Main Railway

Main Railway
Overview
Native name	Mainbahn
Status	Operational
Owner	Deutsche Bahn
Line number	3520 (Mainz–Frankfurt Hbf) 3650 (Frankfurt Stadion–Frankfurt Süd) 3538 (drittes Gl. Gustavsburg–Bischofsheim)
Locale	Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Germany
Termini	Mainz Hbf Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
Stations	12
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Passenger/freight rail Regional rail, Commuter rail Intercity rail
Route number	471, 645.8, 645.9
Operator(s)	DB Regio, Rhein-Main S-Bahn
History
Opened	3 January 1863
Technical
Line length	37.5 km (23.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map Legend West Rhine Railway from Boppard From rail bypass and Taunus line to Wiesbaden Line from Alzey From Mainz harbour 0.000 Mainz Hbf Mainz railway tunnel north (northbound) New Mainz tunnel (southbound) Mainz railway tunnel south (northbound) 1.800 Mainz Römisches Theater Former line from Mainz Hauptbahnhof Line to Ludwigshafen 3.076 South bridge (Mainz), border RP/Hesse Former train ferry Rhine-Main Railway Mainz-Gustavsburg harbour siding 4.580 Mainz-Gustavsburg Mainz rail bypass, from Taunus Railway 7.780 Mainz-Bischofsheim To Mainz-Bischofsheim Rhine-Main Railway to Darmstadt 9.560 Mainz-Bischofsheim Ültg II junction 11.206 Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk 12.220 Rüsselsheim 15.875 Raunheim 17.373 Raunheim Mönchwald junction Connecting curve to HSL to Frankfurt A 3 Frankfurt Airport–Cologne HSL 19.1 Raunheim Caltex & Ticona siding 19.349 Raunheim Brunnenschneise junction Connecting curve from HSL to Cologne Industrial sidings 23.812 Kelsterbach Frankfurt Airport loop 26.9 Frankfurt-Schwanheim[1] Frankfurt Airport loop 29.096 Frankfurt-Schwanheim Fernbahn junction A 5 Mannheim–Frankfurt railway to Riedstadt-Goddelau 31.375 Frankfurt (Main) Stadion bypass line via Forsthaus (see below) connecting line from Forsthaus 33.192 Frankfurt-Niederrad Old Niederräd bridge / new Niederräd bridge 34.250 Frankfurt-Niederrad Brücke Frankfurt City Link Line to Main-Lahn line to Frankfurt-Höchst Main-Lahn Railway from Frankfurt-Höchst to Taunus Railway to Frankfurt-Höchst line from Frankfurt-Griesheim 35.358 Frankfurt (Main) Gutleuthof (junction) Taunus Railway from Frankfurt-Höchst Homburg embankment from Mainzer Landstraße 35.360 Frankfurt outer yard to Galluswarte Main-Weser bridge – Galluswarte line 36.444 Frankfurt (Main) Hoch/Tief (station part) to the City Tunnel lines from Darmstadt and from Offenbach Main-Weser Railway from Gießen former line from Peace Bridge (see below) 37.508 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (since 1888) Frankfurt western stations (until 1888) Originally part of route (now bypass line) line from Mainz (see above) 31.4 Frankfurt am Main Stadion current line via Frankfurt-Niederrad (see above) 33.2 Forsthaus (Frankfurt) (junction, former station) connecting curve to Darmstadt, Frankfurt Main-Neckar Railway from Darmstadt current line to Main-Neckar Bridge (see above) former Lokalbahn, Main-Neckar Railway 36.6 Frankfurt South South Main line to Hanau North Main line to Hanau City Tunnel to Frankfurt Hbf (underground) Peace Bridge (old Main-Neckar Bridge) former route of the Main-Neckar railway current bridge (see above) Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (since 1888) Frankfurt (Main) Hbf underground (since 1978) City Tunnel to South Station/Offenbach and ??.? Frankfurt western stations (until 1888) Source: German railway atlas[2]

The Main Railway (German: Mainbahn, pronounced 'mine barn') is a 37.5 km-long double-track electrified railway line, which runs on the south side of the river Main from Mainz to Frankfurt central station.