Nuremberg S-Bahn
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S-Bahn Nürnberg | |||
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Talent 2-train on the station Neumarkt | |||
Background | |||
Locale | Nuremberg | ||
Transit type | Rapid Transit, Regional rail | ||
Number of lines | 4 | ||
Number of stations | 75 | ||
Daily ridership | 40,000 | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 26 September 1987 | ||
Operator(s) | S-Bahn Nürnberg | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 229 km | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) | ||
Electrification | 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC Overhead lines | ||
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The Nuremberg S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Nürnberg) is an S-Bahn network covering the region of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen which was founded in 1987 and is now integrated in the Transport Association Region Nuremberg (Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg). The full length of the four current lines is about 229 kilometres. The S-Bahn trains are operated by DB Regio Mittelfranken, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn Regio Bayern.
Current lines
Line | Route | Opened | Length | Stations |
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S 1 | Bamberg – Forchheim – Erlangen – Fürth (Bay) Hbf – Nürnberg Hbf – Lauf (links Pegnitz) – Hersbruck (links Pegnitz) – Hartmannshof | 1987–2010 | 99.6 km (61.889 mi) | 37 |
S 2 | Roth – Schwabach – Nürnberg Hbf – Feucht – Altdorf | 1992–2004 | 49.6 km (30.820 mi) | 23 |
S 3 | Nürnberg Hbf – Feucht – Neumarkt (Oberpf) | 1992–2010 | 36.2 km (22.494 mi) | 10 |
S 4 | Nürnberg Hbf – Ansbach | 2010 | 43.7 km (27.154 mi) | 14 |
Rolling stock
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X-Waggon on the station Hauptbahnhof
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DB Class 143 with X-class coaches has been used after the expansion to Bamberg until the Talent 2 was delivered
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U- and S-Bahn network in Nuremberg and the region
See also
- Nuremberg U-Bahn
- Trams in Nuremberg
- U1 (Nuremberg U-Bahn)
- U2 (Nuremberg U-Bahn)
- U3 (Nuremberg U-Bahn)
External links
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