Germany (Hessen) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
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Introduction
This list is based on the timetable dated from 13 December 2009 to 11 December 2010, unless otherwise stated. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.
In the heading to each entry the map reference for the line in the Schweers+Wall Eisenbahn Atlas (2007/2008 edition) is shown, in italic, in addition to the reference to M.G. Ball's European Railway Atlas.
Obscure services
Routes are ordered geographically. In the Frankfurt area, routes in and out of the Hauptbahnhof are considered first and then the various avoiding lines. In both cases, routes are ordered clockwise round the city, from Frankfurt am Main Süd to Frankfurt am Main West. In May or June each year a town in Hessen hosts the Hessentag festival, which lasts about a week. Special trains are often run to the Hessentag site, which is different each year. In 1997 and 2001 this resulted in temporary passenger services being provided over freight lines. The 2009 event is at Langenselbold.
Vellmar-Obervellmar – Kassel Hbf
[430, 612] (40A2, 150A2-150A3) DE09/501
Light rail services between Vellmar-Obervellmar and Kassel city centre via the low level station at Kassel Hbf all run via Kassel-Harleshausen. Heavy rail trains between Kassel Hbf and Vellmar-Obervellmar run via Abzw Kassel Nordwest, except for the following via Kassel-Harleshausen.
SSuX | RB23502 | Korbach – 05:20 Vellmar-Obervellmar – Kassel Hbf | |
SSuX | RB23504 | Korbach Süd – 06:34 Vellmar-Obervellmar – Kassel Hbf | |
SO | RB23542 | Korbach Süd – 06:57 Vellmar-Obervellmar – Kassel Hbf | |
SuO | RB23544 | Korbach Süd – 09:09 Vellmar-Obervellmar – Kassel Hbf | |
SSuX | RB23501 | 05:48 Kassel Hbf – Korbach Süd |
Eichenberg avoiding line: Friedland (Han) (Eichenberg Nordkopf) – Arenshausen (Eichenberg Ostkopf)
[540.1, 600] (40B2 not shown, 55B3) DE09/502
This north to east curve links the Göttingen and Nordhausen lines, and is used by through trains between Göttingen and Leinefelde (generally, every two hours).
Bebra avoiding line: Bad Hersfeld (Blankenheim) – Ronshausen (Abzw Faßdorf)
[21, 605] (40B1, 67A2) DE09/503
This south to east curve enables trains between Fulda and Eisenach to avoid reversal at Bebra. It is used by trains running non-stop between Fulda or Bad Hersfeld and Eisenach. There isan ICE/IC service at least hourly.
Herzhausen – Frankenberg (Eder) – Battenberg-Auhammer
[622.1] (39B2, 65A1-65B1) DE09/504
In recent years a limited Sunday service has been provided over this line from May to October. This may be repeated in 2009, with details available at www.bahn.de/kurhessenbahn.
Gießen avoiding line: Dutenhofen – Großen Linden (Gießen Bergwald Stw Gs)
[445] (49B3, 65A4) DE09/505
This west to south curve enables trains to run between Wetzlar and Friedberg (Hess) without reversing at Gießen.
SSuX | RE4691 | Siegen – 05:52 Wetzlar – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SSuX | RE4690 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf – 17:27 Bad Nauheim – Siegen |
Neuhof (Kr Fulda) (Fulda-Bronzell) – Fulda
[615, 616] (51B3 not shown, 78C1) DE09/505A
The flyover south of Fulda is used by most local trains from the Hanau line, which terminate in platform 1 at Fulda, on the west side of the station, and also, Monday to Friday, by the arrival from Gersfeld (Rhön) and 05:34 and the departure at 05:49.
Flieden – Sterbfritz (Elm Bbf)
(51A3, 78C1-78C2) DE09/506
This is part of the former main line between München and Hamburg, but daytime expresses all use the Schnellfahrstrecke and diversion of Gemünden local trains to Schlüchtern, instead of Fulda, has left the route with passenger trains only during the night apart from a few southbound AutoZüge during the summer.
