The Dreiländerbahn, Proper spelling 3LänderBahn, is a regional operating division of the Hessische Landesbahn (HLB) based in north rhine-westphaliaWins.
background
When the timetable changed in December 2014, the network of today's Dreiländerbahn consisted of railway lines that had previously been operated by the former transport company Vectus in Limburg on the Lahn as well as the DB Regio was operated. Until the timetable change, Vectus Verkehrsgesellschaft operated the railway lines with the numbering at that time: RB28, Oberwesterwaldbahn (Limburg - Diez Ost - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au (Sieg) and the RB29, Unterwesterwaldbahn (Limburg - Diez Ost - Montabaur - Wirges - Siershahn) , the DB Regio operated the regional train service on the victory route on the section Au (Sieg) - Betzdorf - Kirchen - Siegen - Dillenburg as well as the Biggesee-Express (Finnentrop - Olpe) and the Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn (Siegen - Kreuztal - Finnentrop). With the timetable change in December 2015, the Hessische Landesbahn took over the transport services of the Hellertalbahn, which runs from Betzdorf via Herdorf, Neunkirchen (Sieg) and Haiger to Dillenburg, through its Dreiländerbahn branch. The Rothaar-Bahn was extended to Betzdorf at the 2014 timetable change and now operates on the Betzdorf - Siegen - Kreuztal - Bad Berleburg section.
business
Today the Dreiländerbahn operates the following regional rail transport lines:
- RB 29Unterwesterwaldbahn (Limburg - Diez Ost - Elz-South - Montabaur - Wirges - Siershahn)
- RB 90Westerwald-Sieg Railway (Limburg - Diez-Ost - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au (victory) - Betzdorf - Siegen (- Kreuztal)
- RB 91Ruhr-Sieg Railway (Victories - Kreuztal - Finnentrop)
- RB 92Biggesee Express (Finnentrop - Olpe)
- RB 93Rothaar Bahn (Betzdorf - Siegen - Kreuztal - Erndtebrück - Bad Berleburg)
- RB 95Sieg-Dill-Bahn (Siegen - Haiger - Dillenburg)
- RB 96Hellertalbahn (Betzdorf - Herdorf - Neunkirchen - Haiger - Dillenburg)
Rates
The following tariffs apply on the Dreiländerbahn trains:
Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV)
- Line RB29 between Limburg and Elz-Süd
- Line RB90 between Limburg and Wilsenroth
- Line RB95 between Dillbrecht and Dillenburg
- Line RB96 between Holzhausen and Dillenburg
Rhein-Mosel Transport Association (VRM)
- Line RB29 between Siershahn and Limburg
- Line RB90 between Limburg and Niederschelden
- Line RB93 between Betzdorf and Niederschelden
- Line RB96 between Betzdorf and Herdorf
The RMV tariff applies to inland traffic in Hesse on the RB29 and RB90 lines, while the VRM tariff applies as a transitional tariff for journeys with a start / destination station in the VRM area, including on the Hessian section of the RB29 and RB90.
Transport Association Rhen-Sieg (VRS)
- Line RB90 between Geilhausen and Au (Sieg)
- Coming from the VRS area to the Altenkirchen district as a transitional tariff
The stations Geilhausen and Au (Sieg) are the only stations of the RB90, which are in the VRS area, therefore the VRS tariff applies between Au (Sieg) and Geilhausen as well as for journeys with start / finish in the rest of the VRS area, the VRM tariff applies as a transitional tariff.
Westphalia tariff
- Line RB90 between Niederschelden-Nord and Siegen
- Line RB91 between Siegen and Finnentrop
- Line RB92 between Finnentrop and Olpe
- Line RB93 between Niederschelden-Nord and Bad Berleburg
- Line RB95 between Wilnsdorf-Rudersdorf and Siegen
- Line RB96 between Struthütten and Würgendorf
Tickets
Distribution channels
All railcars have a ticket machine at which tickets can be bought, provided that the boarding stop does not have a stationary ticket machine or other point of sale.
All vehicles also have two validators (in the door areas) for VRS and Westphalian tariff tickets, which are only valid with a validation stamp.
Tickets are also available in person from the travel centers in Limburg (Lahn), Au (Sieg), Wissen (Sieg), Betzdorf (Sieg) and Siegen train stations.
Ticket offers
In addition to the tickets of the transport associations in Section tariffs In addition, single tickets of the HLB house tariff, which also corresponds to the local transport tariff of Deutsche Bahn, apply.
This is also valid in the entire network Across the country ticket as well as on sections of the network that Hessenticket, the Rhineland-Palatinate ticket and the Rhineland-Palatinate Luxembourg ticket, the Schöne Fahrt NRW ticket and that Nice day NRW ticket. Apart from the Hessenticket, the other tickets are also available from the ticket machines on the Dreiländerbahn trains and from the machines located at some of the served train stations.
Furnishing
The trains
The vehicles of the Dreiländerbahn have ticket machines at which all tickets that are valid for immediate travel can be purchased, but with the exception of RMV tickets. Each train also has two ticket validators for VRS and Westphalian tariff tickets, which are only valid with a stamped stamp. There are also validators at stations with stationary ticket machines, so that the tickets have to be validated here before boarding.
All trains have a handicapped accessible toilet, multi-purpose compartments for bicycles, luggage, strollers and wheelchairs, call buttons for wheelchair users and electronic displays showing the next stop. The 1st class compartments were downsized due to insufficient demand for the 2014 timetable change; instead of the previous 16 seats, they now only have eight seats in 1st class.
The stops
The train stations and stops Montabaur, Westerburg, Hachenburg, Altenkirchen, Au (victory), Betzdorf (victory), Churches, Brachbach, Wins, Kreuztal, Finnentrop, Erndtebrück and Bad Berleburg have a ticket machine, the train stations Montabaur, Limburg, Au (Sieg), Betzdorf and Siegen also have a travel center.
In the course of the last few years, Deutsche Bahn has installed all train stations and stops along the routes served (with the exception of Girod, Marienthal Monastery and Hohegrete, due to the missing power connection) with Passenger information displays equipped, which inform passengers via ticker about deviations from the regular timetable.
Otherwise, information in the event of delays and train cancellations can be obtained from the 3-S headquarters in Koblenz, Gießen and Cologne.
Web links
- http://www.dreilaenderbahn.de/ - Official website of 3LänderBahn
