S8 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
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The S8 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS (German scheduled railway route) number 645.8
In 1972 the Frankfurt Airport loop
, a new line to connect the recently built Terminal Mitte (Central Terminal) at the Frankfurt Airport
to the Central Station and the Main railway, became operational. Two years later the R14 experimental service running between Wiesbaden Central Station and Frankfurt Central Station started. After the opening of the Frankfurt Citytunnel the service was renamed to S14 and extended to the new Hauptwache underground station. In 1980 the new shuttle service S15 running between the Airport station and Frankfurt Central Station started operation. Further extensions of the tunnel followed in 1983 (Konstablerwache) and 1990 (Ostendstraße and Lokalbahnhof) so that the Südbahnhof (South station) became the S14's eastern terminal. In 1995 both services S14 and S15 were renamed to S8 and extended their operation to the east connecting the Central Station of Hanau. Like the S1 the S8 now also used the eastern branch of the Frankfurt Citytunnel as well as the Offenbach Citytunnel.
In 1990 two S14 trainsets collided near the Rüsselsheim station killing 17 and injuring 145 passengers. The conductor of the train bound for Frankfurt ignored the stop signal and crashed into an oncoming, fully occupied train.
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 a line parallel with the South Main railway is used.History
| Year | Stations | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 (R14) | 15 | Wiesbaden Hbf – Frankfurt Hbf |
| 1983 (S14) | 18 (+3) | Wiesbaden Hbf – Konstablerwache |
| 1990 (S14) | 21 (+3) | Wiesbaden Hbf – Frankfurt Süd |
| 1995 | 28 (+9, -2) | Wiesbaden Hbf – Hanau Hbf |
In 1972 the Frankfurt Airport loop
Frankfurt Airport loop
The Frankfurt Airport loop is a 15.8 kilometers long double-track railway line connecting Frankfurt and Frankfurt Airport and operated as part of the Frankfurt S-Bahn. It is electrified at 15 kV...
, a new line to connect the recently built Terminal Mitte (Central Terminal) at the Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt Airport may refer to:Airports of Frankfurt, Germany:*Frankfurt Airport , the largest airport in Germany*Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport, a general aviation airport*Frankfurt-Hahn Airport , a converted U.S...
to the Central Station and the Main railway, became operational. Two years later the R14 experimental service running between Wiesbaden Central Station and Frankfurt Central Station started. After the opening of the Frankfurt Citytunnel the service was renamed to S14 and extended to the new Hauptwache underground station. In 1980 the new shuttle service S15 running between the Airport station and Frankfurt Central Station started operation. Further extensions of the tunnel followed in 1983 (Konstablerwache) and 1990 (Ostendstraße and Lokalbahnhof) so that the Südbahnhof (South station) became the S14's eastern terminal. In 1995 both services S14 and S15 were renamed to S8 and extended their operation to the east connecting the Central Station of Hanau. Like the S1 the S8 now also used the eastern branch of the Frankfurt Citytunnel as well as the Offenbach Citytunnel.
In 1990 two S14 trainsets collided near the Rüsselsheim station killing 17 and injuring 145 passengers. The conductor of the train bound for Frankfurt ignored the stop signal and crashed into an oncoming, fully occupied train.
Operation
- Wiesbaden Hbf – Hanau Hbf
- Wiesbaden Hbf – Offenbach Ost
- Kelsterbach – Frankfurt Hbf
- Flughafen Regionalbahnhof – Frankfurt Hbf (former S15 service)
- Rüsselsheim – Offenbach Ost
- Rüsselsheim – Frankfurt Hbf
| Journey time | Station | Transfer | S-Bahn service since |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
Wiesbaden |
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| 0 |  |
Wiesbaden Hbf 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... |
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| 4 | +4 | Wiesbaden Ost | 1978 | |||||||||
Mainz |
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| 7 | +3 | Mainz Nord | 1978 | |||||||||
| 12 | +5 | |
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... |
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| 16 | +4 | Mainz Römisches Theater Mainz Römisches Theater station Mainz Römisches Theater station is a station in the city of Mainz, the capital of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate on the Main Railway from Mainz to Frankfurt am Main. It is the most important station in the city after Mainz Hauptbahnhof. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3... |
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Kreis Groß-Gerau |
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| 19 | +3 | Mainz-Gustavsburg | 1978 | |||||||||
| 22 | +3 | |
Mainz-Bischofsheim Mainz-Bischofsheim station 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... |
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| 25 | +3 | Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk | 1978 | |||||||||
| 28 | +3 | Rüsselsheim Rüsselsheim station Rüsselsheim station is a transit station in the town of Rüsselsheim 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. There is another station in... |
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| 31 | +3 | Raunheim | 1978 | |||||||||
| 36 | +5 | Kelsterbach Kelsterbach station Kelsterbach station is the station of the town of Kelsterbach in the German state of Hesse on the Main Railway from Mainz to Frankfurt. -History :... |
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Frankfurt am Main |
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| 42 | +6 | |
Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof | 1978 | ||||||||
| 46 | +4 | |
Frankfurt Stadion | 1978 | ||||||||
| 49 | +3 | |
Frankfurt-Niederrad Frankfurt-Niederrad station Frankfurt-Niederrad station is a station in the district of Niederrad in the southwest of Frankfurt am Main in the German state of Hesse.-Location:... |
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| 53 | +4 | |
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... |
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| 54 | +5 | |
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) | 1978 | ||||||||
| 56 | +2 | Taunusanlage | 1978 | |||||||||
| 58 | +2 | |
Hauptwache | 1978 | ||||||||
| 59 | +1 | |
Konstablerwache | 1983 | ||||||||
| 61 | +2 | Ostendstraße | 1990 | |||||||||
| 63 | +2 | |
Mühlberg | 1992 | ||||||||
Offenbach |
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| 66 | +3 | |
Offenbach-Kaiserlei | 1995 | ||||||||
| 68 | +2 | |
Ledermuseum | 1995 | ||||||||
| 70 | +2 | |
Marktplatz | 1995 | ||||||||
| 73 | +3 | |
Offenbach Ost | 1995 | ||||||||
Kreis Offenbach |
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| 77 | +4 | |
Mühlheim | 1995 | ||||||||
| 79 | +2 | |
Mühlheim-Dietesheim | 1995 | ||||||||
Main-Kinzig-Kreis |
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| 82 | +3 | |
Hanau-Steinheim | 1995 | ||||||||
| 82 | +3 | Hanau Hbf 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.... |
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