Three more lines of the S-Bahn Donau-Diller

As part of a digital press conference, Transport Minister Winfried Herrmann announced the official start of three other lines of the Donau-Diller regional train. This creates an attractive and climate -friendly offer by train, a mobility offer for changing and getting in.

The Regio Stadtbahn (S-Bahn) Donau-Diller with timetable change on December 12th will take up the company on three other lines. As part of a digital press conference, Transport Minister Winfried Hermann Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft , Bärbel Fuchs, and Thorsten Freudenberger, district administrator of the district of Neu-Ulm and deputy chairman of the Regio-S-Verein Donau-Iller, the starting signal for the new offer under the recently introduced Regio-S-Bahn logo. At two in the morning Ulmer Central Station Dovements of the südwestdeutsche Landesverkehr-gmbh (sweg) and the Deutsche Bahn (DB) Region Bavaria The newly attached logos were presented. All actors involved in the Regio-S-Bahn project have underlined their commitment to the new offer with statements. This was symbolically presented by the puzzle parts that grow together for the joint logo of the project.

attractive and climate -friendly offer by train

Transport Minister Winfried Hermann said: "With a new logo, additional trains and improved offers, we start the Future project Regio S-Bahn Donau-Diller. In the coming years, the access roads to ULM will be electrified and partially expanded in two ways. This creates an attractive and climatic-friendly offer on the track, an option for mobility. "

Bärbel Fuchs, Managing Director of the Bavarian State Railway, announced: "With the S-Bahn Donau-Diller, an important step towards modern, future-proof mobility has been successful. In this specific case, it also connects people across borders. Developed the cooperation of the cities and municipalities. become.

The connection to the south, Danube and Brenzbahn is improved

for the passengers in rail traffic in the region of the country. The connections are improved on the south, Danube and Brenzbahn, and a more attractive access is created. The new Regio-S-Bahn (RS) lines of Baden-Württemberg will complement the Regio-S-Bahn lines RS 71 and RS 7 of the Weißenhorner Bahn and the Illertalbahn.

To promote further infrastructure expansion, the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Free State of Bavaria have funded the project together with around 750 million euros from the federal government Community Finance Act (GVFG) announced in advance. The further expansion of the rail infrastructure in the region will only succeed in the next few years with the help of extensive means of the federal government.

The improvements in detail

on the southern railway (line RS 2 and RS 21) between Ulm, Laupheim and Biberach run additional trains in the morning and evening. At the same time, electric vehicles are used instead of diesel vehicles.

For the Ulm - Heidenheim - Heidenheim - Aalen (RS 5 and RS 51) and the Donaubahn Ulm - Munderkingen (RS 3) are available to five additional multiple units so that double trains can drive on strongly frequented connections and thus more capacity for passengers.