Nuremberg–Bamberg railway

The railway line Nuremberg -Bamberg leads from the Franconian metropolis of Nuremberg Fürth, Erlangen, Forchheim and Bamberg is part of the northern section of the Ludwig South - North Railway. It runs as one of the most important German transport axes along the Regnitztals.

The track has since German reunification again a great importance in long-distance transport. As part of the road project German Unit No. 8, it is expanded as a feed to the new Ebensfeld -Erfurt.

• 2.1 History

• 3.1 expansion
• 3.2 transport associations

• 5.1 Four-track extension Nuremberg -Fürth
• 5.2 S-Bahn expansion Nuremberg - Forchheim
• 5.3 Removing the Nuremberg- level field

History

Construction of the track began after the Bavarian Parliament had the law on the construction of the Ludwig South - North Railway approved on 25 August 1843 in the same year. Responsible for the acquisition of land and the routing was the Royal Railway Commission to Nuremberg. On September 1, 1844, the opening of the line was.

The original route between Nuremberg and Erlangen parallel to the Ludwig-Danube- Main Canal and east of Fürth was passed in 1862 and 1876 changed the construction of the railway line to Würzburg and the so-called Fürth arc. Up to this point, the Ludwig South-North Railway cruised the Ludwig train at the outskirts of Nuremberg - Fürth, Fürth what you einrichtete with its own breakpoint junction with extensive marshalling yards for freight wagons.

The like all built at that time railway lines in Bavaria originally single-track line was extended 1862-1892 in four stages on two tracks. On 10 May 1939, the electrification of the line was completed.

In the context of test drives German passenger trains between Bamberg and Forchheim reached for the first time at a speed of 200 km / h This test drives were conducted under Linienzugbeeinflussung 1963 and 1964 between Forchheim and Bamberg.

Opening data

Route description

Course

The route leaves the Nuremberg main station with routes to Würzburg, Augsburg and Crailsheim to the west, of which the latter two at the point on the ramps to the south or south-west branch, and then turns parallel to the north- west to Frankenschnellweg. Between this branch in the south and the districts Gostenhof and Eberhardshof and the container station and depot Nuernberg West in the north the route at the breakpoint Rothenburgerstraße passes, crosses on the outskirts of Nuremberg - Fürth Frankenschnellweg and finally reaches the Fürth Hauptbahnhof.

After the station the route to Würzburg to the west and the Rangaubahn turns south. Then, the route crosses the Rednitz on the seven arched bridge and then turns into a long right curve ( the so-called Fürth arc ) to the north, crossing south of the barns now called Regnitz river. Then, the route swings to the left, reached the lying between barns and Herboldshof station Vach, then changes to the east side of the franc expressway and reaches Eltersdorf the Erlanger city. Before they reached the Erlangen Train, contrives the former branch line to Herzogenaurach near Erlangen- Bruck. After the station, the route passes through the 306 meter-long castle mountain tunnel and continues parallel to Frankenschnellweg about Bubenreuth, Baierdorf Kersbach to Forchheim.

The path continues after crossing the franc expressway between him on the right and the Main -Danube Canal on the left side about Eggolsheim, butt home and Hirschaid to Strullendorf Station, on the Upper Steigerwald train to Ebrach and key field teed. After the route passes under the highway 505 and the southern foothills of the main Moorer state forest has touched, they reached the Bamberg train station.

Operating situation station Forchheim

At Forchheim station still branches off the branch line to Vierling, the branch line to Hoechstadt other hand, is decommissioned since 2005 except for a two kilometers long remnant. Until about 1990, the track 1 resulted directly from the train station to Hochstadt, the platform 5 directly from the train station to Behringersmühle. The Tubbachbrücke south of the railway station lying was carried out for this purpose four tracks. As part of the renovation work, the two outer rails of the bridge were shut down and the tracks 1 and 5 in the station area is threaded directly into the main route to Nuremberg. The platform track 1 was dismantled. As part of the suburban railway construction some year was the track one installed later as a railway siding for the years ending in Forchheim trains again, but no longer connected to the north towards Bamberg.

For the S -Bahn trains Bamberg Hartmannshof the S1 only the tracks 2 and 3 are approved. In overhauls therefore the trains must be run over track 4, which sometimes hinders the exit of trains from track 5 to Vierling.

Extension

The route is along the entire length double-tracked and electrified. In addition to GSM-R train radio on the total distance of the section between Central Station Nuremberg (km 0) and Bubenreuth equipped (km 28) for active tilting technology.

Transport associations

The entire route Nuremberg -Bamberg is integrated with the regional train line R2 and the S- Bahn line S1 S-Bahn Nürnberg in the regional transport system Nuremberg.

Train services

Here go Intercity Express trains of the Munich- Nuremberg -Leipzig- Berlin ( Hamburg ) every hour. For use ICE T, ICE sporadically come first

In the transport route each hour served by several regional express and S -Bahn lines ( upgraded to the change of timetable 2012/2013 ); Trains, each with two sets of ET 442.1.

