Usedomer Bäderbahn

The UBB Bahn GmbH (UBB ), based in the seaside resort of Heringsdorf is a 100 percent subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn as well as owners and operators of the railway facilities on the island of Usedom, as well as on the routes Züssow - Wolgast and Velgast -Barth. She calls all of her busy routes - including Züssow - Stralsund - Velgast - as Vorpommern web.

The UBB is a member of the collective organization of the federal treasury and non-federally owned railways in Germany ( TBNE ), but without a vote, since it belongs to the Group of Deutsche Bahn.

History

The UBB Railway was founded in 1994 as a 100 percent subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn and has its administrative headquarters in the seaside resort Heringsdorf station in the town of Heringsdorf. On 1 June 1995, the UBB took over the two routes Peenemünde Zinnowitz and Wolgaster ferry - resort Ahlbeck completely by Deutsche Bahn. With the completion of the combined road and rail bridge in Wolgast in 2000, the former branch line of Züssow to Wolgast harbor was also completely taken over, with the Züssow station did not come to UBB, but remained with the Deutsche Bahn.

The routes were and are fundamentally renovated and equipped with new safety technology. The timetable change in December 2002, the operation of the regional trains came on the route Stralsund - Barth and Züssow - Stralsund to the infrastructure of the leg Velgast -Barth (so-called Darßbahn ) was purchased from DB Netz.

Right at the beginning of the operation by the UBB clock traffic was introduced. The main route Wolgaster Ferry Ahlbeck and the branch line Peenemünde Zinnowitz were driven on at every hour. Soon after, a 30-minute clock has been set up in the season for the main line.

The takeover of the mainland route to Züssow the 30- minute cycle was extended to Wolgast main train station, and from there every hour to Züssow. Recently, the UBB could extend their operation. The trains to the seaside resort of Ahlbeck start already ( in two- hour intervals ) in Stralsund ( in the alternate clock location is in connection Züssow to and from Stralsund ), and operate all breakpoints on the go. On the route of Velgast to Barth, the UBB took over the sole.

Operation and lines

Stralsund -Barth

See main article: Section Stralsund - Velgast Section Velgast - Barth

The line from Barth to Stralsund is operated in a two -hour intervals.

From Barth Kenz and Saatel Velgast to operate, known as Pomerania train regional trains on a single track of UBB, formerly electrified track. Since only DMUs are used by the UBB, installed here Simply contact line was redundant and therefore removed in 2005. From Velgast about Kummerow, Martensdorf, Stralsund Stralsund Grünhufe to the trains on the electrified main line Stralsund to Rostock from DB Netz.

Stralsund Züssow - Heringsdorf - Świnoujście

See main article: Section Stralsund - Züssow Section Züssow - Wolgast Section Wolgast - Świnoujście

The line is served by Stralsund to Züssow in two- hour intervals, from there to Świnoujście Centrum every hour. In the summer schedule between Wolgast and Świnoujście Centrum half hour, between Stralsund and Wolgast a shifted clock hours, as every other train serves all intermediate stops. From Stralsund Wüstenfelde, Miltzow, Jeeser, Greifswald, Greifswald South, Groß Kiesow up to and including Züssow the trains on the electrified main line Berlin- Stralsund - Pasewalk of DB Netz. In Züssow its own infrastructure of the historic train starts.

On the electrified railway line since 1989 Züssow - Wolgast harbor was also dismantled when put into the UBB catenary. There the catenary was thus reduced to a total of 39 kilometers in length due to the distance takeovers by the UBB. The construction works for the extension of the Polish boundary to Swinoujscie ( pl. Świnoujście ) officially began with a ceremony at the border on October 5, 2007. Route was completed in late March 2008, but then had still various approval and acceptance procedures in both through states, so that delayed the start of operations. Almost exactly eleven years after the reconstruction of the first section, the seaside resort of Ahlbeck Ahlbeck limit (2.5 miles), then the UBB train since 20 September 2008 to the preliminary endpoint Świnoujście Centrum, where already, a new residential area. The new breakpoint New Pudagla was opened as part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the railway line on June 2, 2011.

Vermillion - Peenemünde

See main article: Railway Zinnowitz Peenemünde

The railway line Zinnowitz Peenemünde begins on Zinnowitz station and crosses the breakpoint Trassenmoor and Karl Hagen to Peenemünde station.

Here commutes a railcar of UBB every hour with connection to the rest of the island rail traffic in Zinnowitz.

Special

The bascule bridge in Wolgast on the river Peene is a combined road and rail bridge.

In the current Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan of 2003 the reconstruction of the route Heringsdorf - Swinoujscie - Ducherow is mentioned in " construction of efficient transport infrastructure in the new federal states ". Through this connection, the journey time between Berlin and the island of Usedom would shorten to about two hours.,

The rates there are some special features: The UBB - section is calculated at ticket from outside the sole UBB operation area to NE - offense rate, that is, the section comes optionally in addition to DB Maximum price to do so. The UBB granted the usual at Deutsche Bahn free family Mitfahrt children up to 14 years on the regular price not.

The UBB does not conduct the first class compartments. The rail card is accepted only for journeys over 50 kilometers, although the UBB is a 100 percent company of DB Group. The UBB does not sell tickets in exchange traffic with Deutsche Bahn. For one and a half kilometer stretch extension of Ahlbeck border to Świnoujście ( Świnoujście ) the UBB is owner and operator of infrastructure on the territory of Poland. The financing of the construction costs of around 2.4 million euros at 90 percent by the European Union and the state of Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania as well as to ten percent by the German railway.

Long distance bus

Since February 2014, the UBB also operates long distance bus services to connect Vorpommern. Here, the Rostock-Laage airport serves as a hub for their long-distance bus. There are several lines via change at airport linked. Thus, instead of the five actually used lines, 10 lines are offered.

Rolling stock

The UBB is an internal combustion engine vehicles of the series 646. Of the previously used railcars of series 771, only four pieces are in place and not dedicated to the general operation. Before UBB operating the routes Velgast -Barth and Züssow - Wolgast harbor with electric turn of Deutsche Bahn trains were operated. In addition to the rolling stock includes six buses to the fleet.

Awards

• The CEO Jörgen bosses received in October 2008 for his services to the UBB Golden Environment Rail, which is awarded annually by the Federation executives German railways.
• In September 2009, the UBB was honored for her "whole picture " by the Association of Pro-Rail Alliance.