Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
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Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 13 December 2009 to 11 December 2010, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
In the heading to each entry the map reference for the line in the Schweers+Wall Eisenbahn Atlas (2007/2008 edition) is shown, in italic, in addition to the reference to M.G. Ball's European Railway Atlas.
Obscure services
Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein (Abzw Koblenz-Pfaffendorf) – Niederlahnstein
[465, 466] (48B3, 150D2-150D3) DE09/401
This line is used by trains along the east bank of the Rhein (Rechte Rheinstrecke) which are not booked to call at Koblenz.
| H | FO | DZ13217 | Utrecht Centraal – 21:35 Venlo – Bischofshofen |
| H | FO | DZ13211 | Utrecht Centraal – 22:00 Venlo – Landeck |
| H | FO | DZ13213 | Utrecht Centraal – 22:35 Venlo – Zell am See |
| H | FO | DZ13215 | Utrecht Centraal – 23:10 Venlo – Zell am See |
| D | FO | D1829 | Dortmund Hbf – 12:03 Köln Hbf – Eltville |
| H | SO | DZ13212 | Zell am See – 21:15 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
| H | SO | DZ13216 | Bischofshofen – 21:42 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
| H | SO | DZ13210 | Landeck – 21:59 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
| H | SO | DZ13214 | Zell am See – 23:53 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
| D | SuO | D1812 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf – 14:34 Aßmannshausen – Hamburg-Altona |
| H | TO | AZ13329 | Hamburg-Altona – 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Innsbruck Hbf |
| E | WO | AZ13327 | 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Innsbruck Hbf |
| H | FO | AZ13315 | 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Salzburg Hbf |
| H | SuO | AZ1311 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Narbonne |
| E | WO | AZ1354 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Narbonne |
| E | SuO | AZ13373 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Alessandria |
| E | FO | AZ13321 | 17:35 Düsseldorf Hbf – Verona Porta Nuova |
| E | WO | AZ13317 | Hamburg-Altona – 18:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Verona Porta Nuova |
| E | FO | AZ13315 | 21:01 Düsseldorf Hbf – Salzburg Hbf |
| H | FO | AZ13325 | 21:01 Düsseldorf Hbf – Bolzano-Bozen |
| H | SO | AZ13324 | Bolzano-Bozen – 19:08 Innsbruck Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf |
| D | AZ13322 | Salzburg Hbf – 21:56 München Ost – Düsseldorf Hbf | |
| E | ThO | AZ13326 | Innsbruck Hbf – 21:56 München Ost – Düsseldorf Hbf |
| H | WO | AZ13328 | 19:08 Innsbruck – Hamburg-Altona |
| E | ThO | AZ13316 | Verona Porta Nuova – 20:24 Bolzano-Bozen – Hamburg-Altona |
| E | SO | AZ13310 | Trieste Centrale – 20:09 Villach Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf |
| E | SO | AZ13320 | Verona Porta Nuova – 21:09 Bolzano-Bozen – Düsseldorf Hbf |
| E | ThO | AZ1357 | 16:45 Narbonne – Düsseldorf Hbf |
| E | MO | AZ13372 | 18:28 Alessandria – Düsseldorf Hbf |
| H | MO | AZ1312 | 17:37 Narbonne – Düsseldorf Hbf |
Mainz avoiding line: Mainz-Mombach – Wiesbaden Ost/Mainz-Bischofsheim (Abzw Kaiserbrücke)
[471] (50B1, 151B2-151C2) DE09/402
This west to north curve provides a connection between the main line from Koblenz via Bingen and the Mainzer Kaiserbrücke over the Rhein between Mainz and Wiesbaden. It is used by some overnight trains, also via Abzw Kostheim and Mainz-Bischofsheim, to avoid Mainz Hbf.
| H | FO | DZ13223 | Bruxelles Midi – 21:44 Verviers Central – Zell am See |
| E | FO | DZ1250 | Hamburg-Altona – Osnabrück Hbf – Cerbere |
| E | FO | DZ13209 | 14:13 's-Hertogenbosch – Livorno Centrale |
| E | FO | DZ13201 | 16:13 's-Hertogenbosch – Bologna Centrale |
| H | SO | DZ13220 | Zell am See – 23:04 Rosenheim – Bruxelles Midi |
| E | SO | DZ13200 | 18:02 Bologna Centrale – 's-Hertogenbosch |
| E | SO | DZ13208 | 17:03 Livorno Centrale – ‘s-Hertogenbosch |
| E | FO | AZ13311 | 15:01 Düsseldorf Hbf – Trieste Centrale |
| D | SuO | AZ13323 | 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Salzburg Hbf |
Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord
[660, 665, 670] (55A1, not shown correctly, 159A2-159A1) DE09/403
Various trains to/from Ludwigshafen operate to/from the BASF chemical works. There are three halts, Süd, Mitte and Nord, within the BASF works. Use of the trains is officially restricted to those with works passes. Smoking and photography are strictly forbidden within the works.
