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Châtelet station on line 14

Air France Concorde plane

Rather empty upper-deck of a DB Intercity train

Departure board yesterday evening at Bern station

Two-car Stadler Flirt Akku BEMU no. 6526 007 stabled at Kaiserslautern Hbf station

Three-segment Bombardier Talent 1 DMU no. 643 024 at Lauterecken-Grumbach station, terminus of the RB66 hourly branch line service from Kaiserslautern

Nachfrage in Fahrgästen pro Tag nördliches Baden-Württemberg

Page detailing how much money is to be spent in the "pre-stage" (153 million DM) and "middle-stage" (443 million DM), the majority of which is new rolling stock

Titelblatt des:

Integraler Taktfahrplan
Nördliches Baden-Württemberg
Bericht
Oktober 1994
Deutsche Bahn AG, Projekt Nahverkehr Neu (NVN), Projekt Nahverkehr Neu Südwest (NSW), SMA und Partner AG

Entry "Pilotprojekt Integraler Taktfahrplan Südwestraum, Teilraum südliches Baden-Württemberg, Bericht." as part of "Projekt Nahverkehr Neu" (NVN) by Deutsche Bundesbahn, SMA+Partner AG, Elektrowatt Ingenieurunternehmung and Verkehrsministerium Baden-Württemberg, 1992 in the catalogue of the Württemberg State Library

Le premier décret sollicite une garantie d’emprunt accordée aux tl d’un montant de CHF 485.8 millions
HT. Il permettra de renouveler le m2, c’est-à-dire installer un nouveau système de conduite
automatique qui arrive en fin de vie, acheter 18 rames pour faciliter la modernisation des véhicules
actuels, tout en maintenant la ligne en exploitation (ces rames serviront ensuite à augmenter la capacité
de la ligne), rénover les rames actuelles et construire un nouveau dépôt pouvant accueillir les 18
nouvelles rames. Remplacer les systèmes actuellement installés est nécessaire, car ils sont obsolètes
et la maintenance ne sera bientôt plus assurée par le fournisseur.
Une subvention à fonds perdus aux tl de CHF 17.6 millions HT (CHF 18.97 millions TTC)1 permettra de
financer des transports de substitution pendant les interruptions du m2 dues au renouvellement des
automatismes.
Le deuxième décret sollicite une garantie d’emprunt accordée aux tl d’un montant de CHF 164.2
millions HT. Il permettra d’augmenter la capacité du m2, pour transporter environ 15 millions de
voyageuses et voyageurs supplémentaires. Il financera notamment le doublement de la voie unique du
tunnel historique sous la gare, la création d’une voie d’atelier dans l’extension du dépôt et la création
d’une « arrière-gare » en bout de ligne aux Croisettes (dont la réalisation est soutenue par un
cofinancement fédéral) pour permettre aux rames de faire demi-tour plus rapidement. Il inclut aussi des
adaptations du système d’alimentation électrique et d’équipements, ainsi que des mesures de protection
contre le bruit pour les sections à ciel ouvert. Une subvention à fonds perdus aux tl de CHF 14.1 millions
HT (CHF 15.29 millions TTC) permettra de financer des transports de substitution pendant les
interruptions du m2 dues à l’augmentation de capacité du m2. Enfin, un crédit d’investissement de
CHF 4.3 millions HT permettra de participer à l’achat d’un terrain aux Croisettes pour les travaux.
Le troisième décret f…

Bar in between two of the bridge supports

Two car light rail train at Flon terminus

Metro train departing Riponne M. Béjart station

buildings on a hillside

A two-car metro train crossing a bridge over a street but also under another road bridge

Timings of train 87449 today

Régiolis TFA no. 85537 on route RS4 to Strasbourg at Offenburg station with SNCF staff

In the interest of promoting sustainable mobility, the state capital Stuttgart pursues the goal of implementing situation-appropriate mobility concepts through the realization of urban development projects. The individual components (public transport, bicycles, bicycle and car rental, electromobility, parking, parking space requirements in the neighborhood, etc.) and their interaction form the basis for the functionality of the reduced parking space requirement. Against this background, the Wiener Platz neighborhood should be viewed, which was conceived from the outset as a model neighborhood for car-reduced and sustainable mobility. Due to its location directly at Feuerbach station, the neighborhood is situated at one of the city's best-equipped multifunctional transport hubs Due to this outstanding traffic situation, the number of permissible parking spaces in the planning area is further restricted, based on the "Statute on the Determination of the Number of Legally Required Parking Spaces for Residential Buildings in the City of Stuttgart" (the so-called "Parking Space Statute"). Due to the existing development situation, the site is subject to a broader application of the parking space restriction, which is reflected accordingly in the provisions of the development plan.

