Danube-Iller Regional S-Bahn

The Danube-Iller Regional S-Bahn (Regio-S-Bahn Donau-Iller) is a "regional" S-Bahn system in the Ulm and Neu-Ulm area. It operates Regionalbahn services on electrified and non-electrified lines. Its core is Ulm Hauptbahnhof, which acts as a hub between the regional S-Bahn (RS) lines, other regional services and long-distance services.[1][2][3] In December 2020, the first two RS lines from Ulm to Memmingen (RS 7) and Weißenhorn (RS 71) were put into operation in the Bavarian part of the Danube-Iller planning region (Region Donau-Iller). When the 2021/2022 timetable changed, three more lines followed in the Württemberg part of the region on the southern railway to Biberach (RS 2 and RS 21), on the Danube line to Munderkingen (RS 3) and on the Brenz Railway to Aalen (RS 5 and RS 51).[4] Further lines are to be added in the following years. The network is expected to be completed by 2030.[5]

The Danube-Iller Regional S-Bahn is administered by the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund GmbH (DING, "Danube-Iller local transport association") and two neighbouring transport associations, the Heidenheimer Tarifverbund ("Heidenheim tariff association") and OstalbMobil ("Ostalb Mobile").

Line network

The following lines are planned or had already been established in 2021:[6][7]

Line BEG/NVBW line DING line Start of operation Rolling stock Operator Route Lines used
RS 2 RB 51b R2 12 December 2021 Class 425[8] DB Regio BW[8] Ulm Hbf – Erbach – Laupheim West – Biberach an der Riß – Ummendorf – Bad Schussenried – Aulendorf Ulm–Friedrichshafen
RS 21 RB 51a R2 12 December 2021 Class 425[8] DB Regio BW[8] Ulm Hbf – Erbach – Laupheim West – Laupheim Stadt – Biberach an der Riß – Ummendorf Ulm–Friedrichshafen
RS 3 RB 56 R3 12 December 2021 LINT 54 SWEG Ulm Hbf – Blaubeuren – Schelklingen – Ehingen (Donau) – Munderkingen Ulm–Sigmaringen
planned in the medium term Munderkingen – Riedlingen (extension)
RS4 MEX 16 R4 planned in the medium term Ulm Hbf – Amstetten – Geislingen Stuttgart–Ulm
RS 5 RE 57 R5 12 December 2021 LINT 54 SWEG Ulm Hbf – Langenau – Niederstotzingen – Sontheim an der Brenz – Giengen – Herbrechtingen – Heidenheim an der Brenz – Oberkochen – Aalen Hbf Aalen–Ulm
RS 51 RB 57 R5 12 December 2021 LINT 54 SWEG Ulm Hbf – Langenau Aalen–Ulm
RS 7 RS7 R7 13 December 2020 LINT 41, 54 DB Regio Bayern Ulm Hbf – Neu-Ulm – Senden – Illertissen – Memmingen Kempten (Allgäu)–Neu-Ulm
planned in the medium term Memmingen – Buxheim (extension) Leutkirch–Memmingen
RS 71 RS71 RS71 13 December 2020 LINT 41, 54 DB Regio Bayern Ulm Hbf – Neu-Ulm – Senden – Weißenhorn Ulm–Sigmaringen – Kempten (Allgäu)–Neu-Ulm – Senden–Weißenhorn
RS8 RB 15 R8 planned in the long term Ulm Hbf – Neu-Ulm – Nersingen – Günzburg Augsburg–Ulm
RS81 RB 15 / RB 78 / RE 71 / RE 72 R8 planned in the long term (Ulm Hbf – Neu-Ulm – Nersingen –) Günzburg – Krumbach (Schwaben) – Mindelheim Augsburg–Ulm – Günzburg–Mindelheim
optional Mindelheim – Memmingen – Buxheim Buchloe–Memmingen – Leutkirch–Memmingen

References

  1. ^ "Schienenverkehr in der Region Donau-Iller ausbauen" (Press release) (in German). Government of Baden-Württemberg. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Regio-S-Bahn Donau Iller in Planung" (in German). zi communications inc / germany. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Land und Region wollen die Regio-S-Bahn Donau-Iller gemeinsam voranbringen" (Press release) (in German). Government of Baden-Württemberg. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Regio S-Bahn Donau-Iller: Zum Fahrplanwechsel gehen drei weitere Linien in Betrieb" (in German). Regio-S-Bahn Donau-Iller e.V. December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Die Chancen für die Regio-S-Bahn steigen". Illertisser Zeitung (in German). 6 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Streckennetz" (in German). Regio-S-Bahn Donau-Iller e.V. April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Drei weitere Linien bei der Regio S-Bahn Donau-Iller" (in German). Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d "Südbahn" (in German). Ministerium für Verkehr Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 14 February 2022.