S2 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

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S2
Frankfurt S2.svg
ET 423 Taunusanlage.jpg
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Line number2
Locale Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini
Stations27
Service
Type Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Services
Route number645.2
Operator(s) DB Regio
Depot(s)Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock DBAG Class 423
History
Opened28 May 1978 (1978-05-28)
Technical
Line length54.7 km (34.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line

The S2 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.2 is a railway connection between the small Taunus town Niedernhausen and Dietzenbach.

Contents

Usually DBAG Class 423 railcars are used on this service. Its predecessor class 420 is only used for shortened shuttle services.

According to a news report issued by Hessenschau, the S2 is the least punctual of the system, with only 83% of trains leaving on time. [1]

Routes

Main-Lahn railway

The service uses the tracks of the Main-Lahn Railway between Niedernhausen and Frankfurt Central Station. This route is also used by regional trains in the section Niedernhausen–Frankfurt-Höchst. Between Frankfurt-Höchst and Central Station this service shares the Main-Lahn line with freight and shunting operations. National and regional services use the parallel running Taunus railway in this section. The Main-Lahn railway was completed on 15 October 1877 and has been used by S-Bahn services since 1978.

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). The tunnel was opened in four stages in 1978, 1983, 1990 and 1992. In a short section between Mühlberg and Offenbach-Kaiserlei the Frankfurt Schlachthof–Hanau railway is used. The section from Mühlberg to Offenbach Ost through the Offenbach City Tunnel was opened in 1995.

Rodgau railway

This line was opened in 1896 and has been used since 2003 only by S-Bahn services.

Offenbach-Bieber–Dietzenbach railway

This line was opened on 1 December 1898 and has been used since 2003 only by S-Bahn services.

History

YearStationsRoute
1974 (R2)11Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Hbf
197813 (+2)Niedernhausen – Hauptwache
198314 (+1)Niedernhausen – Konstablerwache
199017 (+3)Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Süd
199216 (+1, -2)Niedernhausen – Mühlberg
199517 (+2, -1)Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Süd
200218 (+1)Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Süd
200326 (+10, -2)Niedernhausen – Dietzenbach
200727 (+1)Niedernhausen – Dietzenbach

The S2 was one of the first six services of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn system. In a prior test operation it ran between Niedernhausen and Frankfurt Central Station. The service was then called R2 where the letter "R" stands for regional. In 1975 the R2 was the system's first service employing the class 420 trainset. After the opening of the Frankfurt Citytunnel the service was renamed to S2 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. After the opening of the eastern Citytunnel branch to the Mühlberg station in 1992 the S2 started operation in this section shutting down its service to Lokalbahnhof and Südbahnhof until in 1995 the service resumed its pre-1992 operation. In 2002, Eppstein-Bremthal station was completed increasing the number of stations to 18.

In 2003 the Offenbach Citytunnel and the Rodgau railway was included. After two years of construction work this route was changed to S-Bahn operation. Since then the new eastern terminal station is Dietzenbach. In 2007 the new Frankfurt-Zeilsheim station was included to the S2 service.

Operation

  1. Niedernhausen – Dietzenbach
  2. Niedernhausen – Offenbach Ost
  3. Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Hbf
  4. Hofheim – Frankfurt Hbf
  5. Griesheim – Dietzenbach
  6. Offenbach Ost – Dietzenbach
End of the line at Niedernhausen NiedernhausenBahnhof.jpg
End of the line at Niedernhausen
Crossing the valley at Eppstein Eppstein-2010-133.jpg
Crossing the valley at Eppstein
Frankfurt S2.svg Journey timeStationTransferS-Bahn service
since
123456

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

0 Niedernhausen 1978

Main-Taunus-Kreis

3+3 Eppstein-Niederjosbach 1978
5+2 Eppstein-Bremthal 2002
7+2 Eppstein 1978
12+5 Hofheim-Lorsbach 1978
15+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Hofheim 1978
18+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Kriftel 1978

Frankfurt am Main

20+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt-Zeilsheim 2007
23+3 Farbwerke Frankfurt S1.svg 1978
26+3 Frankfurt-Höchst Frankfurt S1.svg 1978
28+2 Frankfurt-Nied Frankfurt S1.svg 1978
31+3 Frankfurt-Griesheim Frankfurt S1.svg 1978
37+6 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Hbf Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S7.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg Frankfurt U4.svg Frankfurt U5.svg 1978
36+5 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Hbf (tief) Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S7.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg Frankfurt U4.svg Frankfurt U5.svg 1978
38+2 Taunusanlage Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1978
40+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Hauptwache Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg Frankfurt U1.svg Frankfurt U2.svg Frankfurt U3.svg Frankfurt U6.svg Frankfurt U7.svg Frankfurt U8.svg 1978
42+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Konstablerwache Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg Frankfurt U4.svg Frankfurt U5.svg Frankfurt U6.svg Frankfurt U7.svg 1983
43+1 Ostendstraße Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1990
45+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Mühlberg Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1992

Offenbach

48+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Offenbach-Kaiserlei Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1995
50+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Ledermuseum Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1995
52+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Marktplatz Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1995
55+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Offenbach Ost Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1995
57+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Offenbach-Bieber Frankfurt S1.svg 2003

Kreis Offenbach

61+4 Wheelchair symbol.svg Heusenstamm 2003
64+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Dietzenbach-Steinberg 2003
66+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Dietzenbach-Mitte 2003
68+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Dietzenbach 2003

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References

  1. Germany, hessenschau de, Frankfurt (2020-01-12). "Fast jede zehnte S-Bahn kommt zu spät". hessenschau.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-10-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)