Hellweg Net

The Hellweg network consists of the four regional train lines RB 50 (Münster - Lünen - Dortmund), RB 59 (Dortmund - Unna - Soest ), RB 69 (Münster - Hamm - Bielefeld) and RB 89 (Münster - Hamm - Paderborn - Warburg ). It has a length of about 370 km. Is called the RB 50 as the Lüner, the RB 59 as Hellweg -Bahn; RB 69 and RB 89 together wearing the name EMS flange - web. On 14 December 2008, EUR ground (own spelling) took over the operation. Previously these four regional trains were run by DB Regio NRW.

• 4.1 Development
• 4.2 rail service

• 5.1 Development
• 5.2 rail service

Announcement

The Hellweg network was announced in March 2006. This was one of the largest rail networks, which were awarded in Germany so. Advertised Abellio Rail NRW has, DB Regio NRW, Arriva Germany (now Netinera ), Rhenus Keolis and the Hamburg elevated railway along with the Bielefeld transport companies moBiel. Winner of the tender was the then Rhenus Keolis GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture, which was divided on 1 January 2007 between the two companies. Under the brand name € ground Keolis Germany GmbH & Co. KG started operations.

General

The contract for the operation of the Hellweg network was closed on 14 July 2008. It has a volume of 5.6 million train-km per year and is valid for ten years. Contractors are Nahverkehrsverbund Paderborn- Hoexter ( nph ), transport association Rhein -Ruhr (VRR ) transport association OstWestfalenLippe ( VVOWL ), purpose Ruhr -Lippe ( ZRL ) and special purpose association SPNV Munsterland ( CVM ) as PTAs and the Euro train as operators.

The existing schedule was maintained. The euro Railroad bought for use on the Hellweg net 25 new four -piece railcar type Flirt, which are produced by Stadler Rail. For older vehicles of the Deutsche Bahn were replaced. Of the passengers of the increased comfort of the new trainsets as well as the fully functioning ticket machine in the train was well received.

In Hamm- Heessen a repair hall was built. There, the Flirt railcars Euro train to be serviced. The workshop is designed for 43 vehicles. It was taken in the summer of 2009 in full operation. The company would like to employ 200 people there.

RB 50 - The Lüner

The Lüner connects Dortmund Lünen with Munster. The line runs on their way from Dortmund Central Station in Münster ( Westphalia ) Hauptbahnhof first over a section of the railway route Dortmund - Enschede. From Lünen ( Horstmar ) they travel on the railway line Prussia Minster.

Development

The RB 50 had a difficult start. Because the repair facility in Hamm- Heessen was not yet completed, was the maintenance of all new railcars in the work of WestfalenBahn in Rheine. Hence, often occurred bottlenecks that initially forced to use only one-piece train set. In winter 2008/2009 the entire Hellweg network was affected, but at RB 50 was most frequently driven with one-piece trains, which reduced the space available for passengers and crowded trains meant.

The state of a platform in Prussia railway station, serving the neighborhoods Lünen Horstmar and Lünen -South, the Federal Railway Authority initiated in early May to ban the trains stopped in the curved area. As a first reaction, the euro railway ran again for a short, one-piece trains, did not have to hold the platform in the affected area. Mid-May drove Although as originally intended again two-piece units, but without the maintenance of trains, traffic direction Dortmund in Prussia, which also solved the problem. This was served in this direction of the train station Prussia only by the Lünen between Dortmund and traveling parallel to RB 51 " Westmünsterland -Bahn ". From 20 May In 2009, the Euro train additional staff as severance helper in the Prussia of the train station, so that the full-scale operation as planned was possible. The euro track called DB Station & Service as the owner of the railway facilities on to remedy the situation. Then the platform was rebuilt only in September 2009.

Train services

The RB 50 runs seven days a week every hour. Is reinforced the line between Lünen and Dortmund by the RB 51, ​​which further drives over Gronau to Enschede from Lünen.

RB 59 - Hellweg -Bahn

The Hellweg train RB 59 follows the railway route Dortmund - Soest.

Development

The euro train took over from three-piece Wendezuggarnituren DB Regio NRW. They consisted of modernized, red n- cars and locomotives of the series 110, veteran cars from the days of Federal Railways. The end of 2007 these trains were so often affected by pollution and technical defects that the purpose Ruhr -Lippe inquired early takeover of the operation by the euro rail in November 2007. However, this could not be realized.

Train services

The line runs during the week every half hour, every hour on the weekend. In Soest, the connection to the RB 69 / RB is guaranteed 89 towards Paderborn.

RB 69/89 - EMS flange - web

The Ems - flare train consists of the two lines RB 69 and RB 89, the Bielefeld and Paderborn per hour link with Hamm and Munster. From Munster starting the route is claimed to Hamm. From there follows the RB 69 of the railway line Hamm- Minden to Bielefeld, the RB 89 of the railway line Hamm- Warburg

Development

Predecessor was operated by DB Regio NRW WestfalenBahn of Bielefeld / Paderborn Hamm, Münster to Rheine. Because of the name similarity with the set up in 2005 WestfalenBahn GmbH was renamed to EMS flange - web. With the beginning of the operation, the previously driven by DB Zugdurchbindung of the East Westphalia train ( Herford - Paderborn ) was abandoned. For passengers from the circle lip that means an additional change to Paderborn.

Train services

The route of the train RB 89 between Münster and Paderborn, Monday to Friday every half hour, every hour driven on weekends. Daily hourly runs the RB 69 Munster - Bielefeld; this train route is to Hamm connected to the RB 89. There is there an outflanking the train parts.

The tensile member 89 moves from RB Hamm Soest, Lippstadt to Paderborn, and every two hours until Warburg. Individual trains in the morning and evening hours are performed in December 2010 from / to Kassel- Wilhelm height. Consist Especially on weekends additional train movements from / to Warburg, so that partial results in an hour on this section. Some from / to Warburg circulating trains do not stop on weekends at the stations Borgeln, Dedinghausen, Ehringhausen and Scharmede. From Hamm also run ICE, IC and RE trains from RE 1 ( Aachen, Dusseldorf, Paderborn ). In Warburg is connected to the RE Kassel -Wilhelm height. Once a day, in both directions, the RB89 Kassel- height drives to directly.

The tensile member 69 moves from RB Ahlen Hamm and Gütersloh Bielefeld. This Linienast amplifies the offer of the Westfalen- Express ( Dusseldorf - Minden ) to a half hour. These compounds are complemented by the similarly but over Warendorf circulating between Münster and Bielefeld RB 67 Warendorf (operator NordWestBahn ). Although this line between Rheda- Wiedenbrück and Munster is traveling a shorter distance, the Ems - flare train is about Hamm because of their higher average speed about 10 minutes faster. EMS flare -Bahn and Warendorf operate in addition to the same endpoints both the cities Rheda- Wiedenbrück and Gütersloh. There are also ICE and IC connections between Hamm and Bielefeld.

Rates

Following regional tariffs apply to the Hellweg network: transport association Rhein- Ruhr (Dortmund ), Transport Community Münster (Münster / Muenster country tariff), Transport Community Ruhr -Lippe ( Hamm-Soest/Ruhr-Lippe-Tarif ) Nahverkehrsverbund Paderborn- Hoexter ( Hochstift tariff), and Transport Association OstWestfalenLippe ( Bielefeld / the six ) and the NRW - tariff.