page_title: Aalen–Ulm railway
section_title: Passenger services
hierarchical_section_title: Aalen–Ulm railway / Passenger services
caption_attribution_description: English: Typical Stadler Regio-Express RS1 rake on the Brenzbahn formed by 650 102 and a second 650 as the Regionalexpress to Ulm Hbf on 15.1.2007 at southern entry signal at Schnaitheim. Deutsch: Eine typische Garnitur auf der Brenzbahn stellen 650 102 und ein zweiter 650 als Regionalexpress nach Ulm Hbf am 15.1.2007 am südlichen Einfahrsignal von Schnaitheim dar.
context_page_description: The Aalen–Ulm railway, also called the Brenzbahn or the Brenztalbahn, is a single-tracked, non-electrified main line from Aalen to Ulm in southern Germany. It is 72.5 km long and, for 27 km, follows the Brenz River that gives it its name.
context_section_description: Services on the line include Regional-Express services every hour on the Ellwangen–Aalen–Ulm route (every two hourly from Crailsheim) and Regionalbahn trains between Biberach/Laupheim and Langenau operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), a subsidiary of DB Regio. In addition, every two hours Interregio-Express (IRE) services connect Aalen and Ulm in less than an hour. These are operated with railcars of class 611 diesel multiple units, which have been upgraded to operate with Eurobalises. Most traffic on the line are carried in class 650 Regio-Shuttles in single units but in addition locomotive-hauled trains with class 218 locomotives and Silberling carriages and class 628.2 railcars are used.
caption: Class 650 Regio-Shuttle in Schnaitheim
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