Rangau Railway

As Rangaubahn the railway line from Fürth Fuerth after Cadolzburg is called. In the vernacular, it was formerly known as " Cadolzburg Moggerla " ( Moggerla ( Frankish ) = calf ).

History

The single-track, 12.9 km long route was opened on November 30, 1890 to Fuerth and completed on October 14, 1892; it is not electrified. Cadolzburgs Mayor Hans Brandstätter asked a few months later at the local railway company shares for a continuation of the Rangaubahn of Cadolzburg about Deberndorf and Seubersdorf after Unternbibert in order to tap the quarries at Dillberg by train. The LAG rejected this in a letter dated February 1, 1894 due to the " unfavorable terrain conditions " from. Until August 1, 1938, she was one of the local railway Aktien-Gesellschaft in Munich and was then taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn. 1910 use on a Sunday during the Bläih ( Sakura) around 13,000 passengers take the train to Cadolzburg, the LAG led on this day by 52 runs. On May 15, 1937 Kneippbad will be opened along with Zirndorfer Kneippbad demand breakpoint. With the summer timetable in April 1946, the breakpoint is no longer served. To eliminate the station located east of Zirndorfer level crossing was built a tunnel. The popularly called the tunnel was inaugurated on November 28, 1980 Schillyschlucht after the First Mayor Virgilio " Schilli " Röschlein. In 1994, the construction work for the installation of Paul Metz Road and Rangaubahn to eliminate another five crossings. On 20 October 1995, the construction was finished. On 28 September 1996, the breakpoint Fuerth Kneipp avenue was opened. 1997 planned the German railway modernization and electrification of the line. In August 1997, passed along the route 18 DISCLAIMER OF and unguarded railway crossings.

Operation

Since 27 September 1987, the line in the regional transport system is integrated Nuremberg and is known as the R11. Since 1996, the line runs during peak and off-peak time in 30 -minute intervals; the crossing takes place in Fuerth. On the Rangaubahn 2008 diesel multiple units of class 648 have been used since the timetable change on 14 December. The operation is carried out by DB Regio francs. Previously mainly frequented Diesel multiple units of class 614, in the morning rush hour, there was a train from a diesel locomotive class 218 and a garnish pieces of silver. Since the timetable change in June 2006 commuted a railcar Class 642 between Fürth and Cadolzburg.

The breakpoint Alte Veste is still within the city Fürth, the Alte Veste, however, is already on Zirndorfer city.