Mainz-Bischofsheim station
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Mainz-Bischofsheim station is the station of the town of Bischofsheim in the German state of Hesse
on the Main Railway from Mainz
to Frankfurt am Main
. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn
as a category 3 station
. The station is served by the S-Bahn
and regional trains. The station was opened at its current location in 1904.
Between 1930 and 1945, Bischofsheim was a district of the city of Mainz and, as a result, the station was renamed Mainz-Bischofsheim. In 1945, the American and French occupying authorities transferred Bischofsheim to American administration and several months later it became part of the new state of Hesse. Although Bischofsheim became a self-governing municipality again as a result, the station is still called Mainz-Bischofsheim.
via Wiesbaden
to Bischofsheim. The construction of the Kostheim Bridge over the Main near Hochheim
connected the Taunus Railway near Mainz-Kastel
with the Hessian Ludwig Railway
, connecting Mainz, Darmstadt
and Aschaffenburg
. In Bischofsheim trains can instead branch off the Hessian Ludwig Railway on to the Main Railway to Frankfurt.
The Prussian-Hessian Railway Company
created a hub of national significance at Bischofsheim. As a result, freight and passenger facilities were spatially separated. The old station building at the water tower (both of which are listed as monuments under the Hessian heritage law) was now used for handling freight. A new entrance building was built for passengers in 1904, a few hundred metres to the north-west.
style. The stone floors are plastered and the gables of the transept are built of timber. Access to the station is upstairs. The platforms are reached via a footbridge from the entrance building.
After numerous structural changes to the original historic building, it was dismantled and modernised in 2002/03.
The Mainz-Bischofsheim marshalling yard is now one of the most important marshalling yard in the Rhine-Main area.
(Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV). It is served by Rhine-Main S-Bahn
trains operated by DB Regio
. Services on lines S 8
and S 9
each operate at 30 minute intervals on the Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
–Hanau Hauptbahnhof
route. Together the two lines operate at 15-minute intervals through Bischofsheim. Line S8 runs through Mainz Hauptbahnhof
to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
, while line S9 runs via Kostheim Bridge to Mainz-Kastel and Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof.
Bischofsheim station is served by the Mittelrhein-Main-Express Regional-Express service running between Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
and Frankfurt (RE 2 in Rhineland Palatinate and RE 80 in Hesse) every two hours. It is also served by a Regionalbahn
service between Wiesbaden and Aschaffenburg, running hourly.
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
on the Main Railway from Mainz
Mainz Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Mainz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is used by about 80,000 travellers and visitors each day and is therefore one of the busiest 21 stations in Germany...
to Frankfurt am Main
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...
. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
as a category 3 station
German railway station categories
About 5,400 railway stations in Germany that are owned and operated by the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service are assigned into seven categories, denoting the service level available at the station....
. The station is served by the S-Bahn
Rhine-Main S-Bahn
The Rhine-Main S-Bahn system is an integrated rapid transit and commuter transport system for the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region, which includes the cities Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Offenbach am Main, Hanau and Darmstadt...
and regional trains. The station was opened at its current location in 1904.
Between 1930 and 1945, Bischofsheim was a district of the city of Mainz and, as a result, the station was renamed Mainz-Bischofsheim. In 1945, the American and French occupying authorities transferred Bischofsheim to American administration and several months later it became part of the new state of Hesse. Although Bischofsheim became a self-governing municipality again as a result, the station is still called Mainz-Bischofsheim.
History
The Mainz rail bypass was built at the beginning of the 20th century to relieve Mainz Hauptbahnhof, running from MainzMainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
via Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
to Bischofsheim. The construction of the Kostheim Bridge over the Main near Hochheim
Hochheim am Main
Hochheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district of the state of Hessen, Germany. It is located near the right bank of the Main River three miles above the branch into the Rhine, as well as on the German Framework Road....
connected the Taunus Railway near Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel is a district administered by the city of Wiesbaden, Germany. Mainz-Kastel was formerly a district of the city of Mainz, until the public administration by the city of Wiesbaden was decided on August 10, 1945...
with the Hessian Ludwig Railway
Hessian Ludwig Railway
The Hessian Ludwig Railway or HLB with its network of 697 kilometres of railway was one of the largest privately owned railway companies in Germany.- Early history :...
