DreiLänderBahn (literally: Three States Railway) is the name under which HLB Hessenbahn, a subsidiary of the Hessian state railway company, Hessische Landesbahn, operates a group of regional rail services in the German states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

Services

DreiLänderBahn operates the following services:

Line Name Route Timetable route no(s). Notes Unterwesterwaldbahn Siershahn–Montabaur–Staffel–Diez Ost–Limburg (Lahn) 629 Westerwald-Sieg-Bahn Siegen Hbf–Kirchen–Wissen–Au (Sieg)–Altenkirchen (Westerw)–Hachenburg–Nistertal-Bad Marienberg–Westerburg–Staffel–Diez Ost–Limburg (Lahn) 461 Monday–Friday: 1 service from/to Kreuztal. additional peak service between Betzdorf and Altenkirchen. Biggesee-Express Finnentrop–Attendorn–Olpe 442 Rothaarbahn Betzdorf (Sieg)–Siegen Hbf–Kreuztal–Bad Berleburg 460, 443 Monday–Saturday 2 × from Au (Sieg) Sieg-Dill-Bahn Siegen Hbf–Haiger–Dillenburg 445 Hellertalbahn Betzdorf–Herdorf–Neunkirchen (Kr Siegen)–Haiger–Dillenburg 462

Stock The DreiLänderBahn predominantly operates on non-electrified branch lines. As a result, it uses modern diesel multiple units exclusively. Its vehicle fleet includes Alstom LHB Coradia LINT units of DB Classes 640 (LINT 27) and 648 (LINT 41),Die Fahrzeuge, www.dreilaenderbahn.de, accessed on 11 Apr 09. which offer comfortable seats with armrests and tables in the 1st class accommodation, a video surveillance system and two multi-purpose compartments (e.g. for bicycles or prams). Large windows provide the interior very light. By contrast, legroom is less than in the older, more traditional Silberling coaches. The DreiLänderBahn also offers a taxi service for connexion to the station. The DreiLänderBahn's multiples are filled at Finnentrop, Dillenburg and Siegen, where they are also cleaned externally.

Fares The lines of the DreiLänderBahn are located in the area of the fare/transport associations Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), Westfalen-Tarif and Rheinland-Tarif (former Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) fare.

See also Lahn-Eifel-Bahn

References

External links Official Web site