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S2 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S2 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.2 is a railway connection between the small Taunus town Niedernhausen and Dietzenbach. Usually DBAG Class 423 railcars are used on this service. Its predecessor class 420 is only used for shortened shuttle services. According to a news report issued by ''Hessenschau'', the S2 is the least punctual of the system, with only 83% of trains leaving on time. Routes Main-Lahn railway The service uses the tracks of the Main-Lahn Railway between Niedernhausen and Frankfurt Central Station Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, also called Frankfurt Central Station and Frankfurt Main Station, is the busiest train station in the German state of Hesse. Due to its location near the middle of Germany and usage as a transport hub for long an .... This route is also used by regional trains in the section Niedernhausen–Frankfurt-Höchst. Between Frankfurt-Höchst and Central Stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DB Class 423
The Deutsche Bahn Class 423 EMU is a light-weight articulated electric railcar for S-Bahn commuter networks in Germany. The train has similar dimensions to its predecessor, the Class 420 EMU, but is significantly lighter and has one large passenger compartment, while that of the 420 is divided into three parts. The 423 additionally has six doors in each carriage (three on each side), which is down from eight on the 420 (four on each side). They are numbered from 423 001 to 423 462. Both Munich and Frankfurt ordered Class 423s for their S-Bahn systems; they were delivered between 1999 and 2004. The 423 has spawned a family of slightly modified designs ordered for S-Bahns across Germany: the Class 422, Class 424, Class 425/426 and Class 430. Description A Class 423 unit consists of four cars that share three jacobs bogies and can only be separated at maintenance facilities. The inner two cars are designated as Class 433. A 423 unit typically consists of the following cars, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Scheduled Railway Routes In Germany
NB: The scheduled routes given here are based primarily on the timetable of the Deutsche Bahn dated 9 December 2007.In addition the list of routes (see external links) reflects those of the German Regional Railway (''Deutsche Regionaleisenbahn'') as at 20 January 2008 Timetable routes The numbering of German timetabled routes (''Kursbuchstrecken'' or ''KBS'') was changed twice by the Deutsche Bundesbahn after the Second World War, in 1950 and 1970. In the Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) the numbering system was completely changed in 1968. The last major revision took place after German reunification in 1992, as a result of which a common system for DB and DR routes was introduced. In addition changes, usually minor, are made annually. Hamburg and coastal region (100 to 199) ''(former Bundesbahn division of Hamburg and Reichsbahn divisions Schwerin and Greifswald)'' Berlin/Brandenburg/Saxony-Anhalt/East Saxony (200 to 299) Lower Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt region (300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt-Zeilsheim Station
Frankfurt-Zeilsheim station () is a railway station located in the Sindlingen (Frankfurt am Main), Sindlingen district of Frankfurt, Germany, on the Main-Lahn Railway. It is served by S2 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn), line S2 of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn. The station opened on 13 May 2007 and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a German railway station categories, category 5 station. Name and location The station is located on an embankment of the Main-Lahn Railway (''Main-Lahn-Bahn''), which marks the border between the districts of Sindlingen and Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main), Zeilsheim. Thus, the platform serving trains towards the inner city and Dietzenbach station, Dietzenbach is in Sindlingen, while the platform serving trains towards Niedernhausen station, Niedernhausen is in Zeilsheim. Two streets, Sindlinger Bahnstraße to the north and West-Höchster-Straße to the south, pass through an underpass to the east of the station. There are entrances from here to each platform, in both case ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt South Station
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region and the fourth largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union (EU). Frankfurt is one of the '' de facto'' four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg), as it is home to the European Central Bank, one of the institutional seats of the European Union, while Frankfurt's central business district lies about northwest of the geographic center of the EU at Gadheim in Lower Franconia. Like France and Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof
Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof is an underground S-Bahn station in the district of Sachsenhausen of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The station was opened when the City Tunnel was extended to Frankfurt South station in 1990. It consists of two tracks, surrounding a central platform. The station is an important public transport interchange and is served by S-Bahn, tram and bus routes. The S-Bahn station is located underground, while the trams and buses run on the surface. The station is named after the old Lokalbahnhof, the terminus of the former Frankfurt-Offenbach Local Railway (), which served the neighbourhood from 1848 until 1955, with breaks at the end of World War I and II. Its terminus in Frankfurt was called the ''Lokalbahnhof'' (literally: "Local Railway station"). In 1990, the S-Bahn station was built about 250 metres south of the site of the historic ''Lokalbahnhof'' and the modern ''Lokalbahnhof'' tram stop. It is on the City Tunnel S-Bahn line that runs south from central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt Ostendstraße Station
