S9 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

S9
S9 to Wiesbaden Hbf at Gateway Gardens station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Line number	9
Locale	Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini	Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof Hanau Hauptbahnhof
Stations	26
Service
Type	Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System	S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Services	Taunus Railway, Main Railway, Citytunnel Frankfurt, Frankfurt Schlachthof–Hanau railway
Route number	645.9
Operator(s)	DB Regio
Depot(s)	Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock	DBAG Class 430
History
Opened	2000 (2000)
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

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

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.

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 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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to S9 (S-Bahn Rhein-Main).

• traffiQ Frankfurt – S8/S9 timetable

This page was last edited on 13 December 2023, at 14:24