S9 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

S9
Train crossing the Main river in Frankfurt
Overview
Type	Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System	S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Status	Operational
Locale	Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini	Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof Hanau Hauptbahnhof
Stations	25
Services	Taunus Railway, Main Railway, Citytunnel Frankfurt, South Main S-Bahn
Line number	9
Operation
Opened	2000
Owner	Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Operator(s)	DB Regio
Depot(s)	Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock	DB Class 420
Technical
Line length	66.1 km (41.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line
Route number	645.9

The S9 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.9.

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
					0			Wiesbaden Hbf		1978
					4	+4		Wiesbaden Ost		1978
					8	+4		Mainz-Kastel		1978
					15	+7		Mainz-Bischofsheim		1978
					18	+3		Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk		1978
					21	+3		Rüsselsheim		1978
					24	+3		Raunheim		1978
					29	+5		Kelsterbach		1978
					35	+6		Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof		1978
					39	+4		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
					59	+3		Offenbach-Kaiserlei		1995
					61	+2		Ledermuseum		1995
					63	+2		Marktplatz		1995
					66	+3		Offenbach Ost		1995
					70	+4		Mühlheim		1995
					72	+2		Mühlheim-Dietesheim		1995
					75	+3		Hanau-Steinheim		1995
					78	+3		Hanau Hbf		1995

References

External links

• traffiQ Frankfurt – S8/S9 timetable