ems-Leine-Express
Ems - leash -Express ( RE 60) in North Rhine -Westphalia is the name of a regional express Zuglaufes that since 5 November 2000, the Emsland city of Rheine, the Lower Saxony regional center of Osnabrück with the East Westphalian city of Minden and the Lower Saxony regional centers of Hanover and Brunswick connects.
The Ems - Leash Express is one of the lines with a particular interest in the country North Rhine -Westphalia. On its entire path he crossed three times the national border between Lower Saxony and North Rhine -Westphalia at the following locations:
- Between Ibbenbüren- Laggenbeck and Osnabrück Altstadt
- Between Melle and frets
- Between Minden and Biickeburg
History and Future
In 1998 the line in Bad Bentheim and Osnabrück went over to Hanover. In 2000, the beginning to Rheine was withdrawn and extended the route of the train to Braunschweig. The operation of the route Bad Bentheim - Rheine was only by the Wiehengebirgs train. It is operated by DB Regio Nord line. For 2012, a new award procedure for the operation is provided. The guided only in North Rhine- Westphalia line designation RE 60 and the name of EMS - Express line was introduced with the introduction of the integral interval timetable (NRW - clock ) for all of North Rhine -Westphalia in the year 1998.
Train services
The line runs every two hours. Together with the known as the Weser- Leine- Express in NRW trains also run every two hours to Bielefeld, between Braunschweig and wages ( Westphalia ) creates a hour. Between Kirchlengern and Rheine runs hourly Wiehengebirgs the train. These trains are achieved at the Weser- Leine- Express in Herford in port. In addition, the total distance of IC trains is operated.
On the line, the trains of five double -decker cars, and in most cases can be generated with a locomotive of the 111 series, occasionally comes a locomotive class 146 used. Since the line with double-deck driving trailer - in Rheine is pushed - drives, eliminating the terminal stations on the loco. Between Osnabrück and Hanover, it is a dining service with a minibar.
Tariff
On his journey, this Regional Express passes through four regional transport associations.
- Between Rheine and Münster Osnabrück the country tariff of the transport association Munsterland applies ( VGM ).
- Between Minden frets and the Tariff " The Six " of the Transport Association of East Westphalia- Lippe applies.
- Between Haste and Hämelerwald the rate of large- intercourse -Hannover ( GVH ) and is
- Between Hämelerwald Brunswick and the rate of the composite tariff applies Braunschweig (VRB ).
Tickets for the entire area of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen-Ticket for example ) also apply to the North Rhine-Westphalian sections ( Biickeburg - Melle and Osnabrück - Rheine ). However, these tickets can not be used for the connecting flight via Herford ( for trains in Richting NRW is the rate limit wages or Kirchlengern ). The NRW - tariff is applied between Rheine and Minden for all locations except Melle, holiday tickets, apply fully to this route. The section Osnabrück - Frets not belong to a network area, applies here, the DB transport tariff. From Biickeburg is a GVH - regional tariff for season tickets.
Railway lines
From west to east of the Ems - leash - Express uses the following routes:
- Railway wages - Rheine (124 km between Rheine and wages, part of the Route number 375 )
- Hamm- Minden railway line (21 km between wages and Minden, part of the Route number 370)
- Railway line between Hanover and Minden ( 64.4 km from Minden and Hanover, part of the Route number 370)
- Railway line between Hanover and Braunschweig (61 km between Hannover and Braunschweig, part of the Route number 310)
Overall, the train between Rheine and Braunschweig covers a distance of 270.4 kilometers. The scheduled time of duration (including intermediate stops ) between Rheine and Braunschweig 3:03, this results in an average travel speed of about 90 km / h On the line are four train sets consisting of locomotive, double -decker carriages and driving trailers in use.
Stop in Frets - The Cigar City
Western part of the route ( to about Hämelerwald )