Despite the general restriction on the construction of parking spaces, the following deviations are permitted:

For residential use, the number of required parking spaces determined using the Administrative Regulation on Parking Spaces can be increased by 10% to allow for adjustments to project-specific circumstances (e.g., economical use of an underground parking garage, etc.). To promote the use of shared parking spaces (car sharing), the number of required parking spaces for residential use can be increased by a further 10% through car sharing spaces. Based on the currently available figures, this results in a calculated parking space ratio of approximately 0.4, which can be increased by ap…

Map of Stuttgart-Feuerbach with the area of the development plan right next to Stuttgart-Feuerbach station

Train no. 4153/4 on route U15 to Stammheim at Pragfriedhof station

Shiny new masts and catenary present at Düsseldorf-Gerresheim junction where the Regiobahn S28 currently under electrification from Mettmann meets the main line from Wuppertal

Platform indicator for platforms 2 and B at La Défense with big route map

Gleiswechsel in der Gleisverschlingung

Modern tram in central Saint-Étienne

Modern orange tram-train running through a street at twilight

Modern orange tram-train running through a street at twilight

Moins de 28 ans.Carte d'identité à présenter lors du contrôle.Valable trains/cars Fluo Grand Est + Paris Est hors TGV et trains du Bade-Wurt./Rhénanie-Palatinat/Sarre.Gültig in den Regionalzügen Baden-Würtemberg/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland. Valable sur le rayon AG en Suisse (2.) (SPEZ)(SPEZ)(TK)(3)

GT8-100D/2S-M TOI tram-train no. 919 on route 3 at Daxlanden Kirchplatz

Screenshot of Hagen in OpenRailwayMap with dashed tram lines

open-air partying at night with colourful fake fog

1985 timetable screenshot showing 18 tph (Yellow, Green and Red lines each 6 tph) all day on the core section, and the other part of the Yellow line also every 5 mins combined with Blue line

Trödelmarkt on Sonnborner Straße in Wuppertal-Sonnborn with the Schwebebahn running above it

Schematic Representation of the Planned Investment Containers in 2027 (As of February 23, 2026)

Schematische Darstellung der geplanten Invest-Container in 2027 (Stand 23.02.2027

Tram no. 337 and its trailer 131 at the Wuppertal tram museum, picture taken on 6 June 2022

The crossroads of Lange Straße and Bachstraße in Wehringhausen. From 1922 to 1969, a trams ran along Lange Straße (routes 8 and 9, later 8 only), and from 1927 to 1955 also along Bachstraße (route 10, later 9). Today, a bus is running along Lange Straße on route 525.

Reference guide for the Hauptbahnhof (Central station) radio control center. For every type of disruption, it lists who needs to be called, e.g. for faulty tram or bus, for derailments, closed streets, etc.

Vehicle diagram sheet for weekday tram services starting 28 May 1967. It shows each individual diagram per line (e.g. 8 different diagrams on line 1) and the vehicle type assigned

High-resolution PDF here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/39zzll72t7iiiwi8xh68o/Netzplan-Tram.pdf?rlkey=jam8sojsizfvph6o0d6b9uszm&st=zxzm6o61&dl=0

A general overview map of Hagen tram system I made. This isn't supposed to be one specific year in the past, but rather all lines that existed. The routes and selected stops shown reflect what they were most years, but of course these things changed over time

Nationwide integrated timetables (ITF) currently exist in some countries of the analysis group.

However, the limitation is always that the ITF is only implemented to the extent that the infrastructure allows. As a substitute, directional hubs are often created for the main interchange connection. Implementation is most extensive in Switzerland, followed by Austria and the Czech Republic.

In Switzerland and Austria, the railway infrastructure is also developed based on the ITF; in the Czech Republic, at least rough travel times and hubs are considered.

In countries with very dense, regular service, such as the Netherlands and parts of Belgium, a design based on regular-interval hubs is sometimes not necessary at all and is therefore not pursued (as a priority), or existing hubs are even unbundled to allow for service increases

In Denmark, train services operate on a timed schedule, and connections are established and interchange hubs are created where infrastructure allows. However, long transfer times sometimes exist. A "time model" concept, which aimed to connect the major cities hourly within an ideal integrated timetable (ITF), was abandoned in 2022 after the cancellation of necessary infrastructure projects.

In all other countries considered, timed services are sometimes incomplete and irregular on certain main lines, in selected regions, and/or suburban rail systems. In Sweden and the United Kingdom, connections or interchange hubs are sometimes taken into account. In Italy, France, Spain, and Poland, connection optimization plays no role or only a very minor one. Therefore, the ITF is not a criterion in the infrastructure development of these countries.

Due to their supply-oriented approach, a characteristic of ITF countries is a tendency towards low average train occupancy coupled with high usage intensity, as shown in Figure 13.

an old two-axle 1930s tram trundling through a woods on a grassy tram track at relatively low speeds

two trams in the green at Friedrichshammer stop on the Wuppertal heritage tram line (more info about the vehicles in the next two alt texts)

Concept map showing GoA2 and GoA4 sections

Ratikkapäätös syntyi äänin 36-31

Äänestys on nyt ohi ja Turkuun tulee ratikka.

