S9 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn) Explained

S9
Color:81017e
Type:Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System:S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Status:Operational
Locale:Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Start:Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
End:Hanau Hauptbahnhof
Stations:26
Routes:Taunus Railway, Main Railway, Citytunnel Frankfurt, Frankfurt Schlachthof–Hanau railway
Owner:Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Operator:DB Regio
Depot:Frankfurt Hbf
Stock:DBAG Class 430
Linelength Km:66.1
Routenumber:645.9
Linenumber:9
Electrification:Overhead line
Map State:collapsed

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).

Routes

Taunus Railway

See main article: Taunus Railway.

Main Railway

See main article: Main Railway.

City tunnel

See main article: Citytunnel Frankfurt. 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.

Frankfurt Schlachthof–Hanau railway

See main article: Frankfurt Schlachthof–Hanau railway.

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 timeStationTransferS-Bahn service
since
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Wiesbaden

0 Wiesbaden Hbf1978
4 +4Wiesbaden Ost1978
8 +4Mainz-Kastel1978

Kreis Groß-Gerau

15 +7Mainz-Bischofsheim1978
18 +3Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk1978
21 +3Rüsselsheim1978
24 +3Raunheim1978
29 +5Kelsterbach1978

Frankfurt am Main

35 +6Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof1978
37 +2 -->Gateway Gardens2019
39 +3 Frankfurt Stadion1978
42 +3Frankfurt-Niederrad1978
46 +4Frankfurt Hbf1978
47 +5Frankfurt Hbf (tief)1978
49 +2Taunusanlage1978
51 +2Hauptwache 1978
52 +1Konstablerwache1983
54 +2Ostendstraße1990
56 +2Mühlberg1992

Offenbach

59 +3Offenbach-Kaiserlei1995
61 +2Ledermuseum1995
63 +2Marktplatz1995
66 +3Offenbach Ost1995

Kreis Offenbach

70 +4Mühlheim1995
72 +2Mühlheim-Dietesheim1995

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

75 +3Hanau-Steinheim1995
78 +3Hanau Hbf1995

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