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34-564: The S-Bahn operates in the areas of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg tariff associations, touching areas of the Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV) at Düren and Westfalentarif at Unna . The network was established in 1967 with a line connecting Ratingen Ost to Düsseldorf-Garath . The system consists of 16 lines. With a system length of 676 km (420.05 mi), it

68-581: A joint board of directors which governed both entities. However, the merger was delayed over the structure of merged railway due to concerns by German politicians on the ever-increasing annual operating deficits incurred by the DB and DR. After several years of delays, the Bundesverkehrsministerium proposed a comprehensive reform of the German railway system (Bahnreform) , which was approved by

102-834: A maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) and were not an ideal fit for rapid transit duty. After the German reunification , even before the old Deutsche Bundesbahn was merged with the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany to form the new Deutsche Bahn AG , the Class 143 Reichsbahn engines replaced the Class 111 on the S-Bahn network, limiting the top speed on the network to 120 km/h (75 mph) but with better acceleration and noticeably less jolting. The Cologne S-Bahn section went into full operation in 2002 in conjunction with

136-641: A successor of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft ( DRG ). The DB remained the state railway of West Germany until after German reunification , when it was merged with the former East German Deutsche Reichsbahn ( DR ) to form Deutsche Bahn , which came into existence on 1 January 1994. After World War II, each of the military governments of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany were de facto in charge of

170-452: A uniform appearance regardless of operator. Lines S2, S3 and S9 as well as several Regionalbahn lines that will complement or supplant S-Bahn services will use Stadler FLIRT 3 XL units. Upon eventual electrification, those are also going to run on line S28, sporting Regiobahn's red and white livery. The region's lines were mainly built by three major private railway companies of the early industrial era: The Cologne-Minden Railway Company ,

204-659: Is a public transport association ( Verkehrsverbund ) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It covers most of 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

238-400: Is the second-largest S-Bahn network in Germany, behind S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland . Most of them are operated by DB Regio NRW, while line S28 is operated by Regiobahn and S7 by Vias . The S19 will run 24/7 between Düren and Hennef for 17 stations and not only between Cologne Hbf and Cologne/Bonn Airport . The predecessor of the S-Bahn was the so-called Bezirksschnellverkehr between

272-574: The Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and the Rhenish Railway Company . After nationalisation and in the post-WW2-era, more lines were built or altered to accommodate S-Bahn services. A number of tunnel sections were added to extend the S-Bahn to new high-density housing estates (e. g. Cologne-Chorweiler ), to suburbs that had historically been villages (e. g. Dortmund-Lütgendortmund station ) or

306-511: The Dortmund university founded in 1968. Kursbuchstrecken 450.x (x is equivalent to the number of the line), as of 13 December 2009. – ( Gelsenkirchen  – Essen) or – Recklinghausen [REDACTED] 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 ,

340-611: The Munich S-Bahn , the Class 420 was judged in the mid-1970s to be unsuitable for the network, mainly due to being uncomfortable and lacking on-board toilets . Constructing an improved version of the 420 with the tentative designation Class 422 was discussed, but in 1978 the Deutsche Bundesbahn commissioned a batch of coaches from Duewag and MBB . These lightweight and modern coaches were designated as x-Wagen ("x-car") after their classification code Bx . Among

374-479: The Nuremberg S-Bahn system. The x-Wagen were mechanically coupled to form fixed sets of typically one ABx car, one or two Bx cars and one Bxf control car. This way a train offered seating for a total of 222 to 302 passengers and standing room for another 429 to 539 passengers. A few five-car sets ran on peak time services. All cars were of a walk-through design with mechanical doors at each end. Initially

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408-664: The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöR , which in addition cooperates with further transport companies. The member cities and districts of 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

442-554: The ZV VRR Eigenbetrieb Fahrzeuge und Infrastruktur (ZV VRR FaIn-EB), 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

476-635: The ABx car ran on the loco end to keep passengers looking for a seat from disturbing first-class passengers. The orientation of trains was not predictable in practice however, so the ABx car was instead put in the middle of the train. In later years, when insufficient numbers of Bx cars were ready for service, some trains ran with two ABx cars. Traction was provided by the Class 111 locomotives produced locally by Krupp in Essen . They had been designed for long-haul Intercity and limited-stop commuter train services with

510-595: The DB was the third-largest employer in the FRG, with a strength of 322,383 employees. A special transit police ( Bahnpolizei ) provided security. The catering needs of the DB were supplied by the “Deutsche Schlafwagen- und Speisewagengesellschaft” (DSG) , later “Deutsche Service-Gesellschaft der Bahn”, as the former DRG caterer Mitropa was situated in East Germany and serviced the Deutsche Reichsbahn in

544-789: The DRG were reunited, a situation codified by the Federal Railways Law (Bundesbahngesetz) that was ratified on 13 December 1951. The railways in the Saarland joined on 1 January 1957. The DB was a state-owned company that, with few local exceptions, exercised a monopoly concerning rail transport throughout West Germany. The DB was placed under the control of the Bundesverkehrsministerium (Federal Transport Ministry). With its headquarters in Frankfurt , in 1985

578-651: The GDR. As West Berlin lay surrounded by the GDR, local and long-distance railway services in the divided city were provided exclusively by the DR, although the DB operated a ticket office in the Hardenbergstraße near the main West Berlin passenger station Zoologischer Garten . The immediate tasks in the early years after the end of World War II involved the reconstruction of the heavily damaged infrastructure and