, connecting Mainz, Darmstadt
Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof of the German city Darmstadt. After Frankfurt Hbf and Wiesbaden Hbf, it is the third largest station in the state of Hesse. It is the second busiest station in Hesse, servicing 35 000 passengers and 220 trains per day....
and Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof
is the central railway station of Aschaffenburg in Germany.The station was built in 1854 by the Ludwigs-West-Bahn. It remained largely unchanged until destroyed in a 1944 air raid, after which it was rebuilt in the style typical for the 1950s...
. In Bischofsheim trains can instead branch off the Hessian Ludwig Railway on to the Main Railway to Frankfurt.
The Prussian-Hessian Railway Company
Prussian-Hessian Railway Company
The Royal Prussian and Grand-Ducal Hessian State Railways was a state-owned network of independent railway divisions in the German states of Prussia and Hesse in the early 20th century...
created a hub of national significance at Bischofsheim. As a result, freight and passenger facilities were spatially separated. The old station building at the water tower (both of which are listed as monuments under the Hessian heritage law) was now used for handling freight. A new entrance building was built for passengers in 1904, a few hundred metres to the north-west.
Description
The new entrance building was built on a hillside as a massive two-storey building in the contemporary Art NouveauArt Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
style. The stone floors are plastered and the gables of the transept are built of timber. Access to the station is upstairs. The platforms are reached via a footbridge from the entrance building.
After numerous structural changes to the original historic building, it was dismantled and modernised in 2002/03.
The Mainz-Bischofsheim marshalling yard is now one of the most important marshalling yard in the Rhine-Main area.
Rail operations
Bischofsheim lies in the area served by the Rhein-Main-VerkehrsverbundRhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund
The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund is an organised transport network in the German state of Hesse, centred around the city of Frankfurt am Main. Its head office is located in Hofheim im Taunus...
(Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV). It is served by Rhine-Main S-Bahn
Rhine-Main S-Bahn
The Rhine-Main S-Bahn system is an integrated rapid transit and commuter transport system for the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region, which includes the cities Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Offenbach am Main, Hanau and Darmstadt...
trains operated by DB Regio
DB Regio
DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates short and medium distance passenger train services in Germany, and operates light and heavy rail infrastructure in the United Kingdom.-Germany:...
. Services on lines S 8
S8 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S8 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS number 645.8- City tunnel :The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services...
and S 9
S9 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S9 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS number 645.9.- City tunnel :The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services...
each operate at 30 minute intervals on the Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Wiesbaden, the state capital of the German state of Hesse. It is a terminal station at the southern edge of the city center and is served by over 500 long-distance and regional trains and used by more than 30,000 travelers each day.-History:The current station...
–Hanau Hauptbahnhof
Hanau Hauptbahnhof
is the central station for Hanau, Germany and a major rail junction east of Frankfurt am Main.The first Hanau station was built on the Frankfurt-Hanau Railway at the location of the current Hanau West station, close to Hanau city centre....
route. Together the two lines operate at 15-minute intervals through Bischofsheim. Line S8 runs through Mainz Hauptbahnhof
Mainz Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Mainz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is used by about 80,000 travellers and visitors each day and is therefore one of the busiest 21 stations in Germany...
to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Wiesbaden, the state capital of the German state of Hesse. It is a terminal station at the southern edge of the city center and is served by over 500 long-distance and regional trains and used by more than 30,000 travelers each day.-History:The current station...
, while line S9 runs via Kostheim Bridge to Mainz-Kastel and Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof.
Bischofsheim station is served by the Mittelrhein-Main-Express Regional-Express service running between Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the focal point of rail transport in the Rhine-Moselle-Lahn area. It is a through station in southern Koblenz built below Fort Großfürst Konstantin and opened in 1902 in the Neustadt , which was built...
and Frankfurt (RE 2 in Rhineland Palatinate and RE 80 in Hesse) every two hours. It is also served by a Regionalbahn
RegionalBahn
The Regionalbahn is a type of local passenger train in Germany.-Service:Regionalbahn trains usually call at all stations on a given line, with the exception of RB trains within S-Bahn networks, these may only call at selected stations...
service between Wiesbaden and Aschaffenburg, running hourly.