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

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

S6		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	U1 U2 U3 U7	1978
		33	+7		Frankfurt West	S3 S4 S5	1978
		35	+2		Frankfurt Messe	S3 S4 S5	1999
		37	+2		Frankfurt Galluswarte	S3 S4 S5	1978
		40	+3		Frankfurt Hbf (tief)	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S7 S8 S9 U4 U5	1978
		42	+2		Taunusanlage	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S8 S9	1978
		44	+2		Hauptwache	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S8 S9 U1 U2 U3 U6 U7 U7	1978
		45	+1		Konstablerwache	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S8 S9 U4 U5 U6 U7	1983
		47	+2		Ostendstraße	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S8 S9	1990
		49	+2		Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof	S3 S4 S5	1990
		50	+1		Frankfurt South Station	S3 S4 S5 U1 U2 U3 U7	1990

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to S6 (S-Bahn Rhein-Main).

• traffiQ Frankfurt – S6 timetable

Rhine-Main S-Bahn
Services	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9
Routes	Frankfurt City Tunnel Offenbach City Tunnel Frankfurt Airport loop South Main S-Bahn Homburg Railway Kronberg Railway Limes Railway Main Railway Main-Lahn Railway Main-Neckar Railway Main–Weser Railway Offenbach-Bieber–Dietzenbach railway Mannheim–Frankfurt railway Rodgau Railway Taunus Railway