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Böblingen–Schönaich/Dettenhausen
Regio-Shuttle RS1 of the Schönbuchbahn
Overview
Line number4871
Service
Route number790.72; 327b (1965)
Technical
Line length17.0 km + 3.02 km
Track gauge1435 mm
Route map
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The Schönbuch Railway (German: Schönbuchbahn) is a branch line in the Stuttgart region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is single-track and standard gauge, and is 17.0 kilometres (10.6 mi) long. It links Dettenhausen with Böblingen, where a connection is made with lines S1 and S60 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. Line S1 provides a direct service to Stuttgart.[1]

The Schönbuchbahn is owned by the Zweckverband Schönbuchbahn (ZVS), and is operated by the Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (WEG), a member of the Veolia Transport group.[1]

The typical service pattern consists of two trains an hour, although the frequency may reduce to one train an hour at weekends or in the evenings.[2]

Rolling stock

Passenger services on the Schönbuchbahn use a fleet of 6 partially low floor Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 units.[3] In December 2016 transport authority Zweckverband Schönbuchbahn selected Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles for a €51·3m contract to supply nine three-car light rail vehicles of a new design.[4]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 94. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "Dettenhausen - Böblingen" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  3. ^ "Fahrzeuge der WEG" [WEG fleet] (in German). Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  4. ^ "CAF to supply new fleet for Schönbuchbahn modernisation". Metro Report International. 21 December 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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