S4 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

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S4
Frankfurt S4.svg
Frankfurt-Westbahnhof Gleis 1.jpg
S4 at Frankfurt West station, bound for Kronberg
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Line number4
Locale Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini
Stations22
Service
Type Rapid transit, Commuter rail
System S-Bahn Rhein-Main
Services
Route number645.4
Operator(s) DB Regio
Depot(s)Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stock DBAG Class 423
History
Opened28 May 1978 (1978-05-28)
Technical
Line length33.5 km (20.8 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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

Contents

Routes

Kronberg 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). In a short section between Mühlberg and Offenbach-Kaiserlei the South Main railway is used.

Main-Neckar Railway

History

YearStationsRoute
1974 (R4)6Kronberg – Frankfurt Hbf
197810 (+4)Kronberg – Hauptwache
198311 (+1)Kronberg – Konstablerwache
199014 (+3)Kronberg – Frankfurt Süd
199719 (+5)Kronberg – Langen
199921 (+2)Kronberg – Langen
200222 (+1)Kronberg – Langen

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

S4 entering the Frankfurt Citytunnel City tunnel frankfurt einfahrt sued.jpg
S4 entering the Frankfurt Citytunnel
  1. Kronberg – Langen
  2. Frankfurt Hbf – Langen
  3. Kronberg – Darmstadt Hbf (Sundays only)
Frankfurt S4.svg Journey timeStationTransferS-Bahn service
since
123

Main-Taunus-Kreis

0 Wheelchair symbol.svg Kronberg 1978
2+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Kronberg Süd 1999
5+3 Eschborn-Niederhöchstadt Frankfurt S3.svg 1978
7+2 Eschborn Frankfurt S3.svg 1978
9+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Eschborn-Süd Frankfurt S3.svg 1978

Frankfurt am Main

13+4 Frankfurt-Rödelheim Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg 1978
16+3 Frankfurt West Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg 1978
18+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Messe Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg 1999
20+2 Frankfurt Galluswarte Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg 1978
23+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Hbf (tief) Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S7.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg Frankfurt U4.svg Frankfurt U5.svg 1978
25+2 Taunusanlage Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1978
27+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Hauptwache Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.svg Frankfurt S3.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
28+1 Wheelchair symbol.svg Konstablerwache Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.svg Frankfurt S3.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
30+2 Ostendstraße Frankfurt S1.svg Frankfurt S2.svg Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt S8.svg Frankfurt S9.svg 1990
32+2 Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg 1990
34+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt South Station Frankfurt S3.svg Frankfurt S5.svg Frankfurt S6.svg Frankfurt U1.svg Frankfurt U2.svg Frankfurt U3.svg Frankfurt U8.svg 1990
36+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Stresemannallee Frankfurt S3.svg 1990
38+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Frankfurt Louisa Frankfurt S3.svg 1997

Kreis Offenbach

41+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Neu-Isenburg Frankfurt S3.svg 1997
44+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Dreieich-Buchschlag Frankfurt S3.svg 1997
46+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Langen Flugsicherung Frankfurt S3.svg 2002
48+2 Langen Frankfurt S3.svg 1997
51+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Egelsbach 1997

Kreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

53+2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Erzhausen 1997

Darmstadt

55+2 Darmstadt-Wixhausen 1997
57+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Darmstadt-Arheilgen 1997
61+3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Darmstadt Hbf 1997

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