Summer schedule: Enhanced trains, quicker connections

Vehicular flow is congested - Summer schedule: Enhanced trains, quicker connections

On Thursday, the Bavarian Railway Company revealed that on June 14th, 22nd, and 29th, as well as July 6th and 13th, they will operate special trains from Munich to Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Freilassing, Kufstein, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Memmingen, Augsburg, Donauwörth, Ulm, and the Alps. They will also be boosting the capacity of their regular trains by adding more carriages. In addition, the Munich S-Bahn is expanding its nighttime services on match days.

For the first time, direct regional trains are now operational on the high-speed line between Nuremberg and Erfurt, commencing on Sunday. The Bavarian Railway Company states that DB Regio is deploying new Desiro-HC trains from Siemens on the RE 29 line, which can attain speeds of up to 190 km/h. The regional express between Nuremberg and Erfurt requires less than two hours for this journey, with seven stops. The new trains connecting Nuremberg and Erfurt are running five times a day. Pairing that with the simultaneous ICE, there's approximately one direct train every two hours between Coburg and the Thuringian state capital.

The timetable between Coburg, Bamberg, and Nuremberg has been enhanced with the RE 19 and RE 29, forming an hourly schedule. For the three RE 1 trains from Nuremberg to Munich on Saturdays and Sundays, the travel time has been reduced by 20 minutes. The RB 69 Augsburg - Kaufering - Landsberg (Lech), RB 78 Gunzburg - Krumbach - Mindelheim, and S3/S4 Freilassing - Berchtesgaden regional trains now have additional changeover time allowances in the summer timetable, according to the Bavarian Railway Company.

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1. Travelers heading to Southern Bavaria on those specific dates can benefit from the special train service from Munich to destinations like Regensburg, Passau, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
2. On Sunday, direct regional trains will operate on the high-speed line between Nuremberg and Erfurt for the first time, thanks to the Bavarian Railway Company and DB Regio.
3. During the European Football Championship, the expanded nighttime services on Munich's S-Bahn will be particularly useful for football fans, ensuring smoother traffic and faster connections.
4. The special train service from Munich also extends to Ulm, which lies near the border with Germany's southern neighbor, Swabia.
5. With the addition of more carriages and slower-moving regional trains, traffic in Southern Bavaria's major cities like Nuremberg and Regensburg will experience less congestion during the peak summer months.
6. For those planning a trip from Memmingen to Nuremberg during this period, the Bavarian Railway Company will provide additional changeover time allowances to ensure a smooth railroad journey.
7. The European Football Championship in Munich will further enhance the need for reliable rail transportation, as thousands of fans will be visiting the city each match day.
8. From Nuremberg, passengers can easily connect to Freilassing in the Alps through the Bavarian Railway Company's regional express trains.
9. The German national soccer team will be counting on efficient rail connections as they travel between Erfurt and Nuremberg for their summer training sessions.
10. The summer timetable for the S-Bahn in Munich and other Bavarian cities will include extra services and changeover time allowances to accommodate the increased traffic during the European Football Championship.
11. Tourists visiting attractions in Kufstein and Kaufering can take advantage of the RB 69 regional train, which will now have additional changeover time allowances during the summer timetable.

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