EN491 | Hamburg-Altona – 23:25 Göttingen – Wien Westbf | ||
CNL1289 | Hamburg-Altona – 00:46 Hannover Hbf – München Ost | ||
H | FO | DZ13265 | Høje Taastrup - 14:15 Padborg – Bad Gastein |
H | FO | CNL13275 | Aarhus H – 15:03 Padborg – Innsbruck Hbf |
H | SO | DZ13274 | Bludenz – 21:42 München Ost – København H |
CNL1288 | München Ost – 23:39 Augsburg Hbf – Hamburg-Altona | ||
H | SO | CNL13374 | Bolzano-Bozen – 20:50 Wörgl – Aarhus H |
EN490 | Wien Westbf – 02:28 Würzburg Hbf – Hamburg-Altona | ||
H | SO | DZ13294 | Bad Gastein – 23:10 Kufstein – Høje Taastrup |
E | FO | AZ13381 | Hamburg-Altona – 21:34 Hildesheim Hbf – Verona Porta Nuova |
H | FO | AZ13385 | Hamburg-Altona – 21:35 Hildesheim Hbf – Bolzano-Bozen |
D | AZ1385 | Hamburg-Altona – 00:09 Hildesheim Hbf – München Ost | |
E | TO | AZ13397 | Hamburg-Altona – 16:58 Hildesheim Hbf – Trieste Centrale |
E | WO | AZ13307 | 16:03 Berlin-Wannsee – Trieste Centrale (via this route 5 August to 9 September) |
E | SuO | AZ13393 | Hamburg-Altona – 18:27 Hildesheim Hbf – Trieste Centrale |
E | SuO | AZ13383 | Hamburg-Altona – 20:05 Hildesheim Hbf – Verona Porta Nuova |
D | AZ1384 | 21:50 München Ost – Hamburg-Altona | |
E | SO | AZ13380 | Verona Porta Nuova – 18:51 Bolzano-Bozen – Hamburg-Altona |
H | SO | AZ13384 | Bolzano-Bozen – 21:08 Innsbruck Hbf – Hamburg-Altona |
E | ThO | AZ13306 | Trieste Centrale – 20:09 Villach Hbf – Berlin-Wannsee (via this route 7 August to 11 September) |
E | MO | AZ13392 | Trieste Centrale – 20:09 Villach Hbf – Hamburg Altona |
E | WO | AZ13396 | Trieste Centrale – 20:09 Villach Hbf – Hamburg Altona |
Großkrotzenburg – Hanau Nord (via Abzw Rauschwald)
[633, 640] (49B2, 153D2) DE09/507
This route allows trains to run between the Aschaffenburg and Gießen lines without reversing at Hanau Hbf.
E | MO | AZ13382 | Verona Porta Nuova – 18:25 Bolzano-Bozen – Hamburg-Altona (not via this route on 2 June) |
Wolfgang (Kr Hanau) – Hanau Hbf (via Abzw Rauschwald)
[615] (49B2, 153D2) DE09/508
This route enables trains to and from the Fulda line to use the south side platforms at Hanau Hbf.
