6-633: Allersberg-Express was the brand name for the RegionalBahn train service between Nuremberg and Allersberg in Bavaria in southern Germany , operated by Deutsche Bahn . It started operations on 10 December 2006 and is one of the few regional trains to run on a German high-speed line . The total journey time was about fifteen minutes; the train was subject to the fare structure of the Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg . The Allersberg-Express
12-672: A Bnrbdzf 480.3 driving van trailer ). When the service was first established, a "sandwiched" train consist (112+Bn+Bn+Bnf+112) was used as the driving van trailer for the service did not have the necessary LZB equipment installed yet. Contrary to the usual coaches of this type, the Allersberg-Express coaches are equipped with an electronic passenger information system and pushbutton-operated exterior doors. The train offers 240 2nd class seats and 34 bicycle racks. RegionalBahn The Regionalbahn ( German: [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌbaːn] ; lit. Regional train; abbreviated RB )
18-415: A maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph). The 25 km (16 mi) journey takes about 15 minutes in the 2012 schedule. Connections to seven regional bus lines are available at Allersberg station, as well as a park and ride facility with 286 parking bays and 112 bicycle racks. The train is usually operated with a Class 112 locomotive and three modernised n coaches (two Bndrz 451.9 coaches and
24-738: Is a type of local passenger train (stopping train) in Germany . It is similar to the Regionalzug (R) and Regio (R) train categories in neighboring Austria and Switzerland , respectively. Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks - these may only call at selected stations. Thus, they rank below the Regional-Express train, which regularly stops only at selected stations on its route. RB trains are subject to franchising by
30-570: The federal states of Germany; whilst many RB trains are still operated by DB Regio , the local traffic division of the former monopolist Deutsche Bahn , franchises often go to other companies, like Abellio Deutschland , Eurobahn or Transdev Germany . There is no obligation to use the term Regionalbahn for basic local services; some private rail operators therefore use their own names to denote their trains. RB services make use of vastly different types of rolling stock; on electrified lines, double-deck cars or EMUs may be used, DMUs like
36-767: Was also called the R9 Express on VGN network web site. With the December 2020 schedule change, the Allersberg Express was retitled S5 of the Nuremberg S-Bahn . It is now served with Alstom Coradia Continental trainsets. The train operates as a shuttle service without any stops between the Nürnberg Hbf and Allersberg (Rothsee) stations. It utilises the Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway , where it can reach
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