A Verbindungsbahn (''
link line,
connecting line,
junction line'') is in
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
language a railway line that links stations, in some cases of different railroad companies, sometimes bypassing specific stations. Its most simple form is a
Umgehungsbahn (''bypass railway''). A Verbindungsbahn can often be found near
Terminus stations (''Kopfbahnhof'' in German), interlinking them in large cities with several terminus stations. Sometimes the Verbindungsbahn is also called
Stammstrecke (lit. ''original line''). The term can also be found in other European languages in a similar form. As an abbreviation for Verbindungsbahn sometimes V-Bahn is used.
Barbara Schmucki: ''Der Traum vom Verkehrsfluss: städtische Verkehrsplanung seit 1945 im deutsch-deutschen Vergleich''
Campus Verlag 2001, , p.246
Examples
Examples for a Verbindungsbahn are:
Germany
*
* Verbindungsbahn (Frankfurt)
* Verbindungsbahn (Hamburg)
* Stammstrecke (München)
*Verbindungsbahn (Stuttgart)
The name Verbindungsbahn (German for ''connection line'') is used in Stuttgart to describe the underground connecting line between the subterranean S-Bahn Stuttgart station at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (Stuttgart Hbf, the Stuttgart main station) an ...
Austria
*
Switzerland
* Verbindungsbahn (Basel)
References
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Rail transport in Germany
Rail transport in Austria
Rail transport in Switzerland