SSuX | RB15645 | Bad Soden-Salmünster – 07:23 Wolfgang (Kr Hanau) – Frankfurt am Main Hbf |
Hanau West (Weiche 403/404) – Hanau Hbf (Nordseite)
[640] (49B2, 153D2) DE09/509
Of the two spurs which link the Maintal line to Hanau Hbf Nordseite (Fulda line), the southerly one is for eastbound trains via platform 7 only. The other is reversible and links with platforms 2 to 7 and is used by ICE trains every two hours from Fulda 06:44 to 18:44 (not all daily) plus:
CNL458 | Dresden Hbf - 01:17 Erfurt Hbf - Zürich HB | ||
CNL473 | København H – 00:31 Hamburg Hbf – Basel SBB | ||
SSuX | RB15260 | 05:20 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SSuX | RB15100 | 06:24 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regiobf | |
SSuO | RB15802 | 07:02 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SSuX | RE15102 | 08:25 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regiobf | |
FSuO | IC1891 | Berlin Südkreuz - 14:40 Fulda - Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
D1 | ICE579 | Hamburg-Altona - 15:37 Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Stuttgart Hbf | |
SuO | ICE1193 | Berlin Südkreuz - 16:05 Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
FO | IC1893 | Berlin Südkreuz - 16:05 Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SuO | ICE1195 | Berlin Südkreuz - 20:16 Hanau Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SuO | IC1854 | Leipzig Hbf - 20:38 Fulda - Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
D | SSuX | ICE1542 | Dresden Hbf - 21:25 Hanau Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf |
D | SuO | ICE1742 | Dresden Hbf - 21:25 Hanau Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Flugahfen Fernbf |
D | SSuX | ICE79662 | Leipzig Hbf - 21:25 Hanau Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf |
D | SuO | ICE79692 | Leipzig Hbf - 21:25 Hanau Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf |
RB15283 | Frankfurt am Main Hbf – 01:06 Hanau West – Hanau Hbf | ||
SSuX | RE15101 | Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – 15:24 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Hanau Hbf | |
SSuX | RE15103 | Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – 17:24 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Hanau Hbf | |
E | SuO | AZ1360 | 13:11 Berlin-Wannsee – Narbonne |
H | SuO | AZ1391 | Hamburg-Altona – 15:50 Hildesheim Hbf – Narbonne |
D1: Until 30 June 2009. Thereafter ICE579 runs via Offenbach (Main).
The connections to platform 7 or the reversible spur are used by ICE trains every two hours from Frankfurt am Main Süd 08:22 to 20:22 (not all daily), plus:
FO | IC1859 | 16:15 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Leipzig Hbf | |
E | MO | AZ1363 | Narbonne – 20:01 Avignon Centre – Berlin-Wannsee |
H | MO | AZ1392 | 17:37 Narbonne – Hamburg-Altona |
Frankfurt am Main Hbf
Trains between Frankfurt am Main Hbf and Frankfurt am Main Stadion, Neu Isenburg or Frankfurt am Main Süd may use two routes over the River Main, crossing the Niederrader Brücke or the Main Neckar Brücke. The line over the Main Neckar Brücke gives access to platforms in the centre of the Hauptbahnhof. The line over the Niederrader Brücke gives access to the low-numbered platforms on the south side (via Abzw Gutleuthof), the high-numbered ones on the north side of the Hauptbahnhof and the S-Bahn underground station. The Main Neckar Brücke gives access to the middle platforms. Several platforms are accessible from both bridges.
Trains via Frankfurt am Main Süd and Neu Isenburg mainly use Main Neckar Brücke and those via Frankfurt am Main Stadion mainly use Niederrader Brücke. Journey time between Frankfurt am Main Stadion and the Hauptbahnhof is only slightly longer via Main Neckar Brücke than via Niederrader Brücke. However, there is a significant difference between Frankfurt am Main Süd and the Hauptbahnhof, with trains via Niederrader Brücke being scheduled at least 10 minutes, rather than 6 or 7 minutes for the Main Neckar Brücke route.
Many long-distance trains reverse at Frankfurt and, in the lists below, trains using a route inward are shown before those using it outward.
