Main-Lahn Railway

Main-Lahn Railway
Main-Lahn railway near Idstein
Overview
Native name	Main-Lahn-Bahn
Owner	Deutsche Bahn
Line number	3610
Locale	Hesse, Germany
Termini	Frankfurt (Main) Hbf Eschhofen
Stations	21
Service
Type	Heavy rail, passenger rail, regional rail, commuter rail
Route number	627 645.2 (S Bahn)
Operator(s)	DB Bahn
History
Opened	Stages between 1875-1877
Technical
Line length	66.5 km (41.3 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
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map Legend Lahntal railway from Koblenz Limburg–Altenkirchen Railway to Au (Sieg) and Limburg-Staffel–Siershahn Railway Limburg (Lahn) Cologne–Frankfurt HSL 66.5 Eschhofen Lahntal railway to Wetzlar 63.4 Lindenholzhausen 60.8 Niederbrechen 58.2 Oberbrechen 54.1 Niederselters 49.3 Bad Camberg 44,6 Wörsdorf 39.7 Idstein (Taunus) 36.5 Niederseelbach (1903–1971) 31.9 Niedernhausen (Taunus) terminus of Ländches Railway to Wiesbaden 28.6 Eppstein-Niederjosbach 27.1 Eppstein-Bremthal (since 2001) (new tunnel, in operation since Easter 2013) 25.7 Eppstein Tunnel (new 338 m, old 200 m) (new tunnel, in operation since Easter 2013) 25.4 Eppstein 21.2 Lorsbach 17.0 Hofheim (Taunus) 14.6 Kriftel 12.4 Frankfurt-Zeilsheim (since May 2007) 11.3 Frankfurt-Höchst Farbwerke Ültg junction Taunus Railway from Wiesbaden 10.4 Frankfurt-Höchst Farbwerke Königstein Railway from Königstein 9.3 Frankfurt-Höchst Soden Railway to Bad Soden Taunus Railway to Frankfurt Hbf (regional traffic) Nidda 7.140 Frankfurt-Nied 4.455 Frankfurt-Griesheim City Link Line to Osthafen from Mainzer Landstraße Frankfurt Airport loop Main Railway, to Riedbahn Taunus Railway from Frankfurt-Höchst 2.1 Frankfurt Kleyerstr. (junction) Frankfurt Außenbf to Frankfurt main goods yard Main-Neckar Railway from Darmstadt south Main line from Offenbach Main-Weser Railway from Gießen Homburg Railway from Frankfurt West 0,0 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (since 1888) Frankfurt (Main) Hbf tief (since 1978) City Tunnel to Frankfurt South and to Offenbach and western stations (until 1888) Source: German railway atlas[1]

The Main-Lahn railway (German: Main-Lahn-Bahn), also called the Limburg railway (Limburger Bahn), is a double-track, electrified main railway line in Germany. The 66.5-kilometer (41.3 mi) long line extends from Frankfurt Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) to Eschhofen, a borough of Limburg an der Lahn.

From Frankfurt to Niedernhausen, it operates as Rhine-Main S-Bahn S-2 and carries Deutsche Bahn route number 645.2. From Frankfurt Central Station to Frankfurt-Höchst, it also carries S-Bahn S-1 (which then follows the Taunus railway to Wiesbaden). From Niedernhausen to Eschhofen, it takes over Route number 627 from the Ländches Railway (Ländchesbahn). From Eschhofen, the line leads into the Lahntal railway (Lahntalbahn).