Sabine Herms'in 7 Nisan 2011 günü Sürdürülebilir Ulaşım 2011 Kocaeli'de yaptığı sunum. Presentation done by Sabine Herms on 7 April 2011 during Sustainable Transport 2011 Kocaeli, Turkey

1. RegioTram
Nordhessen
Presentation for the
congress: Sustainable
Transportation 2011
7th of April 2011
2011,
Kocaeli

2. The succession
1. General Introducttion/ NVV´s role and tasks
2. The RegioTram co oncept/ The time table
3.
3 The vehicle
4. The infrastructure
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5.
5 Costs and financi ing
6. The partners in th project
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3. NVV s role and tasks
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Public transport in Hessen

4. NVV s role and tasks
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Area and Key Statistics
Manager of regional traffic & in
nfrastructure (rail + road)
7.100 km2 area: 1,000,000 inhabitants,
with 50% in the Kassel conurbation
10 routes R i
t Regionalexpress + R i
l Regionalbahn
lb h
5 routes RegioTram + 9 lines Tram
70 regional bus routes + 150
local bus routes , citybus and call-a-bus-
and taxi-systems
280,000 passengers per day (tram 37%, u urban
bus 18%, regional train 9%, regional bus 36%)
€ 62 m revenues from passenger fares

5. NVV s role and tasks
l dt k
egional transport authority (RTA)?
What are the functions of a Re
Purchase of road and rail services in a competitive marketplace
n
The organisation & coordination of more than 40 service providers in the
region
The central creation of a regional tim
metable with optimised traveltimes and
connections
The central creation of a transparen tariffsystem
nt
The
Th central Marketing and Communi ti
t l M k ti dC nication
Planning and development of Infras
structure projects which remain properly
of the respective partners

6. NVV s role and tasks
l dt k
Population distribution
City of Kassel
approx. 195,000 inhabitants
pp ,
small and medium-sized towns with
h
10,000 – 30,000 inhabitants

7. RegioTram Concept
R i T C t
egional trains in the region...
The RegioTram replaces the re

8. RegioTram Concept
R i T C t
... and connects the pedestrian zone in Kassel to the region
n

9. The i i l f R i Tram
Th principle of RegioTr
The railway network in 2007/08

10. RegioTram Concept
R i T C t
The RegioTram network plan
in the region
• 4 x branches (red) on existing railway tra
acks
• 1 x on existing regional tram track (blue) – the
)
precursor RegioTram in 2006
(today using Tram-verhicles)

11. RegioTram Concept
R i T C t
Regional routes in the past
From the outlying region to Kassel
City Centre, possible only with
changing from train to tram.
From Kassel City Centre to the region
with tram only in SE-direction.

12. RegioTram Concept
R i T C t
Regional routes traffic today
From the region with expresstrain to
the suburb of Kassels (RE)
To/ from Kassel City Cntre to the
outlying region without changing trains
y g g g g
(RegioTram)

13. RegioTram Concept
R i T C t IB2
The RegioTram timetable in the future
( the aims)
Several routes: Warburg – Kassel,
g ,
Kassel – Hessisch Lichtenau
60/30 min-intervals: Kassel – Zierenberg
g
60-min intervals: Kassel – Schwalmstad
dt
30 min
30-min intervals: Kassel – Melsungen
15-min intervals: Harleshäuser Kurve

14. Slide 13
IB2 Bedienungshäufigkeit: service intervals
Ihr Benutzername, 1/10/2008

15. RegioTram Concept
R i T C t
City Centre of Kassel – RegioTr
ram, tram (red) and busses (violet)

16. RegioTram Concept
R i T C t
The network plan in Kassel and the region

17. RegioTram – th vehicle
R i T the hi les
Electric Dual-System RegioTra
am
Operational area:
in the city of Kassel with 600 V direct cu
y urrent (DC)
( )
in the region with 15 KV alternating curre (AC)
rent
3 existing branches belonging to the Deut
tsche Bahn (DB AG)
Branches of the Tram in the city of Kasse belonging the transportation company of
el
Kassel (KVG)

18. Slide 16
IB1 Druckluftanlage: compressor for high voltage
Systemerkennung: system recognition
Ihr Benutzername, 1/10/2008

19. RegioTram – th vehicle
R i T the hi les
Diesel-Hybrid RegioTram
Operational area:
in the city of Kassel with 600 V direct cur
y rrent (DC)
( )
in the region (Kassel-Wolfhagen) diesel-
-engined
One existing branch of the „Kurhessenbahn (regional association of Deutsche Bahn)
Kurhessenbahn
n
n“
non electrified

20. Infrastructure
Construction of 3 new stops in th „Harleshäuser Kurve“
he
(e. g. Kassel-Jungfernkopf)
Visualization planning 2004 … at site

21. Infrastructure
Construction of 3 new stops in th „Harleshäuser Kurve“
he
(e.g. Kassel-Jungfernkopf)

22. Infrastructure
I f t t
New stations (e. g. Melsungen-
-Bartenwetzerbrücke)
New station for the city centre of a m
medium-sized-town (30 km from Kassel)
Short walking distances

23. Infrastructure
I f t t
-Bartenwetzerbrücke)
New stations (e. g. Melsungen-

24. Infrastructure
I f t t
Kassel Hbf – intersection for th RegioTram
he
RegioTram tracks in the middle sec
ction track 4-6
3-track R i T
3t k RegioTram station on the ra
t ti th amp (d li ht)
(daylight)
Underground transit of the main sta
ation building in the basement of the
cellar-less centre hall
cellar less
Connection with existing tram unde
erground crossing under the station
forecourt

25. Infrastructure
I f t t
Kassel Hbf – from an end term
minus to a through station

27. Infrastructure
I f t t
3-track RegioTram station on the ramp
e

28. Infrastructure
I f t t
Connection with existing tram underground crossing under the
station forecourt

29. 5
Costs d financing
C t and fi i
Investments at a glance : € 180 m

30. Slide 27
IB5 infrastructure up to
vehicles up to
Ihr Benutzername, 1/10/2008

31. Costs and financing
Financing of the infrastructure pro
infrastructure-pro
ojects with an investment
volume of € 100 M
Split between F d G
S lit b t Fed. Government +
t
Land Hessen 90% Regional
NVV
municipalities
10%

32. Infrastructure
I f t t
The partners in the high profile project
e
Nordhessischer VerkehrsVerbund (NVV)
V)
State of Hessen and the Federal Repub of Germany
blic
City Council of Kassel, City Council of M
Melsungen, Rural Districts Kassel,
Werra-Meißner, Schwalm-Eder
15 towns along the branches
Owner of the infrastructure:
Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (KVG), DB Netz AG,
DB Regio- Netz Infrastruktur GmbH, DB Station & Service AG,
B
Regionalbahn Kassel (RBK)

33. Thank Y
Th k You for your
attentio
on!