Journey time between Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf and Ludwigshafen BASF Nord is 11 or 12 minutes.
Although the service is not advertised to the general public, most trains to and from BASF can be identified in the Kursbuch by 'Lu’hafen BASF' being shown as the destination or origin of trains at the bottom or top of the timing column. Full timings are available from the DB website, http://www.bahn.de/.
| RB18950 | 05:00 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | ||
| SSuX | RB18952 | Germersheim – 06:12 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | |
| SSuX | RB18967 | Kaiserslautern Hbf – 06:38 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | |
| SSuX | RB18969 | Pirmasens Hbf – 06:44 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | |
| SSuX | RB18954 | Wörth (Rhein) – 06:49 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | |
| SSuX | RB18971 | Kaiserslautern Hbf – 07:00 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | |
| SSuX | RB18956 | Germersheim – 07:12 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | |
| SSuX | RB18975 | Ramsen – 07:19 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | |
| SSuX | RB18153 | Bensheim – 07:27 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Süd | |
| SSuX | RB18958 | Wörth (Rhein) – 07:38 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | |
| SSuX | RB18973 | 08:14 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Süd | |
| RB18960 | 17:05 Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf – Ludwigshafen BASF Nord | ||
| RB18951 | 06:00 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Wörth (Rhein) | ||
| FO | RB18962 | 15:05 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf | |
| SSuX | RB18955 | 15:30 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Germersheim | |
| SSuX | RB18964 | 15:38 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Karlsruhe Hbf | |
| SSuX | RB18974 | 15:58 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf | |
| SSuX | RB18970 | 16:07 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf | |
| SSuX | RB18966 | 16:23 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hbf | |
| SSuX | RB18957 | 16:30 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Germersheim | |
| SSuX | RB18968 | 16:39 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Kaiserslautern Hbf | |
| SSuX | RB18959 | 16:46 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Wörth (Rhein) | |
| SSuX | RB18961 | 16:53 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Eisenberg (Pfalz) | |
| SSuX | RB18963 | 17:21 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf | |
| SSuO | RB18953 | 17:53 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf | |
| SSuX | RB18965 | 18:02 Ludwigshafen BASF Nord – Germersheim |
Ludwigshafen west curve: Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim – Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim
[660,665] (55A1, 159A2) DE09/404
This curve, via the low level west side platforms 6 to 9 at Ludwigshafen (Rhein) Hbf, is used by through trains between the Frankenthal and Schifferstadt lines. There is a service between Mainz and Karlsruhe via Germersheim every two hours, less frequently at weekends.
Schifferstadt avoiding line: Limburgerhof – Böhl-Iggelheim
[670] (55A1 not shown, 150D) DE09/405
This line is used by trains, mostly at two-hourly intervals, between Ludwigshafen and Kaiserslautern not calling at Schifferstadt.
Frankenstein (Pfalz) (Hochspeyer Ost) – Enkenbach (Hochspeyer Nord)
[670, 672] (56B3, 155D4) DE09/406
This east to north curve links the Neustadt (Weinstraße) and Bingen (Rhein) lines east of Hochspeyer.
E SuO RE18849 Koblenz Hbf – 11:07 Rockenhausen – Wissembourg E SuO RE3835 Koblenz Hbf – 18:48 Enkenbach – Karlsruhe Hbf E SuO RE3812 Karlsruhe Hbf – 08:53 Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hbf – Koblenz Hbf E SuO RE18848 Wissembourg – 18:18 Neustadt (Weinstraße) Hbf – Koblenz Hbf
Enkenbach – Kaiserslautern Hbf (via Eselsfürth)
[672] (56B3, 155C4-155D4) DE09/407
This line is used by those trains between Enkenbach and Kaiserslautern Hbf which are not booked to call at Hochspeyer.
