23-515: The Rhein-Express is a Regional-Express (RE 5 (RRX)) service, which generally follows the Rhine ( German : Rhein ) river. It runs daily every hour from 5 am to 9 pm from Wesel via Oberhausen , Duisburg , Düsseldorf , Cologne , Bonn , Remagen and Andernach to Koblenz , in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate . It is the fourth-most used regional express line in
46-456: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr ZV VRR: January 1, 1996 ; 28 years ago ( 1996-01-01 ) The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr ( German: [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯s.fɛɐ̯ˌbʊnt ˈʁaɪn ˈʁuːɐ̯] ), abbreviated VRR , is a public transport association ( Verkehrsverbund ) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It covers most of
69-508: The Rhein-Niers-Bahn (RB 33), which has run between Mönchengladbach and Gelsenkirchen since 2019. The Wupper-Lippe-Express (RE 49) running between Wesel and Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof via Oberhausen was also established in 2019. As part of the so-called RRX interim contract, services were provided by DB Regio from December 2016 until the commissioning of RRX rolling stock in June 2019. From
92-569: The Ruhr area , as well as neighbouring parts of the Lower Rhine region , including Düsseldorf and thus large parts of the Rhine-Ruhr conurbation . It was founded on 1 January 1980, and is Europe’s largest body of such kind, covering an area of some 5,000 km (1,900 sq mi) with more than 7.8 million inhabitants, spanning as far as Dorsten in the north, Dortmund in the east, Langenfeld in
115-608: The Zweckverband VRR (ZV VRR) are: The members of the Nahverkehrs-Zweckverband Niederrhein (NVN) are the districts of Kleve and Wesel . The municipal and district councils send representatives to the two Zweckverband councils (Verbandsversammlung), which in turn elect the main decision making body, the administrative council (Verwaltungsrat) of the VRR AöR, and other committees. The Verwaltungsrat elects
138-516: The RE 5 were called on 31 January 2014 as part of the award of the Rhein-Ruhr-Express for the period for the period from December 2019 to December 2033. National Express won the contract for operating the service. The company began operating Siemens Desiro HC rolling stock in June 2019, the provision and maintenance of which was outsourced to Siemens . Regionalbahn service RB 35, which supplemented
161-567: The Rhein-Express until December 2016, ran mostly only between Wesel and Duisburg, but in the peak ran between Emmerich and Düsseldorf. It was extended from April 2017 across the Dutch border to Arnhem and was renamed, in accordance with its international importance, the Rhine-IJssel Express (RE 19). The line number RB 35 is now being used for what used to be operated as the northern section of
184-503: The VRR also buys and/or owns the rolling stock for some, but not all, of its PSO rail operations. These above mentioned cities’ and districts’ and other associated transport companies thus operate under the VRR fare scheme: The following rail companies operate S-Bahn or regional train services in the VRR area and accept VRR tickets: With the introduction of the VRR in 1980 a new line numbering system for all bus, tram and Stadtbahn lines in
207-475: The VRR area was introduced. The VRR was divided into ten regions, which were assigned a prefix digit (e.g. 4 for Dortmund), the first digit in the three-digit line number representing that prefix. The last two digits are the individual line number. These are the existing prefixes: Stadtbahn lines are identified with the prefix "U" followed by the prefix and a one-digit identifiers. The prefixes 2, 5, 9 and 0 are not used for Stadtbahn lines. The Wuppertal Schwebebahn
230-516: The VRR network with approximately 48,000 passengers a day. Until the timetable change in December 2016, the Rhein-Express ran to/from Emmerich . Operations on this section and the additional services provided by Regionalbahn service RB 35 ( Der Weseler ) have since been operated as part of the Rhein-IJssel-Express (RE 19). The Rhein-Express was established in 1998 with the introduction of
253-511: The administrative board of the VRR AöR (Vorstand), currently Gabriele Matz and José Luis Castrillo. In addition, there are departments within the VRR dealing with different matters, such as marketing or law. Two Land institutions are located within the VRR structure: Kompetenzcenter Digitalisierung NRW (KCD) and Kompetenzcenter Sicherheit (KCS). Through the ZV VRR Eigenbetrieb Fahrzeuge und Infrastruktur (ZV VRR FaIn-EB),
