The Main Neckar Bahn In Germany

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  1. Noel06

    Noel06 Well-Known Member

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    Hello everyone
    Today I am suggesting the Main Neckar Bahn. This is an approximately 87 kilometer long railway line between the metropolis of Heidelberg (Baden Württemberg) and one of the largest cities in Germany, Frankfurt am Main (Hessen). This has many intermediate stops, including Darmstadt, Bensheim, Weinheim and many other small stations. This route is one of the most important railway routes in Germany and is used daily by long-distance trains of the "DB Fernverkehr", regional trains of the "DB Regio Mitte", S-Bahn trains of the "S-Bahn Rhein Main" and "S-Bahn Rhein Neckar", but also used by freight trains of "DB Cargo" and the private company "FlixTrain". This scenic route may be traveled at a maximum speed of 160 kilometers per hour and the train safety system PZB (Punkförmige Zugbeeinflussung).


    Long-Distance:
    On the Main-Neckar-Bahn some ICE trains, but above all IC and EC trains, serve the main stations of Frankfurt and Darmstadt, almost all of them also the stations of Bensheim, Weinheim and Heidelberg. They provide connections to Karlsruhe or Stuttgart (sometimes further to Munich, Graz, Klagenfurt or Linz) in the south, and to Hanover (sometimes in Hamburg) or Dresden in the north. The Flixtrain also runs on the route, with stops in Heidelberg Hbf and Darmstadt Hbf.



    Regional traffic:
    Since the 2017/18 timetable change, only the new Twindexx DB BR 446 vehicles with an entrance height of 76 cm have been used as regional trains on the Main Neckar Bahn.



    Freight traffic:
    There are a lot of freight trains on this route, no matter which company. This route is important for freight traffic as it connects to other important railway lines.



    S-Bahn:
    This route is served by the "S-Bahn Rhein Main" between Darmstadt and Frankfurt Hbf (Tief) with the S-Bahn line "S3".


    Regional services / S-Bahn services:

    • [​IMG] Bad Soden (Taunus) – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – City-Tunnel – Frankfurt Süd – Langen – Darmstadt Hbf
    • [​IMG] Kronberg (Taunus) – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – City-Tunnel – Frankfurt Süd – Langen (– Darmstadt Hbf)
    • RE 60 Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Hbf – Bensheim – Weinheim – Ladenburg – Mannheim Hbf (Regional-Express)
    • RB 67 Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Hbf – Bensheim – Weinheim – Ladenburg – Neu-Edingen/Friedrichsfeld – Mannheim Hbf (Regionalbahn)
    • RB 68 Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Hbf – Bensheim – Weinheim – Ladenburg – Neu-Edingen/Friedrichsfeld – Heidelberg Hbf – Wiesloch-Walldorf (Regionalbahn)
    • S 6 Bensheim – Weinheim – Ladenburg – Neu-Edingen/Friedrichsfeld – Mannheim Hbf – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Frankenthal Hbf – Worms Hbf – Mainz Hbf

    Red lettering: Not on the route




    Rolling stock for "Main Neckar Bahn":

    1. RE 60; RB 67; RB 68 Services are completed with the "Bombardier Twindexx Vario" DB BR 446.


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    2. IC / EC Services are completed with the DB BR 101, IC-coaches and its cab car.

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    3. Freight Services are completed with the "Vectron" DB BR 193 in DB Red Livery.


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    Layers:
    1. The DB BR 423 (SKA or HMA) can complete S-Bahn Services of ”S3” and ”S4” (Rhein Main Bahn) between Darmstadt and Frankfurt (Main) Tief.
    2. The DB BR 187 (SKA) can complete Freight Services between Heidelberg and Frankfurt (Main).
    3. The ES 64 U2 (HHL) can complete Freight Services between Heidelberg and Frankfurt (Main).
    4. The DB BR 425 (HRR) can complete S-Bahn Services of ”S6” (Rhein Neckar Bahn) between Bensheim and Neu-Edingen / Friedrichsfeld.



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    Have a beautiful Day.
    Take care of yourselves!
    Noel06


    Here my other suggestions:

    Loco Suggestions:
    The Rhein Ruhr Express
    The "DB BR 412" / ICE 4

    All ICE Generations In One Package
    Intercity 2

    The Ice1 / Br 401
    München Augsburg: Ice 3 Velaro D / Br 407
    The "DB BR 402" / ICE 2

    New Loco Add On For Ska DB BR 193 / Vectron
    DB BR 440.0

    Route Suggestions:
    Hauptstrecke Stuttgart - Neckarsulm
    Bahnstrecke Stuttgart - Horb
    Bahnstrecke Mannheim - Frankfurt (Main)
    Schnellfahrstrecke Mannheim - Stuttgart / Highspeed Route Mannheim - Stuttgart

    The Main Neckar Bahn In Germany
    New German Route

    Other Suggestions:

    Hauptstrecke München Augsburg - Expansion Pack
     
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  2. driverwoods#1787

    driverwoods#1787 Well-Known Member

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    Excellent idea and does DB BR446 seen here also run Main Spessart Bahn or not? If so DB BR446 from this route can layer to Main Spessart Bahn Aschaffenburg-Gemünden. Destination sign will need RE55 RE54 Frankfurt (M) HBF Bamberg Würzburg. Timetable should also reserve ÖBB trains SNCF Euroduplex trains Paris Est Strasbourg Appenweier Karlsruhe Mannheim Heidelberg Frankfurt Am Main.
     
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  3. Noel06

    Noel06 Well-Known Member

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    Hello driverwoods#1787
    First: normally the br 446 could layer on MSB but there drives the br 445 and not the br 446. The TGV does not drive on the Main Neckar Bahn too.
    the difference between the br 445 and the 446 lies in the entry height of the doors. the br 446 has an entry height of 70 centimeters and the br 445 has an entry height of 60 cm. the br 446 was specially developed for the "main neckar ried".
    Noel06
     
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