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Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg Railway
The Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway was opened in 1848 and 1854 and was one of the List of the first German railways to 1870, oldest railways in Germany. It is now a double track electrified main line, beginning in Frankfurt South station (''Südbahnhof'') and running from Frankfurt's Frankfurt East station (''Ostbahnhof'') on the right bank of the Main (river), Main via Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof. History Planning The ''Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company'' (german: Frankfurt-Hanauer Eisenbahn Gesellschaft, FHE) was founded at the initiative of the Prussian Consul (representative), consul general to the Free City of Frankfurt, Moritz von Bethmann and with the financial support of the Bethmann bank, Gebrüder Bethmann bank of Frankfurt and the Bernus du Fay bank of Hanau. On 12 April 1843, the company received a preliminary construction permit from the Electorate of Hesse (''Kurhessen''), which was converted into a concession in 1844. The concession allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger Rail Terminology
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almost alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
