Cologne - Welcome to the Formula KVB. The 11 rail lines to transport approximately 674,000 passengers daily through Cologne. Does not want this to be the slowest. Now the average velocities of individual lines were first accurately recorded and compared. The race is open ...
Leaders in the ranking is the 18th line The "Thalys" the KVB it brings on the 46.2 kilometers long stretch of Thielenbruch to Brühl and then on to Bonn whopping 33.4 km / h on average.
These are "in the country" achieve greater distances between stops peak of 80 cases. Previous models of the KVB there even cracked the 100 barrier.
The slowest, is progressing at the snail-line 5. By Ossendorf on the main station to Reichenspergerplatz it brings the train to 20.4 cases in the cut.
"This is due to the many inner-city bus stops, tight turns and the surface transport," said KVB spokesman Joachim Berger. Under the earth everything goes faster.
Especially in Paris: the new record holder is there, fully automated 14, which brought 41 km / h schafft.Aber still: 1877, the Cologne train horses only on 4 to 10 km / h.
