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S4 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)

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S4
S4 at Frankfurt West station, bound for Kronberg
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
Line number4
LocaleFrankfurt Rhine-Main
Termini
Stations22
Service
TypeRapid transit, Commuter rail
SystemS-Bahn Rhein-Main
Services
Route number645.4
Operator(s)DB Regio
Depot(s)Frankfurt Hbf
Rolling stockDBAG Class 423
History
Opened28 May 1978 (1978-05-28)
Technical
Line length33.5 km (20.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line

The S4 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.4

Routes

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Kronberg Railway

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Homburg Railway

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City tunnel

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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

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History

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Year Stations Route
1974 (R4) 6 Kronberg – Frankfurt Hbf
1978 10 (+4) Kronberg – Hauptwache
1983 11 (+1) Kronberg – Konstablerwache
1990 14 (+3) Kronberg – Frankfurt Süd
1997 19 (+5) Kronberg – Langen
1999 21 (+2) Kronberg – Langen
2002 22 (+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

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S4 entering the Frankfurt Citytunnel
  1. Kronberg – Langen
  2. Frankfurt Hbf – Langen
  3. Kronberg – Darmstadt Hbf (Sundays only)
Journey time Station Transfer S-Bahn service
since
1 2 3

Main-Taunus-Kreis

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0 Kronberg 1978
2 +2 Kronberg Süd 1999
5 +3 Eschborn-Niederhöchstadt 1978
7 +2 Eschborn 1978
9 +2 Eschborn-Süd 1978

Frankfurt am Main

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13 +4 Frankfurt-Rödelheim 1978
16 +3 Frankfurt West 1978
18 +2 Frankfurt Messe 1999
20 +2 Frankfurt Galluswarte 1978
23 +3 Frankfurt Hbf (tief) U4 U5 1978
25 +2 Taunusanlage 1978
27 +2 Hauptwache U1 U2 U3 U6 U7 U8 1978
28 +1 Konstablerwache U4 U5 U6 U7 1983
30 +2 Ostendstraße 1990
32 +2 Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof 1990
34 +2 Frankfurt South Station U1 U2 U3 U8 1990
36 +2 Frankfurt Stresemannallee 1990
38 +2 Frankfurt Louisa 1997

Kreis Offenbach

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41 +3 Neu-Isenburg 1997
44 +3 Dreieich-Buchschlag 1997
46 +2 Langen Flugsicherung 2002
48 +2 Langen 1997
51 +3 Egelsbach 1997

Kreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

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53 +2 Erzhausen 1997

Darmstadt

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55 +2 Darmstadt-Wixhausen 1997
57 +3 Darmstadt-Arheilgen 1997
61 +3 Darmstadt Hbf 1997
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