612-533: The German Federal government. Article 26 of the Unification Treaty (Einigungsvertrag) stipulated the DR to be merged with DB at the earliest opportunity. The DB, in the interim, initiated new coordinations in businesses with the DR, started IC and ICE services into Berlin, and extended IC and ICE services to major cities in eastern Germany. Administratively, on 1 June 1992 the DB and DR formed

646-551: The German railways in their respective territories. On 10 October 1946, the railways in the British and American occupation zones formed the Deutsche Reichsbahn im Vereinigten Wirtschaftsgebiet (German Imperial Railway in the united economic area), while on 25 June 1947, the provinces under French occupation formed the Südwestdeutsche Eisenbahn . With the formation of the FRG these successor organisations of

680-457: The Ruhr area section of the network: The standard service pattern will be altered from a 20-minute to a 30-minute or 15-minute headway. Services around Düsseldorf and Cologne will not be affected and remain on their 20-minute schedule. Several services will no longer be operated by DB Regio NRW, but by Abellio Rail NRW. Simultaneously, the livery of all trains will change to green and white to uphold

714-575: The S5 and S8 lines was introduced in December 2014 after having been tested on S68 since October 2014. These Alstom Coradia trains are operated by DB Regio NRW and offer on-board toilet facilities. All trains of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn ran with the red DB livery except for the S7 and S28 trainsets which are painted in the colours of their respective operators. Starting in December 2019, there will be major changes in

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748-416: The VRR network consists of 1098 lines, of which there are: In 2004, roughly 1 billion trips were made by way of the VRR network. [REDACTED] Media related to Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr at Wikimedia Commons Deutsche Bundesbahn The Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB ( German Federal Railway ) was formed as the state railway of the newly established West Germany (FRG) on 7 September 1949 as

782-873: The changes in the overall economy. After the introduction of the TGV in France, the ICE system of high speed passenger trains was developed. Significant stretches of new high speed track, like the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line , had to be laid or upgraded. Other characteristics of this epoch are the introduction of computer systems and the steps taken towards an integrated system of European railways. Externally, rolling stock displayed more colourful and varied livery schemes. The two German states were reunified in October 1990 with both DB and DR now being special funds of

816-416: The cities of Düsseldorf and Essen , which consisted of steam -powered push-pull trains , mainly hauled by Class 78 , since 1951 also Class 65 engines . The first S-Bahn lines were operated using Silberling cars and Class 141 locomotives. However these were not suited for operations on a rapid transit network and were soon replaced by Class 420 electric multiple units . Originally designed for

850-598: The design elements inherited from the recent LHB prototype carriages were the bogies with disc brakes and rubber airbag shock absorbers that also included automated level control, ensuring level boarding from S-Bahn platforms with a standard height of 96 cm regardless of varying passenger loading. In late 1978, the first prototypes of 2nd class type Bx cars and Bxf control cars were handed over to DB, followed by split first /second class cars type ABx in early 1979. The prototypes were successful, so from 1981 to 1994 several series were commissioned, with some going to

884-427: The introduction of the VRR in 1980 a new line numbering system for all bus, tram and Stadtbahn lines in 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

918-630: The last one to cease regular service in 1977. Traction was provided increasingly by diesel and electric engines. With increased use of diesel and electric locomotives, progress was made in decreasing travel time for passengers. New types of passenger trains were introduced such as the Trans Europ Express and the InterCity . Transport of goods also had to compete with the ever-increasing competition from trucks. Furthermore, traditional services such as coal and iron ore shipments declined with

952-419: The last steam locomotive delivery when the last of the class 23 locomotives was delivered. Soon, with increase in mass motorization, the railway started to lose passenger volume. As a result, rail buses were introduced on some lines, while other smaller volume lines were closed. Main lines became increasingly electrified. The later years of this epoch saw a decrease and eventual phasing out of steam engines, with

986-564: The main decision making body, the administrative council (Verwaltungsrat) of the VRR AöR, and other committees. The Verwaltungsrat elects 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

1020-492: The maximum speed on the network to 140 km/h (87 mph) where permitted, which together with the better acceleration of the EMUs did reduce delays that had become entrenched in the latter years of x-Wagen operations. The S28 is not operated by DB Regio NRW , but by Regiobahn , which uses Bombardier TALENT DMUs . The S7 uses Alstom Coradia LINT DMUs and is operated by Abellio Rail NRW . New electric rolling stock for

1054-564: The north, Dortmund in the east, Langenfeld in 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

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1088-543: The opening of the Cologne-Frankfurt high speed line . It runs with Class 423 EMUs on lines S11, S12 and S13/S19. Due to recent service improvements, there are insufficient numbers of Class 423 EMUs available, so Class 420 electric multiple units can be found on line S12. Starting in 2008, 84 units of Class 422 were introduced in the Ruhr area section and around Düsseldorf, replacing the x-Wagen loco-hauled trains. These newer classes of EMUs once again increased

1122-422: 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 is officially line 60, but because it does not run underground, the U prefix is not used. After the integration of the former Verkehrsgemeinschaft Niederrhein (VGN) area north of Duisburg, route numbers were unchanged, i.e. representing no prefix. As of 2019 ,

1156-496: The replenishment of locomotives and rolling stock. Contrary to the Deutsche Reichsbahn in the GDR, the DB was not subject to reparations and benefited from the influx of capital through the Marshall Plan . During the early years, new steam engines were constructed and placed into service. The last new steam locomotive type was the Class 10, which entered service in 1957. Only two units of class 10 were built. In 1959 DB took

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