S9 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

S9
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
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[edit]

Taunus Railway[edit]

Main Railway[edit]

City tunnel[edit]

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[edit]

History[edit]

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[edit]

Wiesbaden Hbf – Hanau Hbf
Wiesbaden Hbf – Frankfurt Hbf
Wiesbaden Hbf – Offenbach Ost (sundays only)
Flughafen Regionalbahnhof – Frankfurt Hbf (former S15 service)
Flughafen Regionalbahnhof – Offenbach Ost (sundays only)

						Journey time	Station	S-Bahn service since
1	2	3	4	5
Wiesbaden[edit]
					0		Wiesbaden Hbf	1978
					4	+4	Wiesbaden Ost	1978
					8	+4	Mainz-Kastel	1978
Kreis Groß-Gerau[edit]
					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[edit]
					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[edit]
					59	+3	Offenbach-Kaiserlei	1995
					61	+2	Ledermuseum	1995
					63	+2	Marktplatz	1995
					66	+3	Offenbach Ost	1995
Kreis Offenbach[edit]
					70	+4	Mühlheim	1995
					72	+2	Mühlheim-Dietesheim	1995
Main-Kinzig-Kreis[edit]
					75	+3	Hanau-Steinheim	1995
					78	+3	Hanau Hbf	1995