Stadt-Express
Encyclopedia
The Stadt-Express , formerly City-Bahn
(CB), was a category of train in the Deutsche Bahn
, that linked conurbations in Germany
with the outer reaches of the surrounding countryside. The name literally means "City Express".
and Regionalbahn
trains, it ran faster, like a Regional-Express, and only stopped therefore at the most important stations.
The RE 22 Eifel-Express still follows this concept today: from Cologne Messe/Deutz to Kall it stops only at important stations, thereafter it stops at every station on the way to Gerolstein, like a Regionalbahn train, a service not provided on this section of the line.
Not all Stadt-Express routes followed this concept exactly; several services stopped at all stations even in the core area.
The Stadt-Express category was classified as a local service (Nahverkehr) and there was therefore no supplementary fare.
City-Bahn
The City-Bahn was a German train category introduced by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1984 for local train services, in order to make secondary routes more attractive. Old Silberling coaches were modernised and a more frequent fixed-interval service introduced. As its use spread the DB changed the...
(CB), was a category of train in the Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
, that linked conurbations in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
with the outer reaches of the surrounding countryside. The name literally means "City Express".
Concept
The Stadt-Express had the role of linking cities to those areas outside their immediate surroundings; it therefore stopped at every station in the outlying region. However in the 'core' area of the conurbation, served by other local passenger trains like the S-BahnS-Bahn
S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...
and Regionalbahn
RegionalBahn
The Regionalbahn is a type of local passenger train in Germany.-Service:Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks, these may only call at selected stations...
trains, it ran faster, like a Regional-Express, and only stopped therefore at the most important stations.
The RE 22 Eifel-Express still follows this concept today: from Cologne Messe/Deutz to Kall it stops only at important stations, thereafter it stops at every station on the way to Gerolstein, like a Regionalbahn train, a service not provided on this section of the line.
Not all Stadt-Express routes followed this concept exactly; several services stopped at all stations even in the core area.
The Stadt-Express category was classified as a local service (Nahverkehr) and there was therefore no supplementary fare.
Present-day situation
The Deutsche Bahn has removed the term SE/CB from the market. The services have since been carried out by Regionalbahn or Regional-Express trains. Several local transport networks still use this term, however.External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany