S9 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

The S9 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.9. It is largely concurrent with the S8 service, diverging only to bypass Mainz (which the S8 serves locally).

S9
Train crossing the Main river in Frankfurt
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Line number9
LocaleFrankfurt Rhine-Main
TerminiWiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
Hanau Hauptbahnhof
Stations26
Service
TypeRapid transit, Commuter rail
SystemS-Bahn Rhein-Main
ServicesTaunus Railway, Main Railway, Citytunnel Frankfurt, South Main S-Bahn
Route number645.9
Operator(s)DB Regio
Depot(s)Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stockDB Class 420
History
Opened2000 (2000)
Technical
Line length66.1 km (41.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line

Routes

Taunus Railway

Main Railway

City tunnel

The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services (except for the S7 service which terminates at the central station). In a short section between Mühlberg and Offenbach-Kaiserlei a line parallel with the South Main railway is used.

South Main S-Bahn

History

This service was first introduced in 2000 to provide an alternative route to Wiesbaden via Frankfurt Airport skipping Rhineland-Palatinate and its capital Mainz.

Operation

  1. Wiesbaden Hbf – Hanau Hbf
  2. Wiesbaden Hbf – Frankfurt Hbf
  3. Wiesbaden Hbf – Offenbach Ost (sundays only)
  4. Flughafen Regionalbahnhof – Frankfurt Hbf (former S15 service)
  5. Flughafen Regionalbahnhof – Offenbach Ost (sundays only)
Journey time Station Transfer S-Bahn service
since
1 2 3 4 5

Wiesbaden

0 Wiesbaden Hbf 1978
4+4 Wiesbaden Ost 1978
8+4 Mainz-Kastel 1978

Kreis Groß-Gerau

15+7 Mainz-Bischofsheim 1978
18+3 Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk 1978
21+3 Rüsselsheim 1978
24+3 Raunheim 1978
29+5 Kelsterbach 1978

Frankfurt am Main

35+6 Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof 1978
37+2 Gateway Gardens 2019
39+3 Frankfurt Stadion 1978
42+3 Frankfurt-Niederrad 1978
46+4 Frankfurt Hbf 1978
47+5 Frankfurt Hbf (tief) 1978
49+2 Taunusanlage 1978
51+2 Hauptwache 1978
52+1 Konstablerwache 1983
54+2 Ostendstraße 1990
56+2 Mühlberg 1992

Offenbach

59+3 Offenbach-Kaiserlei 1995
61+2 Ledermuseum 1995
63+2 Marktplatz 1995
66+3 Offenbach Ost 1995

Kreis Offenbach

70+4 Mühlheim 1995
72+2 Mühlheim-Dietesheim 1995

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

75+3 Hanau-Steinheim 1995
78+3 Hanau Hbf 1995

References

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