14-783: The Main-Sieg-Express is a Regional-Express service operated by the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Hesse from Siegen via Gießen to Frankfurt . It is operated by the Hessische Landesbahn (Hessian State Railway, HLB). On 25 June 2008, the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV) and the Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (Local transport association of Westphalia-Lippe, NWL) announced in
28-588: A fast connection is provided for commuters in the peaks on the Dill line to Frankfurt. A service called RE-Sprinter is operated from Monday to Friday during the peaks in each direction, which runs on the Dutenhofen–Gießen-Bergwald route, which is otherwise used only by freight trains. This eliminates the time-consuming change of direction in Gießen. A significant reduction in travel time is currently achieved only on
42-509: A joint press statement that Hessische Landesbahn has won a Europe-wide tender and would take over the operation of the service for 13 years with effect on 12 December 2010. Until the commencement of the 2010/2011 timetable in December 2010, DB Regio Hesse had been operator of this service, which, after the elimination of long distance services between Siegen-Weidenau and Frankfurt in 2001, had originally been established as an Interregio-Express . In
56-595: A synonym for "commuter rail", often using "commuter rail" to refer to systems that primarily or only offer service during the rush hour while using "regional rail" to refer to systems that offer all-day service. Regional rail is usually defined as providing services that link settlements to each other, unlike commuter rail which links locations within a singular urban area. Unlike inter-city services, regional trains stop at more stations and serve smaller communities. They may share routes with inter-city services, providing service to settlements that inter-city trains skip, or be
70-454: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Regional train Regional rail is a term used for passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops than inter-city rail , and unlike commuter rail , operate beyond the limits of urban areas , connecting smaller cities and towns. In North America, "regional rail" is often used as
84-406: Is a type of regional train . It is similar to a semi-fast train, with a top speed of 160 km/h (100 mph) and an average speed of about 70–90 km/h (45–55 mph) as it calls at fewer stations than Regionalbahn or S-Bahn trains, but stops more often than Intercity or Intercity Express services. The first Regional-Express services were operated by DB Regio , though since
98-527: The InterRegio timings. Before the change of operators in 2010, the service was operated by DB Regio NRW every two hours via Giessen to Cologne. The Regional-Express operates from Siegen to Giessen as RE 99 on the Dill line stopping in Haiger , Dillenburg , Herborn and Wetzlar . In Giessen, from Monday to Friday, it is coupled together with a set from Marburg , which is designated as RE 98, and reverses to run on
112-740: The Main-Weser Railway to Frankfurt with a stop at Friedberg . The service is operated with Stadler FLIRT electric multiple units. Five carriage sets are operated between Siegen and Frankfurt, while the Marburg–Giessen set is operated with three carriage sets. Before December 2010, the Siegen-Frankfurt line had been operated for many years with class 111 locomotives hauling five or six double deck carriages, or alternatively, with class 110 locomotives hauling six Silberling carriages. Services run every day at least once every two hours over
126-704: The early years, however, the Regional-Express service was characterised by a much longer journey time than the Interregio service due to capacity problems on the Main-Weser Railway . Travel times with a change in Gießen were up to 20 minutes faster than direct Main-Sieg-Express services. A change in the timings of Intercity service IC 26 between Frankfurt and Giessen in December 2009 allowed the Main-Sieg-Express to run with shorter travel times, almost as fast as
140-649: The evening train to Siegen. The morning train to Frankfurt uses the time saved to make additional intermediate stops in Frankfurt. The RE-Sprinters are the only passenger trains on the Main-Weser Railway that are not scheduled to stop in Friedberg. Regional-Express In Germany , Luxembourg and Austria , the Regional-Express ( pronounced [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlʔɛksˌpʁɛs] ; RE , or in Austria: REX )
154-843: The latter often with new Class 146 engines. Many RE services run in hourly intervals, carrying line numbers and sometimes even names, varying from state to state. Since late 2006, Regional-Express services between Munich and Nuremberg that operate on the Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway reach top speeds of 200 km/h (125 mph). These services are operated with repainted InterCity cars and Class 101 locomotives or Class 102 and double-deck cars. In Sweden, several regional trains reach 180 or 200 km/h (110 or 125 mph). They are usually called just regional trains, or named after their respective regional transit administration. The most common train types are Øresundståg and Regina . This German rail transport related article
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#1732869606280168-541: The liberalisation of the German rail market ( Bahnreform ) in the 1990s many operators have received franchise rights on lines from the federal states . Some private operators currently operate trains that are similar to a Regional-Express service, but have decided to use their own names for the sake of brand awareness instead. Regional-Express services are carried out with a variety of vehicles such as DMUs (of Class 612 ), EMUs (of Class 425 or 426) or, most commonly, electric or diesel locomotives with double-deck cars,
182-634: The sole service on routes not busy enough to justify inter-city service. Regional rail services are much less likely to be profitable than inter-city, so they often require government funding. This is mainly because many passengers use monthly passes giving a lower price per ride, and that lower average speed gives less distance, meaning less ticket revenue per hour of operation. Subsidies are justified on social or environmental grounds, and also because regional rail services often act as feeders for more profitable inter-city lines. There are also services that are something in between regional and inter-city, like
196-540: The whole route. Train runs hourly on the Siegen-Gießen section, but there are periods on weekends when services do not run every hour. A section of the train is detached/attached to run between Marburg and Kassel. On the route to and from Kassel, the train stops at all stations between Kirchhain and Baunatal-Guntershausen. Since December 2018, Kassel-Oberzwehren and Baunatal-Rengershausen stations have only been served at certain times (usually at off-peak times). In addition,
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