Specifically, these are ( in the reverse direction):

• RE Nuremberg -Bamberg -Schweinfurt and Würzburg with second tension member ( Flügelzug from Bamberg ) towards Sonneberg ( Thuringia)
• RE Nuremberg -Bamberg -Sonnenberg ( Thuringia) with second tension member ( Flügelzug from Lichtenfels ) to Jena Hall Station
• RE Nuremberg -Bamberg / -Lichtenfels/-Sonneberg (Thuringia ) as single gain traits in the intermediate clock (usually with a garnish of the series 442.1 )
• Li.d. S1 foot Pegn. -Nuremberg- Fürth- Erlangen- Forchheim
• S1 Hartmannshof -Nuremberg- Fürth -Erlangen -Bamberg - Forchheim

The two regional express lines run every two hours, by superposition results in an hour. The S-Bahn offers a hour from Nuremberg to Bamberg and a 20/40-Minuten-Takt from / to Forchheim. All regional rail services from DB Regio were withdrawn from this route and replaced by the S-Bahn. However, there have been running since mid-2011 single regional trains on the section of agilis Bamberg to Forchheim to proceed to Vierling. Since the introduction of the S -Bahn no RE- holding more done in Baierdorf.

In the first two lines of the wrong 442 series, with mostly the direction of Jena and Würzburg a four-part unit and direction Sonnenberg a five-part unit has been employed.

The S -Bahn traffic on the line S1 S-Bahn Nürnberg is provided by railcars of Class 442 and Class 143 locomotives, strung with x - cart. Agilis uses the 650 series for its connections. After the tender by the Bavarian Railway Company, there was a change in rail service at the regional express lines. It runs every hour a RE to Sonneberg Hbf This series consists of the 442 composite is alternately winged in Bamberg or light rock and together again. The no trains running to Sonneberg train parts reach each every two hours Würzburg Hbf and Jena Hall train station or go in the opposite direction, after the successful Zugvereinigung, thence to Nuremberg.

The ET- 442- sets go as Franken -Thuringia Express between Nuremberg and Jena / Sonnenberg.

Future

Four-track extension Nuremberg -Fürth

The groundbreaking ceremony on August 10, 2006 at the railway overpass Rothenburgerstraße the four-tracked expansion of the 7.7 km long section between Nuremberg and Fürth started. It is part of the high-speed line Nuremberg -Erfurt and the 38- km-long commuter train line Nuremberg - Forchheim. Investment of 170 million relating to the section were provided. The commissioning should be carried out in December 2010.

In February 2008, the planned costs were estimated at 162 million euros.

Between Nuremberg and Fürth the embankment was widened to 1.75 km in length, the recordings south of the existing line from March 2008 two additional tracks. As part of the four-tracked expansion of 22.3 km of track and eight bridges were new or rebuilt.

Am Hauptbahnhof Fürth and Nuremberg at the breakpoint - Steinbühl a new platform, the station Nuremberg Rothenburg Str was S-Bahn justice was rebuilt. The western head of the main station of Nuremberg and Fürth on Ostkopf the freight station were also adjusted.

When expansion in Fürth Train an electronic signal box is built. Its first phase was on 14 September 2009. Since December 2011, the Fürth Train in part and the section between Nuremberg and Fürth is completely controlled by a total of 87 main signals and 94 axle counters from there.

Since December 18, 2010 is between Nuremberg and Fürth a third track for the S -Bahn available. Since 21 November 2011, all four tracks are used. The northernmost track is intended for the train in both directions, a track for regional traffic and two tracks for long-distance transport. On Fürth Hauptbahnhof S -Bahn platform has since also been completed. The S - Bahn station Nuremberg - Steinbühl was on this route at that time not yet operational, but was now completed by the end of 2012. At the beginning of 2008 was planned, the four-track expansion completed in late 2010.

S-Bahn expansion Nuremberg - Forchheim

In the course of the transport project, the total distance from Nuremberg to Bamberg to be expanded to four tracks.

Construction work on the arch near Fürth Fürth Main Station began in 2008. Between Fürth Main Station and the bridge over the Regnitz in Fürth is the route under construction. Here are two new tracks are being laid for the S-Bahn. For the seven- arch bridge had widened in Fürth and the previous tracks are put in place to the west. This has already been completed by the end of 2010. The construction of the S -Bahn tracks in this area will take place in 2011. After completion of the breakpoint - Fürth in Fürth Unterfarrnbach Clinic will be renamed. To the north of this area are expanding to the city limits of Erlangen no further work is done.

The route here is controversial and not yet established plan. According to the Bavarian Ministry of Transport of December 2010, the planned S-Bahn route of (so-called Fürth pivoting ) reach over Schmalau a benefit -cost ratio of 1.18. The two favored by the city of Fürth routes along the street stock, however, were not economically viable and thus not eligible.

The route is flat found in the city of Erlangen and to the north of Baierdorf. Work in this area began 2011 In the city of Bamberg, construction work should at the earliest in the year 2017Vorlage. Tomorrow / start in 3 years. An begun in 1994, plan approval process has been suspended since 1998 and is in the autumn of 2013, resumed [ deprecated].

The design speed of the train is 140 km / h

Expanded Nuremberg - level field

The route will be expanded between Nuremberg and Ebenfeld for speeds up to 230 km / h in order to even further reduce the journey time from Munich to Berlin, which was already significantly reduced with the high-speed line Nuremberg -Ingolstadt- Munich. To relieve the node Fürth, where the freight of the relation Rbf Nuremberg - Fürth - Bamberg, the through train people Nürnberg Hbf - Bamberg and Würzburg checked, the modernization and electrification of the rail yard connection main goods station is planned for 20 million euros. Furthermore, it should be realized in tunnel location below the Nuremberg and Fürth City area until 2021, an approximately 13 km long freight bypass route.

As part of a blocking of the section of Bamberg - Forchheim from August 1 to September 14, 2009, inter alia, the stations of Buttenheim and Strullendorf were rebuilt for the S -Bahn and connected the new track between Nuremberg and Fürth.