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#1732855127719276-811: The beginning of May 2019, single runs of RRX rolling stock were operated in trial mode by National Express. Regional-Express In Germany , Luxembourg and Austria , the Regional-Express ( pronounced [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlʔɛksˌpʁɛs] ; RE , or in Austria: REX ) 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
299-697: The four to six track section between Duisburg and Düsseldorf, the Rhein-Express and the NRW-Express (RE 1), use the long-distance tracks. The Rhein-Haard-Express (RE 2), the Rhein-Emscher-Express (RE 3), the Rhein-Weser-Express (RE 6), Rhein-Hellweg-Express (RE 11) and the Rhein-IJssel-Express (RE 19) use the so-called local tracks where they exist or the S-Bahn tracks. Originally, the Rhein-Express
322-525: The integrated regular interval timetable in North Rhine-Westphalia (called NRW-Takt ) by combining two services that previously started or finished in Cologne. Originally, the RE 5 service stopped at almost all intermediate stations, as if it were a Regionalbahn service. In December 2002, several intermediate stops and all overtaking by long-distance trains were eliminated, and the scheduled top speed
345-843: 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
368-535: The letting of the contract for the new Rhine-IJssel-Express (RE 19), since the Rhein-Express now only operates on the Wesel–Koblenz section. The Rhein-Express was operated by DB Regio NRW from 1998 to June 2019, based at the depot at Cologne-Deutz. National Express has operated the service as the RE ;5 (RRX) since June 2019 The Rhein-Express uses four different lines with eight different route numbers: In
391-541: 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,
414-643: The operation of the Rhein-Express : the Nahverkehrs-Zweckverband Niederrhein (local transport association of the Lower Rhine), the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (Rhine-Ruhr public transport association), Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (Rhine-Sieg public transport association) and the Zweckverband Schienenpersonennahverkehr Rheinland-Pfalz Nord (Rhineland-Palatinate North rail transport association). Tenders for
437-443: The service. Between August and November 2011, the capacity was increased by another car, which means that each train now included a first-class only carriage. This first-class car was usually coupled directly to the engine, while the two-class compartment is in the control car at the other end of the train. It has been operated with Siemens Desiro HC rolling stock since June 2019. Four public transport associations are involved in
460-715: The south, and Mönchengladbach and the Dutch border in the west. The VRR is tasked with coordinating public transport in its area. This means the following: Officially, 24 cities and districts form the Zweckverband VRR (ZV VRR), and an additional 2 districts the Nahverkehrs-Zweckverband Niederrhein (NVN). Together, the ZV VRR and the NVN form the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöR , which in addition cooperates with further transport companies. The member cities and districts of
483-479: The thinning of RB 35 ( Der Weseler ) services on the Emmerich–Wesel–Duisburg route as a result of reduced funds for regional transport. In order to reach Emmerich in time for the return journey, it was necessary to reduce stops at some minor stations to two-hour intervals in the direction of least loading. The problematic section between Emmerich and Wesel was transferred with effect from December 2016 with
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#1732855127719506-446: Was increased to 160 km/h (100 mph), shortening the journey time by over 30 minutes between Cologne and Koblenz. The acceleration and the simultaneous thinning of services between Emmerich and Wesel reduced the number of sets of vehicles that was required for the circulation from nine to seven. Hourly services of the Rhein-Express were restored at the timetable change in 2007 between Emmerich and Wesel in order to compensate for
529-460: Was operated with class 110 locomotives and six modernised Silberling carriages without control cars . During 2002, the service was converted to push-pull train trains made up of newly delivered class 146 locomotives and five double-deck carriages. Because of flood damage at the manufacturer of the seats, the delivery of the double-deck carriages was delayed, so that until the summer of 2003 two sets of Silberling carriages could still be found on
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