S4 (Nuremberg) Explained

S4
Type:	Rapid transit
System:	Nuremberg S-Bahn
Locale:	Nuremberg
Operator:	DB Regio Franken
Stock:	Bombardier Talent 2^[1]
Map Name:	Route map
Map State:	uncollapsed

The S4 is an S-Bahn service in the German city of Nuremberg. It is one of the five services of the Nuremberg S-Bahn network. It was opened in 2010 and has 16 stations. The route is 67.1km (41.7miles) long and runs from Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof to Dombühl. Until 9 December 2017 the western terminus was Ansbach. The extension to Dombühl was opened the day after.^[2]

Future extensions

In December 2020 the ministers of transportation for Baden Württemberg and Bayern announced their intention to extend the S4 from its current endpoint at Dombühl across the state line to Crailsheim with a proposed entry into service 2024.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Network

Notes and References

1. Web site: Züge der S-Bahn Nürnberg .
2. Web site: S-Bahn-Verlängerung Ansbach – Dombühl eröffnet. deutschebahn.com. 19 December 2017. 18 December 2017.
3. Web site: Länderübergreifende S-Bahn-Verbindung von Nürnberg aus kommt . nordbayern.de . de.
4. Web site: Gute Aussichten für S-Bahn nach Crailsheim.
5. Web site: Gutachten zur S-Bahn-Verlängerung von Dombühl nach Crailsheim - Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und Verkehr.