Main-Sieg-Express
The Main -Sieg- Express is a regional express line in the transport of the states of North Rhine -Westphalia and Hesse of victories over Giessen to Frankfurt am Main. It is operated by the Hessian State Railways ( HLB).
History
On 25 June 2008, the Rhine - Main Transport Association ( RMV) and on the Association transport Westphalia -Lippe ( NWL ) in a joint press release announced that the Hessian State Railways ( HLB) has won the European tender and thus from 12 December 2010 will take over the operation on the line for 13 years. Until the change of timetable 2010/2011 in December 2010, DB Regio Hessen was operator of this line, which was first established after the abolition of the long-distance transport between Siegen- Angsleah and Frankfurt in 2001 as InterRegio Express. Due to capacity problems on the Main- Weser Railway line, however, was coined in the early years against the Interregio of a much longer journey time. Travel connections with a change in casting were up to 20 minutes faster than the direct connection. Only the shift of the IC 26 in the line tight timetable between Giessen and Frankfurt in December 2009 enabled the Main -Sieg- Express again short travel times, almost like InterRegio times.
Before the change of operator in 2010 the two hourly short runners were to Giessen performed by bound trains of DB Regio NRW, Cologne.
Train route
The line runs in NRW than RE 99 and the area of the Rhine -Main Transport Association in Hesse as RE 40 from Siegen drives the regional express about the dill route to casting with a stop in Haiger, Dillenburg, Herborn and Wetzlar. In casting it is Monday to Friday, coupled together with a Flügelzug from Marburg and travels according to a change of direction on the Main- Weser -Bahn to Frankfurt ( Main ) Hauptbahnhof with a stop in Friedberg.
Rolling stock
It can be used on the type Stadler Flirt drive vehicles. Between Siegen and Frankfurt drive five -part vehicles, the Flügelzug Marburg -Gießen is run with three -part vehicles. By December 2010, the route Siegen- Frankfurt for many years has been traveled by locomotives of the series 111 and five or six double -decker cars or alternatively with six n- wagon pulled by a locomotive of the series 110
Service offer
On the total distance at least one every two hours will be offered on all days. On the Siegen- casting section of the train runs hourly, but there are gaps in this section clock on weekends. The wings distance between Marburg and Giessen is served Monday to Friday only. Since the timetable change 2011/2012 on 11 December 2011, the Marburg tension member is a regular in Friedelhausen and Niederweimar with the exception of the continuous late train from Marburg to victories.
Between Giessen and Frankfurt Hbf is now available together with the line RE 30 a long the required by travelers faster, hourly Regional - Express. In the past, the line RE 30 alternated with an IC train, which was not usable with RMV ticket. The RE 40 wrong time outside this RE-/IC-Taktes, with different intermediate stops to Frankfurt.
In addition, a fast connection for commuters from the dill route to Frankfurt is offered. Weekdays except Saturdays runs in each direction a RE- sprinter who is running on the otherwise used only by freight trains link Dutenhofen - casting - mountain forest. Thus, the maintenance and the time-consuming change of direction in casting is necessary. A noticeable driving time reduction is currently determine only when the evening train towards Siegen. The morning train to Frankfurt used the time saved to Frankfurt Hbf by more additional intermediate stops. The RE- Sprinter are the only two passenger trains on the Main- Weser Railway, which does not hold as scheduled in Friedberg.
Connections
The operator change in December 2010, all through trains between Cologne and casting are eliminated. It must now be switched principle in victories, but what often leads to missed connections because of the very lateness susceptible RE 9 and too short transfer time in Siegen station. An improved operational concept in Siegen and by strong acceleration units of class 442 on the RE9 the situation has improved again in the course of 2012. It consists in Siegen basically following the Rhein-Sieg -Express ( RE 9) and from Siegburg / Cologne / Aachen and at the Ruhr-Sieg -Express ( RE 16) and from Hagen / Bochum / Essen. Have trains for the route of Siegen- casting pouring in always following the RMV - line RE 30 towards Frankfurt and Kassel. Frankfurt Central Station there is a very timely connections to the ICE lines to Munich, optionally via Nuremberg and Stuttgart ( line 41 or 11), as well as to the ICE line 20 towards Basel.
The Flügelzug has in Marburg optimal connections to the Castle Forest (RB 42) to Frankenberg and to the IC line 26 direction Kassel / Hannover.
In casting is every two hours, the transition from victories in the Flügelzug to Marburg and vice versa.