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Reichenau (Baden) Station
Reichenau (Baden) station () is a railway station on the Bodanrück peninsula serving the island of Reichenau, Lower Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the standard gauge High Rhine Railway of Deutsche Bahn and served by regional trains only. Services The station is called at by the '' Seehas'', a named train which is part of Bodensee S-Bahn. the following services stop at Reichenau: * SBB GmbH SBB GmbH, also known as SBB Deutschland, is a railway company that operates services in Germany and the Swiss cantons, cantons of Canton of Basel-City, Basel-City and Canton of Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen in Switzerland. It is a subsidiary of Swis ... : half-hourly service between and , via References External links * * {{Lake Constance, state=collapsed Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg Buildings and structures in Konstanz (district) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg
Reichenau is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located partly on Reichenau Island with its famous abbey and on the northern shore of the ''Untersee'' section of Lake Constance. The island has historically been the center of the community. The administrative seat of the municipality is in the village of ''Mittelzell''. A causeway built in 1838 connects the isle with the mainland. The municipality consists of the settlements ''Niederzell'', ''Mittelzell'' und ''Oberzell'' on the island as well as ''Lindenbühl'' and ''Waldsiedlung'' on the shore. The municipality encompasses the estates of the former Reichenau Abbey, which was secularized in 1757. Today Reichenau is characterized by the market gardening of fruits and vegetables and also known for its psychiatric hospital, established in 1913, a teaching hospital of the University of Konstanz. Reichenau can be reached via the Bundesstraße 33 running from the Bundesautobahn 81 to K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodanrück
Bodanrück () is the wide peninsula that divides Lake Constance () into '' Überlinger See'' (part of '' Obersee'') and '' Gnadensee'', which is part of '' Untersee''. At its southern end, it reaches the '' Seerhein'', which links ''Obersee'' with Untersee. It is bordered by the island of Mainau to the east and Triboldingerbohl and Reichenau Islands to the west. The '' Markelfinger Winkel'' separates it from the Mettnau peninsula. The nature reserve Wollmatinger Ried lies at the southern shore of Bodanrück. ''Mindelsee'' is a small lake located on the peninsula. Bodanrück lies entirely within the Konstanz district in the south of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was historically part of the Hegau region in the Duchy of Swabia. The northern part of the city of Konstanz, Radolfzell Radolfzell am Bodensee (, ) is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located at the western end ( Zeller Lake) of Lake Constance, approximately northwest of the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodensee S-Bahn
Bodensee S-Bahn is an international marketing effort grouping various regional rail services (S-Bahn, R/RB, RE, RE/REX) around Lake Constance () in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Cross-border rail and bus services along with Lake Constance ferries (Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen ( or ; Low Alemannic: ''Hafe'' or ''Fridrichshafe'') is a city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance (the ''Bodensee'') in Southern Germany, near the borders of both Switzerland and Austria. It is the district capital (''K ...–Romanshorn, Konstanz–Meersburg) can be used with the Bodensee Ticket. Services With a few exceptions, most services marketed as part of the Bodensee S-Bahn belong to other S-Bahn networks. Services use the railway lines of the Lake Constance Belt Railway () and connecting lines. , the following services are part of Bodensee S-Bahn (railway stations in bold are included in the Bodensee-S-Bahn network, others are not): References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Named Train
In the history of rail transport, dating back to the 19th century, there have been hundreds of named passenger trains. The following is a list of named trains. Lists of these have been organized into geographical regions. Trains with numeric names are spelled out. For example, the 20th Century Limited is listed under "Twentieth Century Limited". Named trains are sometimes identified through a train headboard, drumhead, lettering on the locomotive or passenger cars, restoration photos of cars lettered for the Texas Special or a combination of these methods. Africa * List of named passenger trains of Africa Asia * List of named passenger trains of Bangladesh * List of named passenger trains of India * List of named passenger trains of Indonesia * List of named passenger trains of Japan * List of named passenger trains of Pakistan * List of named passenger trains of Russia * List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka * List of named passenger trains of Southeast Asia E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seehas
