S6 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

S6
S6
	S6 at Berkersheim station, bound for Südbahnhof (Frankfurt South station)
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Line number	6
Locale	Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini	Friedberg; Frankfurt South;
Stations	33
Service
Type	Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System	S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Services	Main-Weser Railway, Citytunnel Frankfurt, Main-Neckar Railway
Route number	645.6
Operator(s)	DB Regio
Depot(s)	Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock	DBAG Class 423
History
Opened	28 May 1978
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line

The S6 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.6

Routes

Main-Weser 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).

Main-Neckar Railway

History

Year	Stations	Route
1974 (R6)	13	Friedberg – Frankfurt Hbf
1978	16 (+3)	Friedberg – Hauptwache
1983	17 (+1)	Friedberg – Konstablerwache
1990	21 (+4)	Friedberg – Stresemannallee
1997	20 (-1)	Friedberg – Frankfurt Süd
1999	21 (+1)	Friedberg – Frankfurt Süd
2024	33 (+12)	Friedberg – Darmstadt Hbf

The S6 was one of the first six services of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn system. In a prior test operation it ran between Kronberg and Frankfurt Central Station. The service was then called R6 where the letter "R" stands for regional. After the opening of the Frankfurt Citytunnel the service was renamed to S6 and extended to the new Hauptwache underground station. Further extensions of the tunnel followed in 1983 (Konstablerwache) and 1990 (Ostendstraße and Lokalbahnhof) so that Stresemannallee became the service's eastern terminal.

Operation

Friedberg – Langen
Groß Karben – Darmstadt Hbf
Bad Vilbel – Darmstadt Hbf
Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Hbf
Friedberg – Frankfurt Süd

					Journey time			S-Bahn service since
1	2	3	4	5
Wetteraukreis [edit]
					0		Friedberg (Hess)	1978
					4	+4	Friedberg-Bruchenbrücken	1978
					6	+2	Wöllstadt-Nieder-Wöllstadt	1978
					9	+3	Karben-Okarben	1978
					12	+3	Karben-Groß-Karben	1978
					15	+3	Bad Vilbel-Dortelweil	1978
					20	+5	Bad Vilbel	1978
					22	+2	Bad Vilbel-Süd	1978
Frankfurt am Main [edit]
					25	+3	Frankfurt-Berkersheim	1978
					27	+2	Frankfurt-Frankfurter Berg	1978
					29	+2	Frankfurt-Eschersheim	1978
					32	+3	Frankfurt-Ginnheim	2024
					35	+2	Frankfurt West	1978
					37	+2	Frankfurt Messe	1999
					38	+1	Frankfurt Galluswarte	1978
					42	+2	Frankfurt Hbf (tief)	1978
					44	+2	Taunusanlage	1978
					45	+1	Hauptwache	1978
					47	+2	Konstablerwache	1983
					49	+2	Ostendstraße	1990
					51	+2	Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof	1990
					52	+1	Frankfurt South Station	1990
					54	+2	Frankfurt Stresemannallee	1990
					56	+2	Frankfurt Louisa	1997
Kreis Offenbach [edit]
					59	+3	Neu-Isenburg	1997
					62	+3	Dreieich-Buchschlag	1997
					64	+2	Langen Flugsicherung	2002
					66	+2	Langen	1997
					69	+3	Egelsbach	1997
Kreis Darmstadt-Dieburg [edit]
					71	+2	Erzhausen	1997
Darmstadt [edit]
					73	+2	Darmstadt-Wixhausen	1997
					76	+3	Darmstadt-Arheilgen	1997
					80	+4	Darmstadt Hbf	1997