S9 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

S9
Train crossing the Main river in Frankfurt
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, South Main S-Bahn
Route number	645.9
Operator(s)	DB Regio
Depot(s)	Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock	DB Class 420
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 article: Taunus Railway

Main Railway

Main article: Main Railway

City tunnel

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.

South Main S-Bahn

Main article: 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)

Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt						Journey time		Station	Transfer	S-Bahn service since
1	2	3	4	5
Wiesbaden
					0			Wiesbaden Hbf	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					4	+4		Wiesbaden Ost	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					8	+4		Mainz-Kastel	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
Kreis Groß-Gerau
					15	+7		Mainz-Bischofsheim	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					18	+3		Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					21	+3		Rüsselsheim	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					24	+3		Raunheim	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					29	+5		Kelsterbach	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
Frankfurt am Main
					35	+6		Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					37	+2		Gateway Gardens	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	2019
					39	+3		Frankfurt Stadion	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					42	+3		Frankfurt-Niederrad	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					46	+4		Frankfurt Hbf	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					47	+5		Frankfurt Hbf (tief)	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					49	+2		Taunusanlage	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					51	+2		Hauptwache	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1978
					52	+1		Konstablerwache	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1983
					54	+2		Ostendstraße	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1990
					56	+2		Mühlberg	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1992
Offenbach
					59	+3		Offenbach-Kaiserlei	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1995
					61	+2		Ledermuseum	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1995
					63	+2		Marktplatz	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1995
					66	+3		Offenbach Ost	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1995
Kreis Offenbach
					70	+4		Mühlheim	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1995
					72	+2		Mühlheim-Dietesheim	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1995
Main-Kinzig-Kreis
					75	+3		Hanau-Steinheim	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1995
					78	+3		Hanau Hbf	Template:ÖPNV Frankfurt	1995

External links

• traffiQ Frankfurt – S8/S9 timetable