DESIGN AND COMFORT CHARACTERISTICS OF SURBURAN ROLLING STOCK OF THE GERMAN FEDERAL RAILWAY

In the mono-centred conurbation areas the traffic arteries from the suburbs and surrounding areas run radially towards a heart area. The rail services are directed into the city, and through it, in bunches so that a high commercial speed can be achieved. Such a system was developed in Berlin as early as the 1930's with the underground North-South S-Bahn and this is now being matched by the tunnel railways in the conurbation areas of Hamburg, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich. A special development is the poly-centred conurbation area of the Rhine-Ruhr region. Different industrial centers and residential areas are connected by several main and secondary traffic routes and there is no one clearly defined core city. The main task of the DB is here to provide fast traffic links between the individual centres, some running on special track.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

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• Authors:
  • Stelter, W
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 25 p.
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Passenger cars; Passenger service
• Identifier Terms: Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051954
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Rail International
• Report/Paper Numbers: ORE A 122/RP4 Report
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM