S12 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)

Route of S12

				20.5	Horrem S19
				25.4	Frechen-Königsdorf S19
				28.1	Köln-Weiden West S19
				29.5	Köln-Lövenich S19
				33.3	Köln-Müngersdorf Technologiepark S19
				35.5	Köln-Ehrenfeld S19
				38.4	Köln Hansaring S6S11S19
				39.2	Köln Hbf S6S11S19
				40.3	Köln Messe/Deutz S6S11S19
					Köln Trimbornstr. S19
					Köln Airport Businesspark
					Köln Steinstraße
				49.9	Porz (Rhein)
				52.7	Porz-Wahn S19
				57.2	Spich S19
				60.0	Troisdorf S19
				64.6	Siegburg/BonnS19
				71.1	Hennef (Sieg) S19
				73.0	Hennef im Siegbogen S19
				75.6	Blankenberg (Sieg)S19
				78.7	Merten (Sieg) S19
				83.3	Eitorf S19
				90.1	Herchen S19
				95.3	Dattenfeld S19
				98.6	Schladern (Sieg) S19
				100.4	Rosbach (Sieg) S19
				105.1	Au (Sieg)S19

Source: German railway atlas^[1]

Line S12 is a S-Bahn line of the S-Bahn Köln network in Germany. It is operated by DB Regio using class 423 electric multiple units. The S12 runs from Horrem via Cologne to Au (Sieg). It shares this route for most of its run with the S 19. With over 105 kilometres (65 mi), it is the second longest S-Bahn line in North Rhine-Westphalia, after S9.

The S12 operates every 20 minutes on workdays between Köln Ehrenfeld and Hennef (Sieg), with every third train continuing to Au (Sieg). The S19 also operates hourly between Au (Sieg) and Hennef, so there is a 30 minute clock. During rush hour, the S12 gets extended to Horrem, so with the S19 six trains operate hourly in each direction between Cologne and Horrem. Services operates every 20 minutes on Saturdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays and public holidays. On Sundays and public holidays the S12 operates every 30 minutes between Horrem and Au (Sieg).

The route runs on the Cologne–Aachen line (opened by the Rhenish Railway Company between Cologne and Horrem in three stages between 1839 and 1841), the East Rhine Railway (opened to Troisdorf by the Rhenish Railway in 1870, with an extension to Cologne opened in 1874) and the Sieg Railway (opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company between 1859 and 1862). The eastern section of the S 12 service from Au (Sieg) to Köln-Nippes was opened on 2 June 1991. It was extended to Düren on 13 June 2004, dropping Köln-Nippes. It was cut back to Horrem in December 2015.^[2]

References

^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. pp. 63–4, 146–9. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
^ "S12, Düren - Köln Troisdorf Hennef - Au". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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