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The ''Stadt-Express'' ''(SE)'', formerly ''City-Bahn (CB)'', is a train category in Germany, that links conurbations with the outer reaches of the surrounding countryside. The name literally means "City Express". While Deutsche Bahn no longer offers Stadt-Express services, the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund tariff association still orders them. As a consequence, there are Stadt-Express lines in the RMV-area, but they are categorized by the Deutsche Bahn as either Regionalbahn or Regional-Express. Except for the RMV-area, the Stadt-Express lines were everywhere else either renamed to Regionalbahn or Regional-Express or were discontinued. == Concept == The ''Stadt-Express'' has the role of linking cities to those areas outside their immediate surroundings; it therefore stops at every station in the outlying region. However, in the 'core' area of the conurbation, served by other local passenger trains like the ''S-Bahn'' and ''Regionalbahn'' trains, it runs faster, like a ''Regional-Express'', and therefore only stops at the most important stations. While there are no more Stadt-Express services in Germany (except for the RMV-area as stated above) several Regionalbahn or Regionalexpress services still follow the concept: For example, the RE 22 (''Eifel-Express'') stops from Cologne Messe/Deutz to Kall only at important stations, thereafter it stops at every station on the way to Gerolstein, like a ''Regionalbahn'' train, a service not provided on this section of the line. After Gerolstein it changes its designation to "RB 83" and runs officially as a Regionalbahn to Trier. Not all ''Stadt-Express'' routes followed this concept exactly; several services stopped at all stations even in the core area. The ''Stadt-Express'' category was classified as a local service (''Nahverkehr'') and therefore could be used without supplementary fare. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stadt-Express」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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