Zenn Valley Railway

The Zenngrundbahn is a branch line in the regional transport system Nuremberg to Erlbach and branches in Siegelsdorf of the railway line Nuremberg -Würzburg. It is not electrified single track with a section meeting in Wilhermsdorf station and. Trains from and to Fürth Hauptbahnhof or Nuremberg Central Station. The Zenngrundbahn was the first Vizinalbahn Bavaria and had for the city Langenzenn because of the brickworks established there a special meaning.

Planning and construction

After the establishment of a Eisenbahnkomitess on April 1, 1867 was issued on April 15, a first application of the city Langenzenn to the Royal Ministry of Commerce, followed by a petition to the " Allerdurchlauchtigesten United mightiest king" on 14 May. With the adoption of the Donationsgesetzes on April 29, 1869, the authorization to build and operate the Vizinalbahn Siegelsdorf - Langenzenn was granted. Start of construction was in November 1870, the technical inspection in May 1872, the section to Langenzenn was opened on 24 May 1872.

The building permit of extension after Wilhermsdorf was issued May 26, 1892 opened the route on 9 September 1895. The construction of further extension after Erlbach was approved on 30 June 1900. Construction began in January 1902 and the technical inspection could take place on November 29, 1902. The line was opened on 5 December 1902.

Operation

Former breakpoints

The breakpoint Heiner village was revived in the 1940s and abandoned again in the 1960s.

Steam locomotive operating

The last regular drive a steam locomotive took place on 3 October 1972.

Transport Association

With the introduction of the winter timetable 1987 Zenngrundbahn has been fully integrated in the common tariff of the transport association Greater Nuremberg and carries the line number R12.

Regionalization of rail transport

In connection with the regionalization of rail transport, the BayernTakt was introduced on the Zenngrundbahn. This meant expanding supply, an hourly service from Monday to Friday and a two- hourly service on weekends. In September 1997, a new breakpoint at Wilhermsdorfer Castle Course was opened in 1998 as Wilhermsdorf center.

The operating times of the " rail bus " were reduced to a pair of journey in the early morning between Erlbach and Siegelsdorf and two drive pairs between Fürth and Erlbach in late traffic. After cuts of countervailing duties for the carriage of disabled persons ( Bund) and students ( Bavaria ) in 2004, the bus service has been discontinued. The transport company did not request a further extension of the permit for the operation of the bus routes and reasoned that with the lack of economic profitability after the elimination of subsidies. The district of Fürth was not a substitute offerings can also not call collective taxis to / from the Siegelsdorf station.

Middle Franconia Railway

The regional train services on the route in 2005 awarded by the Bavarian Railway Company as part of the " diesel network Nuremberg " for 10 years. The former DB Regio Middle Franconia (now DB Regio francs) they have been awarded the contract in March 2006 and is running on the route since December 14, 2008 under the name " Middle Franconia Railway" with new railcar class 648 to " small timetable change " in summer 2012 were on weekdays and Sundays, eight extended seven pairs of trains to Nuremberg. Requirement was the completion of the four-track expansion on the route Nuremberg - Fürth.