Homburg Railway

Homburg Railway
Overview
Other name(s)Frankfurt-Friedrichsdorf Railway
Native nameHomburger Bahn
StatusOperational
OwnerDeutsche Bahn
Line number3611
LocaleHesse, Germany
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger rail
Regional rail, Commuter rail
Route number637
645.5 (S-Bahn)
Operator(s)Rhein-Main S-Bahn, Hessische Landesbahn
History
Opened10 September 1860 (1860-09-10)
Completed1895 (Bad Homburg-Friedrichsdorf)
Technical
Line length23.9 km (14.9 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed120 km/h (74.6 mph)
Route map

City Tunnel from Frankfurt Süd
0.0
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof tief
City Tunnel ramp, Main-Weser Railway
from Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
to Main-Neckar Bridge junction
to Frankfurt (Main) outer station
1.6
Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte
former main freight yard
2.4
Frankfurt am Main Messe
from main freight yard
beginning of the elevation section
3.3
Frankfurt (Main) West
(high level)
Main-Weser Railway to Friedberg
end of the elevation section
5.9
Rebstock curve
(Bad Nauheim–Wiesbaden line)
Nidda bridge
6.6
Frankfurt-Rödelheim
Kronberg Railway
/
A 66
A 5
In der Wolfslach
Viaduct over the Steinbach
12.4
Oberursel-Weißkirchen/Steinbach
13.7
Oberursel-Stierstadt
Oberursel Gattenhöferweg
U3 from Heddernheim U3
Oberursel Frankfurter Landstraße
15.3
Oberursel (Taunus)
A line to Hohemark U3
former connection to U-Bahn (line A),
originally Heddernheim–Hohemark light railway
A 661
19.0
Bad Homburg
Viaduct over the Kirdorfer brook
22.7
Seulberg
23.9
Friedrichsdorf,
terminus of
Taunus line
Friedberg–Friedrichsdorf line
Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Homburg Railway (German: Homburger Bahn) is an 18 km line from Frankfurt am Main to Bad Homburg in the German state of Hesse. It was opened in 1860 as one of the first railway lines in Germany. It is now part of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn line S5 to Friedrichsdorf.

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.