S6 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

S6
S6 at Berkersheim station, bound for Südbahnhof (Frankfurt South station)
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Line number	6
Locale	Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini	Friedberg Frankfurt South
Stations	21
Service
Type	Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System	S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Services	Main-Weser Railway, Citytunnel Frankfurt
Route number	645.6
Operator(s)	DB Regio
Depot(s)	Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock	DBAG Class 423
History
Opened	28 May 1978 (1978-05-28)
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

The S6 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.6

Routes

Main-Weser Railway

Main article: Main-Weser Railway

City tunnel

Main article: Citytunnel Frankfurt

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).

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

		Journey time		Station		Transfer	S-Bahn service since
1	2
Wetteraukreis
		0			Friedberg (Hess)		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
Frankfurt am Main
		22	+3		Frankfurt-Berkersheim		1978
		24	+2		Frankfurt-Frankfurter Berg		1978
		26	+2		Frankfurt-Eschersheim		1978
		33	+7		Frankfurt West		1978
		35	+2		Frankfurt Messe		1999
		37	+2		Frankfurt Galluswarte		1978
		40	+3		Frankfurt Hbf (tief)		1978
		42	+2		Taunusanlage		1978
		44	+2		Hauptwache		1978
		45	+1		Konstablerwache		1983
		47	+2		Ostendstraße		1990
		49	+2		Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof		1990
		50	+1		Frankfurt South Station		1990

External links

• traffiQ Frankfurt – S6 timetable
• Construction work information of Deutsche Bahn (in German)