S4 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
| S4 | |
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 S4 at Frankfurt West station, bound for Kronberg | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund |
| Line number | 4 |
| Locale | Frankfurt Rhine-Main |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 22 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit, Commuter rail |
| System | S-Bahn Rhein-Main |
| Services | |
| Route number | 645.4 |
| Operator(s) | DB Regio |
| Depot(s) | Frankfurt Hbf |
| Rolling stock | DBAG Class 423 |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 May 1978 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line |
The S4 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.4
Routes
[edit]Kronberg Railway
[edit]Homburg 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 the South Main railway is used.
History
[edit]| Year | Stations | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 (R4) | 6 | Kronberg – Frankfurt Hbf |
| 1978 | 10 (+4) | Kronberg – Hauptwache |
| 1983 | 11 (+1) | Kronberg – Konstablerwache |
| 1990 | 14 (+3) | Kronberg – Frankfurt Süd |
| 1997 | 19 (+5) | Kronberg – Langen |
| 1999 | 21 (+2) | Kronberg – Langen |
| 2002 | 22 (+1) | Kronberg – Langen |
| 2024 | 16 (-6) | Kronberg – Frankfurt Süd |
The S4 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 R4 where the letter "R" stands for regional. After the opening of the Frankfurt Citytunnel the service was renamed to S4 and extended to the new Hauptwache underground station. Further extensions of the tunnel followed in 1983 (Konstablerwache) and 1990 (Ostendstraße and Lokalbahnhof) so that the Südbahnhof (South station) became the service's eastern terminal.
Operation
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- Kronberg – Frankfurt Süd
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Journey time | Station | Transfer | S-Bahn service since | ||||||||
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Main-Taunus-Kreis[edit] | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 
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Kronberg | 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | +2 |
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Kronberg Süd | 1999 | ||||||||
| 5 | +3 | Eschborn-Niederhöchstadt | 
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1978 | ||||||||
| 7 | +2 | Eschborn |
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1978 | ||||||||
| 9 | +2 |
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Eschborn-Süd |
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1978 | |||||||
Frankfurt am Main[edit] | ||||||||||||
| 12 | +3 | Frankfurt-Rödelheim | 
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1978 | ||||||||
| 16 | +4 | Frankfurt West | 
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1978 | ||||||||
| 18 | +2 |
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Frankfurt Messe |
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1999 | |||||||
| 20 | +2 | Frankfurt Galluswarte |
|
1978 | ||||||||
| 23 | +3 |
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Frankfurt Hbf (tief) |       
|
1978 | |||||||
| 25 | +2 | Taunusanlage |
|
1978 | ||||||||
| 27 | +2 |
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Hauptwache |      
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1978 | |||||||
| 28 | +1 |
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Konstablerwache |
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1983 | |||||||
| 30 | +2 | Ostendstraße |
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1990 | ||||||||
| 32 | +2 | Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof |
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1990 | ||||||||
| 33 | +1 |
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Frankfurt South Station |
|
1990 | |||||||
External links
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