''Seehas'' is a regional rail service that operates as S6 service between Engen and Konstanz in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is managed and operated by SBB GmbH, the German subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways. It began operation in 1994. History Service began on 23 May 1994, with the extension of existing services from (in Switzerland) to Engen. These were operated by Mittelthurgaubahn, a Swiss company. On Mittelthurgaubahn's bankruptcy in 2003–2004, operation passed to , the German subsidiary of THURBO. EuroTHURBO itself merged into SBB GmbH in 2005. In 2006, SBB introduced Stadler FLIRT trains on the route and increased the service frequency to every 30 minutes. It operates as part of the Bodensee S-Bahn. Name ''Seehas'' ( Alemannic) literally means "lake hare" in English. The line got its name as a result of a public competition and the subsequent decision by a jury. The name derives from the work ''Ein Volksbüchlein'' by Ludwig Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutsche Bahn
(, ; abbreviated as DB or DB AG ) is the national railway company of Germany, and a state-owned enterprise under the control of the German government. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). DB was founded after the merger between Deutsche Bundesbahn and the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1994 after the unification of Germany and has been operating ever since. is the second-largest transport company in Germany, after the German postal and logistics company / DHL. DB provides both long-distance and regional transport, serving around 132 million long distance passengers and 1.6 billion regional passengers in 2022. In 2022, DB transported 222 million tons of cargo. Company profile The group is divided into several companies, including '' DB Fernverkehr'' (long-distance passenger), '' DB Regio'' (local passenger services) and '' DB Cargo'' (rail freight). The Group subsidiary '' DB InfraGO'' also operates large parts of the German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untersee (Lake Constance)
The ''Untersee'' (German language, German for ''Lower Lake''), also known as Lower Lake Constance, is the smaller of the two lakes that together form Lake Constance. The boundary between Switzerland and Germany runs through it. The lake surrounds several islands, the largest being Reichenau Island. Geography The Lower Lake Constance measures and is situated about lower than the Obersee (Lake Constance), Obersee. The Roman Empire, Romans called it ''Lacus Acronius''. In the Middle Ages, the Upper Lake was called ''Bodamicus Lacus'', or ''Bodensee'' in German. At some point in time, this term began to include the Lower Lake, and a new term "Upper Lake" (in German: ''Obersee (Lake Constance), Obersee''), was introduced for the larger lake. The main tributaries are the ''Seerhein'' and Radolfzeller Aach. The source of the latter is the Aachtopf, a karst spring whose waters mainly derive from the Danube Sinkhole, making the Danube indirectly a tributary of ''Untersee'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichenau Island
Reichenau Island () is an island in Lake Constance in Southern Germany. It lies almost due west of the city of Konstanz, between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance. With a total land surface of and a circumference of , the island is long and wide at its greatest extent. The highest point, the Hochwart, stands some above the lake surface and above mean sea level. Reichenau is connected to the mainland by a causeway, completed in 1838, which is intersected between the ruins of Schopflen Castle and the eastern end of Reichenau Island by a and waterway, the Bruckgraben. A low road bridge allows the passage of ordinary boats but not of sailing-boats. Reichenau Abbey, founded on the island by bishop Pirmin in 724, quickly developed into an influential religious, cultural, and intellectual center. Because of its historical importance and the exceptional quality of the architecture and artwork found in the island's three churches and abbey, Reichena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and rail freight transport, freight transport globally, thanks to its Energy efficiency in transport, energy efficiency and potentially high-speed rail, high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by Diesel locomotive, diesel or Electric locomotive, electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital intensity, capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a total area of nearly , it is the third-largest German state by both List of German states by area, area (behind Bavaria and Lower Saxony) and List of German states by population, population (behind North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria). The List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city in Baden-Württemberg is the state capital of Stuttgart, followed by Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Other major cities are Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Konstanz, Pforzheim, Reutlingen, Tübingen, and Ulm. Modern Baden-Württemberg includes the historical territories of Baden, Prussian Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, and Württemberg. Baden-Württemberg became a state of West Germany in April 1952 through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
