S6 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

S6
S6 at Berkersheim station, bound for Südbahnhof (Frankfurt South station)
Overview
Type Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Status Operational
Locale Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini Friedberg
Frankfurt South
Stations 21
Services Main-Weser Railway, Citytunnel Frankfurt
Line number 6
Operation
Opened 28 May 1978 (1978-05-28)
Owner Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Operator(s) DB Regio
Depot(s) Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock DBAG Class 423
Technical
Line length 39.1 km (24.3 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line
Route number 645.6

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). In a short section between Mühlberg and Offenbach-Kaiserlei the South Main railway is used.

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

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

  1. Friedberg – Frankfurt Süd
  2. Groß-Karben – Frankfurt Süd
S 6 Journey time Station Transfer S-Bahn service
since
1 2
0 Friedberg 1978
4+4 Friedberg-Bruchenbrücken 1978
7+3 Wöllstadt-Nieder-Wöllstadt 1978
10+3 Karben-Okarben 1978
12+2 Karben-Groß-Karben 1978
15+3 Bad Vilbel-Dortelweil 1978
17+2 Bad Vilbel 1978
19+2 Bad Vilbel-Süd 1978
22+3 Frankfurt-Berkersheim 1978
24+2 Frankfurt-Frankfurter Berg 1978
26+2 Frankfurt-Eschersheim U 1 U 2 U 3 U 8 1978
33+7 Frankfurt West S 3 S 4 S 5 1978
35+2 Frankfurt Messe S 3 S 4 S 5 1999
37+2 Frankfurt Galluswarte S 3 S 4 S 5 1978
40+3 Frankfurt Hbf (tief) S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 9 U 4 U 5 1978
42+2 Taunusanlage S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 8 S 9 1978
44+2 Hauptwache S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 8 S 9 U 1 U 2 U 3 U 6 U 7 U 8 1978
45+1 Konstablerwache S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 8 S 9 U 4 U 5 U 6 U 7 1983
47+2 Ostendstraße S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 8 S 9 1990
49+2 Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof S 3 S 4 S 5 1990
50+1 Frankfurt South Station S 3 S 4 S 5 U 1 U 2 U 3 U 8 1990
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