S3 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

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S3
Frankfurt S3.svg
DB 423 412 S-Bahn Rhein-Main Frankfurt-Sud 2104080932.jpg
S3 towards Bad Soden at Frankfurt (Main) Süd
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Line number3
Locale Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini
Stations27
Service
Type Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Services Limes Railway, Homburg Railway, Citytunnel Frankfurt, Main-Neckar Railway
Route number645.3
Operator(s) DB Regio
Depot(s)Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock DBAG Class 423
History
Opened28 May 1978 (1978-05-28)
Technical
Line length49 km (30 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line

The S3 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.3

Contents

Lines

Limes Railway

Homburg 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).

Main-Neckar Railway

History

YearStationsRoute
1974 (R3)11Frankfurt-Höchst – Frankfurt Hbf
197815 (+4)Frankfurt-Höchst – Hauptwache
198316 (+1)Frankfurt-Höchst – Konstablerwache
199019 (+3)Frankfurt-Höchst – Frankfurt Süd
199726 (+10, -3)Bad Soden – Darmstadt Hbf
199927 (+1)Bad Soden – Darmstadt Hbf
200228 (+1)Bad Soden – Darmstadt Hbf
200829 (+1)Bad Soden – Darmstadt Hbf

The S3 was one of the first six services of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn system. In a prior test operation it ran between Frankfurt-Höchst and Frankfurt Central Station. The service was then called R3 where the letter "R" stands for regional. After the opening of the Frankfurt Citytunnel the service was renamed to S3 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

S3 to Bad Soden departing Frankfurt West DSC01977 Westbahnhof Ausfahrt 01.jpg
S3 to Bad Soden departing Frankfurt West
S3 at Darmstadt-Arheilgen 2020HaltepunktArheilgen.jpg
S3 at Darmstadt-Arheilgen
  1. Bad Soden – Darmstadt Hbf
  2. Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Hbf
  3. Bad Soden – Langen (Sundays only)
Frankfurt S3.svg Journey timeStationTransferS-Bahn service
since
123

Main-Taunus-Kreis

0 Wheelchair symbol.svg Bad Soden 1978
2+2 Sulzbach Nord 1978
5+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Schwalbach Limes 1978
6+1 Wheelchair symbol.svg Schwalbach Nord 2008
9+3 Eschborn-Niederhöchstadt Frankfurt S4.svg 1978
11+2 Eschborn Frankfurt S4.svg 1978
13+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Eschborn-Süd Frankfurt S4.svg 1978

Frankfurt am Main

17+4 Frankfurt-Rödelheim Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg 1978
20+3 Frankfurt West Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg 1978
22+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Messe Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg 1999
24+2 Frankfurt Galluswarte Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg 1978
27+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Hbf (tief) Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.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
29+2 Taunusanlage Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.svg Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1978
31+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Hauptwache Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.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
32+1 Wheelchair symbol.svg Konstablerwache Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.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
34+2 Ostendstraße Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.svg Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1990
36+2 Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg 1990
38+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt South Station Frankfurt S4.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt U1.svg Frankfurt U2.svg Frankfurt U3.svg Frankfurt U8.svg 1990
40+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Stresemannallee Frankfurt S4.svg 1990
42+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Louisa Frankfurt S4.svg 1997

Kreis Offenbach

45+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Neu-Isenburg Frankfurt S4.svg 1997
48+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Dreieich-Buchschlag Frankfurt S4.svg 1997
50+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Langen Flugsicherung Frankfurt S4.svg 2002
52+2 Langen Frankfurt S4.svg 1997
55+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Egelsbach 1997

Kreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

57+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Erzhausen 1997

Darmstadt

59+2 Darmstadt-Wixhausen 1997
62+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Darmstadt-Arheilgen 1997
65+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Darmstadt Hbf 1997

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