Frankfurt Ostendstraße station is an underground S-Bahn station in central Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The station was opened when the City Tunnel was extended to Frankfurt South station in 1990. It consists of two tracks, one each side of a central platform. Its entrance escalators are located next to the Hanauer Landstraße. The Seat of the European Central Bank The seat of the European Central Bank is situated in Frankfurt, Germany. Its premises comprise a twin-tower skyscraper and the city's former Wholesale Market Hall (''Großmarkthalle''), with a low-rise building connecting the two. It was compl ... is nearby. The train station is served by S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S8 and S9. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Frankfurt Ostendstrasse station Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations Railway stations in Germany opened in 1990 Railway stations located underground in Frankfurt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt (Main) Konstablerwache Station
Frankfurt am Main Konstablerwache station () is a major train station and metro station at the Konstablerwache square in the city centre of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. , with 98,000 passengers per day, Konstablerwache station is the second busiest rapid transit station in Frankfurt after Frankfurt Central Station, and a major hub for commuter transport in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region. It is served by eight S-Bahn lines (S1–S6, S8, S9), four U-Bahn lines (U4-U7), two tram lines (12, 18) and two bus lines (30, 36). Location The station is situated under the Konstablerwache at the eastern end of the Zeil, Frankfurt's main shopping street. Hauptwache station, the third busiest station in Frankfurt, is located at the western end of the Zeil. History At the start of the 20th century, Konstablerwache was one of the key hubs of Frankfurt trams. The first part of the U-Bahn opened in 1968 and the B Line through Konstablerwache opened on 26 May 1974. In 1983, the S-Bahn City Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offenbach City Tunnel
The Offenbach City Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Frankfurt Schlachthof–Hanau railway in Offenbach am Main in the German state of Hesse. It is used by all of the eastern branches of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn ( S1, S2, S8 and S9). It runs largely under Berliner Straße. Construction Several options were considered and the current route was selected in 1983. Finance for the project was agreed on 4 December 1986, and planning approval was achieved at the end of 1990, allowing construction to begin. However, the symbolic beginning of construction was on 23 March 1988. Parts of the new line run along or below the route of the former Lokalbahn line. Commissioning and subsequent changes The line between Frankfurt-Mühlberg and Offenbach Ost was opened on 23 May 1995. This was linked with the extension of line S8 to Hanau, while line S1 only went as far as Offenbach Ost. Line S2—which had previously terminated at Muhlberg—was diverted to Frankfurt South station. Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offenbach Ost Station
Offenbach (Main) Ost station is the second most important station after Offenbach Hauptbahnhof in Offenbach am Main in the German state of Hesse. It is served exclusively by the Rhine-Main S-Bahn. Although Offenbach Hauptbahnhof is served by some Regional-Express services and a few intercity services each day, it is rated as a category 4 station, while Offenbach Ost station is rated as a category 3 station. History Offenbach Ost station was opened on 15 November 1873 on the Frankfurt-Hanau line. On 30 October 1896 the Rodgau Railway (Offenbach–Reinheim line) was opened. Line S1 of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn has been operating on the Rodgau railway since 2003, not to Reinheim, but only as far as Rödermark-Ober-Roden station. Between Dieburg and Reinheim the line has been dismantled. On 23 May 1995, the Offenbach City Tunnel was opened. S-Bahn lines S1, line S2, line S8 and line S9 run through the tunnel to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof or Niedernhausen via Frankfurt (Main) Hauptba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt Mühlberg Station
Frankfurt (Main) Mühlberg station is an underground Rhine-Main S-Bahn station on the Frankfurt City Tunnel in the Frankfurt district of Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt), Sachsenhausen in the German state of Hesse. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a German railway station categories, category 4 station. It was opened with the eastern part of the City Tunnel (which is called the Frankfurt–Mühlberg tunnel), which was opened in 1992 as the last section of the City Tunnel. It consists of two tracks on either side of an island platform. The escalators down to the platform are located on Offenbacher Landstraße. Services The station is served by S-Bahn lines S1 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn), S1, S2 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn), S2, S8 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn), S8, and S9 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn), S9. Above the S-Bahn station is the Mühlberg station on lines 15 and 16 of the Trams in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt tram network. This station is also served by Frankfurt city bus route 46, and night bus rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt-Höchst Station
The Frankfurt-Höchst station is an important station in the Frankfurt district of Höchst and is the second largest station in the city with twelve tracks. It is currently mainly used by S-Bahn, suburban and regional services. History The first Höchst station was built as part of one of the oldest railways in Germany. On 26 September 1839, four years after the opening of Germany's first railway from Nuremberg to Fürth, the first section of the Taunus Railway opened from the Taunus station in Frankfurt, running nine kilometres west to Höchst. The original Höchst station was located 400 metres east of the current location on Königsteiner Straße. At the time, the line was an international route, connecting the Free City of Frankfurt and the Duchy of Nassau. On 19 May 1840, the line was completed via Hattersheim, Flörsheim and Mainz-Kastel (then in the Grand Duchy of Hesse) to Wiesbaden, the capital of Nassau. The entire route from the current S-Bahn station of Taunu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