Niukka enemmistö kaupunginvaltuutetuista asettui tiukassa äänestyksessä Turun raitiotiehankkeen taakse. Päätös syntyi äänin 36-31.

Tämä tarkoittaa, että Turkuun ryhdytään rakentamaan raitiotietä.

Päätös on ehdollinen, sillä kaupunki edellyttää valtion osallistuvan rakentamiskustannuksiin noin 30 prosentin osuudella.

Hankkeen kustannusarvio on 465,2 miljoonaa euroa. Lisäksi päälle tulevat noin 70 miljoonan euron kalustohankinnat.

Main page of Finnish broadcaster Yle, the big live news topic is the Turku tram decision

Street in Mulhouse old town with part of the street (roughly where cars would be parking next to sidewalk) a small patch of grass and small trees

Tram no. 2021 "Richwiller" entering the tram stop at the central station on a route 1 tram from Châtaignier

Comparing modal share of bike to/from stations in different countries/regions

Mode share of bike to starting station:
Switzerland 2022: 10% (SBB stations only)
Denmark 2024: 17% (100 most used stations)
Netherlands 2000: 26%
Netherlands 2020: 47%

Mode share of bike in either to starting station or from destination station:
Vorarlberg, Austria 2017: 14%
Vorarlberg, Austria 2023: 21%

Trossingen Bahnhof station with a regular RegioShuttle on the RB42 service Bräunlingen-Villingen-Rottweil, normally also used on the RB42a Trossingen Bahnhof-Trossingen Stadt. Instead that evening, the RB42a was run with T5, an electric railcar from 1956, and T3, an electric railcar from 1938

Engine shed, with the central timber-framed part dating from 1902. Apart from the single track there's some equipment on one side of the shed and a wall with doors and some photo collages on the other. The doors lead to staff room, a small workshop etc.

Digitally modified image: I used my phone's image photoshop tool to remove some persons from this image

A Mercedes-Benz O305 of Stadtwerke Heilbronn and a three car set of class 798 railbuses meet at Hüffenhardt railway station

Screenshot © Google Maps / Street View mit dem Karlsruher Bahnhofplatz mit Verkehrsschild "Durchfahrt verboten - Taxi, Fahrrad frei - Linienverkehr frei"

Slavkov u Brna (Czech pronunciation: [ˈslafkof ˈu br̩na]; German: Austerlitz) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,300 inhabitants. The town gave its name to the Battle of Austerlitz, which took place several kilometres west of the town. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

One of the new trains, here at Haguenau station

Strasbourg -> Offenburg

06:22 87403 täglich
07:52 87411 Mo-Fr
09:22 87417 Mo-Fr
12:53 87429 Mo-Fr
14:22 87433 Mo-Fr
16:22 87443 Mo-Fr
17:52 87449 Mo-Fr
19:22 87455 Mo-Fr
20:22 87457 Sa+S

Offenburg -> Strasbourg

07:05 87408 Mo-Fr
07:35 87410 Sa+S
08:43 87414 Mo-Fr
10:35 87424 Mo-Fr
13:35 87434 Mo-Fr
15:05 87440 Mo-Fr
17:05 87448 Mo-Fr
18:35 87454 Mo-Fr
20:05 87460 Mo-Fr
21:05 87462 Sa+S

Text im DB Navigator bei S1 nach Wiesbaden Hbf, 14:42 ab Frankfurt Hbf

Prognose für Obertshausen (Kr Offenb) an 0: Nü
Hallo :D

Siemens Mireo+B battery train arriving at Furschenbach station on the RS3 service on the Achertal Line from Ottenhöfen to Achern, the junction on the Rhine Valley Railway

Morgens zum Bahnhof oder in die Stadt und der Bus ist zu voll?

Nutzen Sie ab dem 10. Juni die Linie 520, welche zur morgendlichen Hauptverkehrszeit über die Lange Str. bis Kückelhausen verlängert wird. Damit entsteht mit der Linie 528 nahezu ein 15-Minuten-Takt bis zur Stadtmitte.
Profitieren Sie auch von den neuen Direktverbindungen nach Eppenhausen, Emst und Boloh.

Abfahrtszeiten der Linie 520 nach Boloh ab dieser Haltestelle:
6:41, 7:11, 7:41, 8:11 (nur montags bis freitags an Schultagen)

weitere Informationen zum Fahrplanwechsel erhalten Sie in den Kundenzentren sowie unter www.strassenbahn-hagen.de

Die Linie 520 fährt unter anderem zu folgenden Zielen:
Hauptbahnhof, Stadtmitte, Rathaus an der Volme, Rembergstr., Brunnenstr., Emster Str., Haßleyer Str. und Boloh.

The flag of the city of Brno flying atop the tower at Špilberk castle overlooking the city. Under the flagpole, there's a sign explaining the difference between the flag of the city of Brno and the flag of Republic of Austria. Both have two red bars with a white bar in the middle, but the flag of the city of Brno has an additional small white strip on top of the top red bar