Mainz-Gustavsburg station

Mainz-Gustavsburg S
Through station
Location	Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	49°59′40″N 8°18′51″E / 49.994412°N 8.314038°E / 49.994412; 8.314038
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Mainz–Darmstadt–Aschaffenburg (KBS 651) Mainz–Frankfurt (KBS 645.8/645.9/655 S 8)
Platforms	2
Train operators	S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Connections	S 8
Other information
Station code	n/a
DS100 code	FMG
Category	5 [1]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1888
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio   Following station Mainz Römisches Theater toward Wiesbaden Hbf RB 75 Rhine-Main Railway Mainz-Bischofsheim toward Aschaffenburg Hbf Preceding station   Rhine-Main S-Bahn   Following station Mainz Römisches Theater toward Wiesbaden Hbf S 8 Mainz-Bischofsheim toward Hanau Hbf
Location
Mainz-Gustavsburg Location within Hesse

Mainz-Gustavsburg station is the station of the town of Ginsheim-Gustavsburg in the German state of Hesse on the Main Railway from Mainz to Frankfurt am Main. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.^[1] The station is served by the S-Bahn and some regional trains. The station was opened at its current location in 1858.

Between 1930 and 1945, Gustavsburg was a district of the city of Mainz and, as a result, the station was renamed Mainz-Gustavsburg. In 1945, the American and French occupying authorities transferred Gustavsburg to American administration and several months later it became part of the new state of Hesse. Although Gustavsburg became a self-governing municipality again as a result, the station is still called Mainz-Gustavsburg.

Rail operations

Gustavsburg lies in the area served by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV). It is served by Rhine-Main S-Bahn trains operated by DB Regio. Services on line S 8 operates at 30 minute intervals on the Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof–Hanau Hauptbahnhof route.

Gustavsburg station is also served by a Regionalbahn service between Wiesbaden and Aschaffenburg, this trains call the station only in the rush hour otherwise they passing through.

References

• Heinz Schomann (2005). Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen, ed. Eisenbahn in Hessen. Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen. Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland (in German). 2.1. Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag. pp. 236f. ISBN 3-8062-1917-6.