Dresden S-Bahn

S-Bahn Dresden

340px A train of Line S2 at Dresden Airport station
Overview
Locale	Dresden and surrounding districts
Transit type	Commuter Rail (Differing from other S-Bahn lines)
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	47
Operation
Began operation	1973
Technical
System length	128 km (80 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
Electrification	Overhead lines
System map System map

File:Dresden Dobritz S-Bahn Linie2 07 2006.jpg

S-Bahn Line 2 in Dresden Dobritz

The Dresden S-Bahn provides commuter train services in Dresden and the surrounding area. It was established in 1973 and comprises three lines. It connects many districts of Dresden as well as Meißen, Radebeul, Pirna and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Dresden Airport, Freital, Freiberg and Tharandt.

The network is about 128 kilometers in length and has 47 stations (of which 16 are in Dresden).

Normally trains consist of an electric locomotive and up to five bi-level cars. Some stations grant direct access to the Weisseritz Valley and Radebeul-Radeburg narrow-gauge railways.

Lines

The following lines are operated:

• S 1 Meißen-Triebischtal – Meißen – Radebeul-Kötzschenbroda – Dresden-Neustadt – Dresden Hauptbahnhof – Heidenau – Pirna – Bad Schandau – Schöna
• S 2 Dresden Airport – Dresden-Klotzsche – Dresden-Industriegelände – Dresden-Neustadt – Dresden Hauptbahnhof – Heidenau – Pirna
• S 3 Freiberg – Tharandt – Dresden Hauptbahnhof

All three lines carry two trains per hour in each direction, although this reduces to one train per hour in the outer sections of line S1 (Bad Schandau - Schöna) and S3 (Freiberg - Tharandt). In peak-hours S3 runs up to 4 times an hour between Dresden and Tharandt.

External links

• Media related to S-Bahn Dresden at Wikimedia Commons
• VVO navigator, includes S-Bahn