The Ilztalbahn GmbH was founded by members of the Förderverein Ilztalbahn e.V. on November 14, 2006. Since 2010/2011, the railway infrastructure company has been running on the reactivated railway line every summer on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays Passau-Freyung, the Ilztalbahn. The Rhein-Sieg-Bahn takes over the operational management Bonn.
history
Founded on November 14, 2006 to reactivate the railway line Passau-Freyung, was entered in the commercial register on December 12, 2006 Passau under the number HRB 7054. In March 2009, the Ilztalbahn GmbH then received the operating license to operate a railway line from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. Just one month later, together with the Rhein-Sieg-Bahn, the line was leased from DB Netz in April 2009 for 50 years. Finally, on September 12, 2010, the section from Waldkirchen to Freyung will be put into operation and on July 16, 2011 the rest of the route from Waldkirchen to Passau.
With its efforts, the Ilztalbahn GmbH prevented the final closure of the scenic railway line Passau-Freyung. This has not been used since the August floods in 2002, as restoring the destroyed railway line would have been uneconomical for DB Netz. On March 11, 2005, DB Netz then applied to the Federal Railway Authority to shut down the line, which was approved on with effect from April 1, 2005. The neighboring communities of the Ilztalbahn wanted to buy the route and turn it into one Railway cycle path convert who the Adalbert Stifter cycle path with the Danube-Ilz cycle path should connect. However, this project failed because of the Ilztalbahn development association, which was strongly committed to reactivating the line. DB Netz then submitted an application for exemption from railway operations in order to be able to sell the line to the municipalities, which is why Ilztalbahn GmbH was founded on November 14, 2006 and appealed against the application for exemption. The Federal Railway Authority recognized the objection on July 16, 2007, which was the first time that an application for exemption was rejected. The counter objections of the municipalities of Ruderting and Röhrnbach were rejected and the decision became final on August 16, 2007. Finally, on June 2, 2009, the Ilztalbahn GmbH signed a 50-year lease agreement with DB-Netz, and the Rhein-Sieg-Bahn became a cooperation partner. On September 12, 2010 the first section between Waldkirchen and Freyung will be opened on July 15, 2011 the remainder of the route between Waldkirchen and Passau.
fleet
The only vehicle owned by Ilztalbahn GmbH is a road-rail excavator, which was taken over by an Austrian track construction company in spring 2010. There is also a Klv 53 from the Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde, which has been on permanent loan to the Ilztalbahn GmbH since August 2009. For passenger traffic on weekends and on public holidays Regio shuttle borrowed from the Waldbahn, from Agilis and rarely also from the Oberpfalzbahn. The vehicles are equipped with destination signs for the Ilztalbahn.
Route network
Download the timetable of the Ilztalbahn GmbH as well as further information on the route network here.
- ITB (KBS 12888): Passau <> Kalteneck <> Waldkirchen <> Freyung
The timetable of the Ilztalbahn GmbH, which operates six times a day on weekends in 2014, is designed so that in Freyung Connections to the bus network of the RBO in the Bavarian Forest National Park exist and in Waldkirchen Connections also to the bus network of the RBO to Haidmühle / Nove Udoli and from there with the Czech Railways (CD) to South bohemia.
The maximum speed on the Ilz Valley Railway is 50 km / h. There are train stations and stops along the route Passau Main station (0 km), Tiefenbach (9.2 km), Fischhaus (15.6 km), Kalteneck (20.3 km), Füsteneck (24.5 km), Röhrnbach (30.6 km), Waldkirchen (38.0 km) and Freyung (49.5 km).
service
The trains on the Ilztalbahn only run 2nd class, as well as a multi-purpose compartment and a toilet. Taking bicycles on the Ilztalbahn is chargeable, as is taking dogs with you, both cost € 2 each. Children under 6 years are also free, children from 6-14 years and schoolchildren pay half.
Tickets are generally available from the train attendant in the diesel railcars on the Ilztalbahn. A table with the prices can be found here. DB tickets are not recognized, but the Bayernticket and the Bayerwaldticket are valid on the Röhrnbach - Freyung section. The Guest Service Environment Ticket (GUTi), which offers overnight guests free travel on public transport in some municipalities in the Bavarian Forest, is also only recognized on this section of the route.
