Ruhr-Sieg-Express

In the wake of the reductions in regionalization funds existed since the timetable change 2007/2008 until the change in 2013 on the weekend a special rule: The journeys of RB 91 accounted Saturdays all day from 16 and 17 clock to 20 clock and on Sundays to 20 clock, instead held on Saturdays and Sundays the RE 16 in 2 -hour intervals alternately at the stations Meggen and Kirchhundem and Littfeld and oaks. Because of this scheme, these four stations were operated on Saturdays more often than on all other days.

Rolling stock

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In the early days of the Ruhr -Sieg- Express mainly railcar of the 425 series were used. The type of material used, however, fluctuated later quite strong.

So sometimes two railcars of series 426 were used in double traction or mixed as a vehicle of the two series, as well as individual vehicles. An operationally not unproblematic triple traction in the 426 series was also driven occasionally. Just in the last weeks before the exchange operator came this quite often, as the 425 series as well as no longer was used.

The use of both series has now ended because since the timetable change on 9 December 2007, the line is operated by Abellio Rail NRW with two - and three-part electric railcar type Stadler FLIRT. The contract with Abellio runs until December 2019.

Between Essen and Siegen usually a three -part Flirt is used between food and Iserlohn a two -piece. Between food and Letmathe always at least a five - teilger Flirt trainset is in principle therefore go.

Service offer

The Ruhr -Sieg- Express traffic daily 6-20 clock. Outside these hours, the trains stop at all stations and carried out usually as RB 91. On weekdays morning runs a RE 16 towards food, which serves all stations between Siegen and Hagen. In the evening daily runs a RE 16 of Food, which also serves all stations between Hagen and Siegen.

Outflanking in Letmathe

A special feature is the Flügelzugkonzept represents the traits of Iserlohn and victories are merged into Letmathe and run together over Hagen, Witten, Bochum to Essen. In the opposite direction the trains are winged back in Letmathe and run separately for wins and Iserlohn. The trains that travel to / from Iserlohn, now introduce the notation RE 16, the former railway Iserlohn since ceased to exist as a separate line. On weekends until Letmathe driven in triple traction. After outflanking moves in these cases a double header consisting of a two - and a three-piece or two -piece train set three further victories.

Future

There are plans, with start-up of the Rhine-Ruhr Express ( RRX ) from 2020 the Ruhr -Sieg- Express and the Ruhr -Lenne -Bahn between Essen and Bochum on the S- Bahn line via Wattenscheid - Höntrop place on the mainline route via Wattenscheid run allow. The Ruhr -Lenne -Bahn to Essen- Steele then use instead of Essen-Kray South.

NRW - clock

The Ruhr -Sieg- Express is included in the basic interval timetable of North Rhine -Westphalia, NRW - called clock.

To supplement the supply in parallel with the Ruhr -Sieg- Express operate two regional trains, between Essen and the Ruhr -Lenne Hagen -Bahn (RB 40), and between Hagen and Siegen or Iserlohn Ruhr-Sieg -Bahn (RB 91). Due to the different number of intermediate stops in each case only a approximate 30 -minute intervals.

Exist in Siegen from the Ruhr -Sieg- Express from regular-interval connections at the Rhein-Sieg -Express ( RE 9) Cologne, the win -Dill -Bahn (RB 95) to Au (Sieg) and Dillenburg, as well as the Main victory Express (RE 99) after casting and every two hours to Frankfurt am Main.

Other connections are made in Iserlohn at the Ardey -Bahn (RB 53 ) to Dortmund and in Finnentrop to the Bigge Express (RB 92) to Olpe. In Letmathe every hour there is a possibility of transition from Siegen to Iserlohn and vice versa.

Coming from Siegen / Iserlohn has the RE 16 in Hagen Hbf Following the RB 52 to Dortmund Hbf and Lüdenscheid, the RE 13 to Hamm and Venlo, the RE 17 according to Warburg and the long-distance transport to Bremen / Hamburg or Hannover / Leipzig

The important hourly connection to the ICE line 10 to Berlin can be reached in Copenhagen with the RB 91 to shorter migration times than 16 with the RE

In Bochum obtained timely connections to the lines 6 RE and RE 11 in Dortmund and Mülheim / Duisburg as well as the RB 46 to Gelsenkirchen. In addition, can be achieved in food nor the RE 2 Münster.