ÜSTRA Line 5 - Couplings at the Stöcken terminus (2019)At the Stöcken terminus of line 5, the third cars of the long trains are uncoupled in the morning after rush hour and then transferred to the Leinhausen depot as service cars.
Since the 2019 timetable year, three-car trains have been used during the morning rush hour on Line 5. Starting around 8 o'clock, the third cars of the long trains at the Stöcken terminus are uncoupled again. For this, the last car of the three-car train on the arrival platform is disconnected by a shunter. The Stöcken terminus is designed as a turning loop and has two separate platforms for arriving and departing light rail vehicles. After the shunter uncouples the car, it signals completion with a bell. Line 5 can then operate as a two-car train to the exit. Parallel to the arrival platform, there is a siding that transfer platforms have recently extended. Between the arrival and departure platforms, there is bus access to the spacious transfer station. Passing through the relatively narrow loop between the platforms, the coupling apron must swing in a narrow arc over a considerable distance. The two-car train then moves up to the departure platform and waits there for departure. The shunter then moves the uncoupled sidecar from the arrival platform into the passing track. The shunter is a regular light rail driver who performs this task, uncoupling the third car of the long trains. For the operation of three-car trains, the departure platform at Stöcken was extended by a few meters, and the switch to the passing track was relocated. To maintain the space for both tracks, a broad curve was installed at the beginning of the passing track. A transfer platform for the TW3000 was also recently built on the passing track. Ten minutes later, the next three-car train arrives, running with fewer cars. Overall, six out of ten scheduled trips during rush hour are operated as three-car trains. Two trains are coupled with the third car at the Stöcken terminus, while the other four already run as three-car trains.
The transfer system in Stöcken was installed in 1985, featuring elevated platforms for the light rail. Each three uncoupled sidecars is coupled together in the passing track to a new train and then transferred from a shunter as a non-passenger train to the depot. Now the shunter joins the third sidecar. With a push of a button at a standstill, the maximum speed for coupling is limited to 2 km / h. Now, the three-car train from the uncoupled sidecar is a non-passenger train en route to the depot in Leinhausen. If enough TW 3000 have been delivered in the near future, line 5 should run all day with three cars and thus relieve line 4. Thank you for watching :)By IC-lokomotivfører - .
Postcard: Hannover tram line 5 with railcar 406 at Aegi/Georgstraße (1975)Hanover Public Transport Association
No. 14 - "Flora Soft"
Bread-room railcar 406 (built in 1956, DÜWAG) with trailer 1457 (1972 ex 2019, built in 1957, DÜWAG)
Aegi / Georgstraße on line 5.
February 7, 1975By Dieter Höltge, Hannoversche Interessengemeinschaft für öffentlichen Personennahverkehr, Henrik Boye - .
Postcard: Hannover tram line 5 with railcar 406 at Aegi/Georgstraße (1975)Hanover Public Transport Association
No. 14 - "Flora Soft"
Bread-room railcar 406 (built in 1956, DÜWAG) with trailer 1457 (1972 ex 2019, built in 1957, DÜWAG)
Aegi / Georgstraße on line 5.
February 7, 1975By Dieter Höltge, Hannoversche Interessengemeinschaft für öffentlichen Personennahverkehr, Henrik Boye - .