Saarbahn
Sign in to savethumb|225px|Track plan of the Saarbahn as at March 1999 The Saarbahn is a regional Stadtbahn operating on the tram-train principle in the German state of the Saarland. It consists of a core line in Saarbrücken and Riegelsberg operating under tram operating procedures (BOStrab), connected to two lines that are operated under railway operating procedures (EBO), the Lebach–Völklingen railway to the north and the Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines railway in the south. Stadtbahn Saar GmbH is responsible for the infrastructure of the central section of line, while the outer tracks are operated by the nation
Key facts
- Public transit.name
- Saarbahn
- Public transit.image2
- Rastpfuhl Am Rastpfuhl.jpg
- Public transit.imagesize2
- 265px
- Public transit.caption
- Stadtbahn tram before Rastpfuhl stop
- Public transit.locale
- Saarland, Germany
- Public transit.transit_type
- Stadtbahn/Tram-train
- Public transit.lines
- 1
- Public transit.stations
- 43
- Public transit.began_operation
- 24 October 1997
- Public transit.operator
- Stadtbahn Saar GmbH
- Public transit.el
- + overhead line
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Early planning
- Advance operations on the Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines line
- Tenth anniversary
- Operations
- Commissioning of the central section
- Northern extension
- Extension to Lebach
- Operational concept
- Rolling stock
- Future service
- References
- External links
thumb|225px|Track plan of the Saarbahn as at March 1999 The Saarbahn is a regional Stadtbahn operating on the tram-train principle in the German state of the Saarland. It consists of a core line in Saarbrücken and Riegelsberg operating under tram operating procedures (BOStrab), connected to two lines that are operated under railway operating procedures (EBO), the Lebach–Völklingen railway to the north and the Saarbrücken–Sarreguemines railway in the south. Stadtbahn Saar GmbH is responsible for the infrastructure of the central section of line, while the outer tracks are operated by the national railway infrastructure companies, DB InfraGO AG in Germany and SNCF Réseau in France. The system is operated by Saarbahn GmbH, and integrated in the (SaarVV).
The route of the new line of the Saarbahn that was opened in central Saarbrücken in 1997 is essentially line 5 of the Saarbrücken tramway, which was closed in 1965. This line ran between Rastpfuhl and Schafbrücke and was the last line of the old metre-gauge network.
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