* Following resignalling at Frankfurt am Main Hbf, the compilers would welcome details of exactly which platforms are accessible from each bridge. *
Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Süd
[351, 615, 640, 641] (50A3, 151C3-151D3) DE09/510
Most trains run via Main Neckar Brücke. The following trains run via Niederrader Brücke and Abzw Forsthaus:
MO | ICE5 | Hamburg Hbf – 05:06 Hanau Hbf – Interlaken Ost | |
RB15202/15240 | Aschaffenburg Hbf – 06:32 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | ||
RE15286 | Kahl (Main) – 08:30 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | ||
RB15208/15808 | Hanau Hbf – 09:26 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | ||
ICE228 | Wien Westbf – 12:27 Würzburg Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | ||
FO | IC1891 | Berlin Südkreuz – 14:40 Fulda – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
FSuO | IC1193/1893 | Berlin Südkreuz – 16:05 Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SuO | RE4638 | Würzburg Hbf – 18:26 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SuO | RB15848 | Hanau Hbf – 19:26 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SuO | IC1195 | Berlin Südkreuz – 20:16 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SuO | IC1854 | Leipzig Hbf – 20:38 Fulda – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
ICE29 | 14:16 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Wien Westbf | ||
FO | IC1859 | 16:15 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Leipzig Hbf | |
SX | ICE776 | 17:16 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Bremen Hbf/Oldenburg (Oldb) |
Although trains from Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach to Frankfurt am Main Hbf, departing Frankfurt am Main Süd at 5 minutes past the hour, are allowed 15 minutes to the Hauptbahnhof, they run via Main Neckar Brücke, but with a pathing stop en route.
Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Neu Isenburg
[650] (50B3, 151C3-151C4) DE09/511
Most trains run via Main Neckar Brücke, but the following are scheduled via Niederrader Brücke and Abzw Forsthaus:
MO | IC2390 | Stuttgart Hbf – 08:39 Darmstadt Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SSuX | IC2058 | 07:49 Frankfurt am Main Hbf - Saarbrücken Hbf | |
SSuX | RE4075 | 20:29 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Heidelberg Hbf |
The route from Niederrader Brücke to Neu Isenburg is also used by:
H | SuO | AZ1311 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Narbonne |
E | WO | AZ1354 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Narbonne |
E | FO | AZ13321 | 17:35 Düsseldorf Hbf – Verona Porta Nuova |
Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Stadion
[471, 472, 655] (50B3, 151C3-151B4) DE09/512
Most trains (and particularly RE and RB ones) run via Niederrader Brücke. Most RE and RB trains use platforms on the north side of the Hauptbahnhof. Most S-Bahn S7 services and most IC and ICE trains run via Abzw Gutleuthof and use platforms on the south side of the Hauptbahnhof.
The following trains run via Main Neckar Brücke and Abzw Forsthaus:
- ICE trains at 16 and 31 minutes past the hour from Mannheim Hbf to Frankfurt am Main Hbf;
- ICE trains at 42 minutes past even hours from Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf to Frankfurt am Main Hbf;
- ICE trains at 50 minutes past the hour from Frankfurt am Main Hbf to Mannheim Hbf;
- ICE trains at 10 minutes past the hour from Frankfurt am Main Hbf to Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf.
