S2 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
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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
.
Usually DBAG Class 423
railcars are used on this service. Its predecessor class 420
is only used for shortened shuttle services.
. 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 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 the station Eppstein-Bremthal 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.
Taunus
The Taunus is a low mountain range in Hesse, Germany that composes part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is bounded by the river valleys of Rhine, Main and Lahn. On the opposite side of the Rhine, the mountains are continued by the Hunsrück...
town Niedernhausen
Niedernhausen
Niedernhausen im Taunus is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany, with almost 15,000 inhabitants.-Location:...
and Dietzenbach
Dietzenbach
Dietzenbach is the seat of Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany and lies roughly 12 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main on the river Bieber. Before the Second World War, the current town was a farming village with not quite 4,000 inhabitants...
.
Usually DBAG Class 423
DBAG Class 423
The Class 423 EMU is a light-weight articulated electric railcar for S-Bahn commuter networks in Germany. The train has similar dimensions to its predecessor, the Class 420 EMU, but is significantly lighter and has one large passenger compartment, while that of the 420 is divided into three parts...
railcars are used on this service. Its predecessor class 420
DB Class 420
The Baureihe 420 is a light-weight commuter electric multiple unit developed for the S-Bahn networks in Germany and was originally commissioned by the Deutsche Bundesbahn for the Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt networks. It could seat 194 second class, 17 or 33 first class, depending on series. The...
is only used for shortened shuttle services.
Main-Lahn railway
The service uses the tracks of the Main-Lahn Railway between Niedernhausen and Frankfurt Central StationFrankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
is the central station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.- Proto-history :In the late...
. 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.
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.History
| Year | Stations | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 (R2) | 11 | Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Hbf |
| 1978 | 13 (+2) | Niedernhausen – Hauptwache |
| 1983 | 14 (+1) | Niedernhausen – Konstablerwache |
| 1990 | 17 (+3) | Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Süd |
| 1992 | 16 (+1, -2) | Niedernhausen – Mühlberg |
| 1995 | 17 (+2, -1) | Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Süd |
| 2002 | 18 (+1) | Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Süd |
| 2003 | 26 (+10, -2) | Niedernhausen – Dietzenbach |
| 2007 | 27 (+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
DB Class 420
The Baureihe 420 is a light-weight commuter electric multiple unit developed for the S-Bahn networks in Germany and was originally commissioned by the Deutsche Bundesbahn for the Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt networks. It could seat 194 second class, 17 or 33 first class, depending on series. The...
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 the station Eppstein-Bremthal 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
- Niedernhausen – Dietzenbach
- Niedernhausen – Offenbach Ost
- Niedernhausen – Frankfurt Hbf
- Hofheim – Frankfurt Hbf
- Griesheim – Dietzenbach
- Offenbach Ost – Dietzenbach
| Journey time | Station | Transfer | S-Bahn service since |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis |
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| 0 | Niedernhausen Niedernhausen station Niedernhausen station serves the municipality of Niedernhausen in the German state of Hesse. It is the most important station on the Main-Lahn Railway between the stations of Frankfurt-Höchst and Eschhofen in Limburg an der Lahn... |
1978 | |||||||||||
Main-Taunus-Kreis |
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| 3 | +3 | Eppstein-Niederjosbach | 1978 | ||||||||||
| 5 | +2 | Eppstein-Bremthal | 2002 | ||||||||||
| 7 | +2 | Eppstein | 1978 | ||||||||||
| 12 | +5 | Hofheim-Lorsbach | 1978 | ||||||||||
| 15 | +3 |  |
Hofheim | 1978 | |||||||||
| 18 | +3 | |
Kriftel | 1978 | |||||||||
Frankfurt am Main |
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| 20 | +2 | |
Frankfurt-Zeilsheim | 2007 | |||||||||
| 23 | +3 | Farbwerke | 1978 | ||||||||||
| 26 | +3 | Frankfurt-Höchst Frankfurt-Höchst station The Frankfurt-Höchst station is an important station in the Frankfurt district of Höchst and is the second largest station in the city with twelve tracks. It is currently mainly used by S-Bahn, suburban and regional services... |
1978 | ||||||||||
| 28 | +2 | Frankfurt-Nied | 1978 | ||||||||||
| 31 | +3 | Frankfurt-Griesheim | 1978 | ||||||||||
| 37 | +6 | |
Frankfurt Hbf Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof is the central station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.- Proto-history :In the late... |
1978 | |||||||||
| 36 | +5 | |
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) | 1978 | |||||||||
| 38 | +2 | Taunusanlage | 1978 | ||||||||||
| 40 | +2 | |
Hauptwache | 1978 | |||||||||
| 42 | +2 | |
Konstablerwache | 1983 | |||||||||
| 43 | +1 | Ostendstraße | 1990 | ||||||||||
| 45 | +2 | |
Mühlberg | 1992 | |||||||||
Offenbach |
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| 48 | +3 | |
Offenbach-Kaiserlei | 1995 | |||||||||
| 50 | +2 | |
Ledermuseum | 1995 | |||||||||
| 52 | +2 | |
Marktplatz | 1995 | |||||||||
| 55 | +3 | |
Offenbach Ost | 1995 | |||||||||
| 57 | +3 | |
Offenbach-Bieber | 2003 | |||||||||
Kreis Offenbach |
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| 61 | +4 | |
Heusenstamm | 2003 | |||||||||
| 64 | +3 | |
Dietzenbach-Steinberg | 2003 | |||||||||
| 66 | +2 | |
Dietzenbach-Mitte | 2003 | |||||||||
| 68 | +2 | |
Dietzenbach | 2003 | |||||||||