ICE990 | München Hbf – 00:29 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf/Hamburg-Altona | ||
ICE826 | München Hbf/Stuttgart Hbf – 05:17 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Duisburg Hbf/Essen Hbf/Dortmund Hbf | ||
ICE521 | Köln Hbf – 05:35 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – München Hbf | ||
D | SuO | ICE1597 | Wiesbaden Hbf – 09:01 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Dresden Hbf |
H | ICE1557 | Wiesbaden Hbf – 09:03 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Dresden Hbf | |
ICE627 | Köln Hbf – 13:30 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – München Hbf | ||
D | ICE1653 | Wiesbaden Hbf/15:03 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Dresden Hbf | |
D | ICE1655 | Wiesbaden Hbf/17:03 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Berlin-Gesundbrunnen | |
FSSuO | CNL401 | Amsterdam Centraal – 22:12 Mainz Hbf – Milano Centrale | |
SSuX | ICE828 | 05:10 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Essen Hbf | |
SuX | ICE824 | Darmstadt Hbf – 07:02 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Essen Hbf | |
ICE370 | Berlin Ostbahnhof – 17:13 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Interlaken Ost | ||
CNL401 | Amsterdam Centraal/22:50 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Milano Centrale |
The route from Frankfurt am Main Stadion to Main Neckar Brücke is also used by:
H | SO | CNL1274 | St Michel Valloir – 22:02 Lausanne – Høje Taastrup |
Frankfurt-Höchst – Frankfurt am Main Hbf (via Abzw Mainzer Landstraße)
[627] (50A3, 151C3-152C2) DE09/513
All trains, other than S-Bahn, between Frankfurt-Höchst and Frankfurt am Main Hbf run via Abzw Mainzer Landstraße. Those to and from Koblenz and Wiesbaden use the connection between Abzw Mainzer Landstraße and the platforms on the north side of Frankfurt am Main Hbf. Most of those to and from Limburg (Lahn) run via Abzw Gutleuthof to use platforms on the south side of the Hauptbahnhof. Limburg trains to and from the north side of the Hauptbahnhof are arrivals at 05:28 SuX, 05:58 SSuX & 16:31 SSuX and departures at 06:00 SSuX, 06:13 SSuX, 06:30 SSuO, 15:43 SSuX & 16:43 SSuX.
Frankfurt-Rödelheim – Frankfurt am Main Hbf (via Abzw Mainzer Landstraße)
[637] (50A3, 151C3-152D2) DE09/514
This route is used by the through trains between Brandoberndorf, Grävenwiesbach and Frankfurt am Main Hbf, all of which arrive and depart at the north side platforms. S-Bahn trains between Frankfurt-Rödelheim and Frankfurt am Main Hbf run via Frankfurt West.
Frankfurt am Main Süd (Abst Anlage) – Frankfurt-Louisa
[650] (50B3, 151D3-151C4) DE09/515
This east to south curve provides a link between Frankfurt am Main Süd and the Darmstadt line. There is a frequent S-Bahn service over tracks parallel to this route. The main line curve is used by:
D | DZ13250 | 14:00 Praha hl n – Calais Ville (Venice Simplon Orient Express) | |
D | DZ13260 | Budapest Keleti pu – 20:22 Munchen Ost – Calais Ville (Venice Simplon Orient Express) | |
D | FO | ICE1192 | Berlin Südkreuz – 14:05 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Darmstadt Hbf |
D | AZ1379 | Hamburg-Altona – 23:04 Hildesheim Hbf – Lörrach | |
H | SuO | AZ1391 | Hamburg-Altona – 15:50 Hildesheim Hbf – Narbonne |
E | SuO | AZ1360 | 13:11 Berlin-Wannsee – Narbonne |
E | FO | AZ13371 | Hamburg-Altona – 16:35 Hildesheim Hbf – Alessandria |
E | WO | AZ1375 | Hamburg-Altona – 16:00 Hildesheim Hbf – Narbonne |
E | SO | AZ13370 | 18:28 Alessandria – Hamburg-Altona |
E | ThO | AZ1376 | Narbonne – 20:00 Avignon Centre – Hamburg-Altona |
E | MO | AZ1363 | Narbonne – 20:01 Avignon Centre – Berlin-Wannsee |
H | MO | AZ1392 | 17:37 Narbonne – Hamburg-Altona |
Frankfurt am Main Stadion – Frankfurt am Main Süd (via Abzw Forsthaus)
[13.2, 21, 22, 645.8] (50B3, 151B4-151D3) DE09/516
This route is used by trains between Frankfurt am Main Stadion and Frankfurt am Main Süd if not booked to call at Frankfurt am Main Hbf. These are:
CNL459 | Zürich HB – 00:05 Mannheim Hbf – Dresden Hbf | ||
SSuX | RE4635 | 07:06 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf – Würzburg Hbf | |
SSuX | RE15101 | 15:13 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf – Hanau Hbf | |
SSuX | RE15103 | 17:12 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf – Hanau Hbf | |
CNL472 | Basel SBB – 20:57 Mannheim Hbf – København H | ||
H | SO | DZ13212 | Zell am See – 21:15 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
EN325 | Düsseldorf Hbf – 23:40 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf – Wien Westbf | ||
CNL458 | Berlin Südkreuz - 04:02 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Basel | ||
SSuX | RE15100 | Hanau Hbf – 06:40 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf | |
CNL473 | København H – 00:31 Hamburg Hbf – Basel SBB | ||
D | SSuX | ICE1646 | Leipzig Hbf/Erfurt Hbf – 07:40 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf |
SSuX | RE15102 | Hanau Hbf – 08:42 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf | |
SSuX | RE4644 | Würzburg Hbf – 16:19 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf | |
D | SuO | ICE1742 | Dresden Hbf – 21:40 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf |
H | SuO | IC79692 | Leipzig Hbf – 21:25 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf |
IC522 | München Hbf – 23:02 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf | ||
H | SO | AZ13314 | Salzburg Hbf – 22:39 München Ost – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | SO | AZ13320 | Verona Porta Nuova – 21:09 Bolzano-Bozen – Düsseldorf Hbf |
From 14 June 2009: ICE services to and from Leipzig Hbf or Dresden Hbf two-hourly at 08:11 to 20:11 from Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf and at 09:38 to 19:38 from Frankfurt am Main Süd.
Frankfurt am Main Stadion – Neu Isenburg (via Abzw Forsthaus)
(50B3, 151B4-151C4) DE09/517
This route is used by trains between the Mainz and Darmstadt lines if via Rüsselsheim but not Frankfurt am Main Hbf.
H | FO | AZ13315 | 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Salzburg Hbf |
E | FO | AZ13311 | 15:01 Düsseldorf Hbf – Trieste Centrale |
E | SuO | AZ13373 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Alessandria |
E | SO | AZ13310 | Trieste Centrale – 20:09 Villach Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | ThO | AZ1357 | 16:45 Narbonne – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | MO | AZ13372 | 18:28 Alessandria – Düsseldorf Hbf |
H | MO | AZ1312 | 17:37 Narbonne – Düsseldorf Hbf |
Frankfurt am Main Hbf avoiding line: Frankfurt-Höchst (Abzw Mainzer Landstrasse) – Frankfurt-Niederrad
(50A3 not shown, 151B3-151B4) DE09/518
This line provides a west-south link from Frankfurt-Höchst via the Niederrader Brücke, for trains not required to call at the Hauptbahnhof.
H | SuO | AZ1311 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Narbonne |
E | WO | AZ1354 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Narbonne |
E | FO | AZ13321 | 17:35 Düsseldorf Hbf – Verona Porta Nuova |
Frankfurt am Main Hbf avoiding line: Frankfurt West (Galluswarte) – Frankfurt-Niederrad
(50A3, 151C3-151B4) DE09/519
This line provides a north-south link from Frankfurt West via Frankfurt-Niederrad, for trains not required to call at the Hauptbahnhof.
D | CNL478 | Brig/Zürich HB – 00:11 Karlsruhe Hbf – Hannover Hbf | |
D | CNL451 | Paris Est – 00:59 Saarbrücken Hbf – Berlin Südkreuz |
Frankfurt am Main Hbf avoiding line: Frankfurt West (Galluswarte) – Frankfurt am Main Süd or Louisa (Abzw Main-Neckar Brücke)
(50A3, 151C3-151C4) DE09/520
This line provides a north-south link from Frankfurt West via the Main Neckar Brücke, for trains not required to call at the Hauptbahnhof.
H | FO | CNL1273 | Høje Taastrup – 14:58 Padborg – St Michel Valloir |
H | SO | CNL1274 | St Michel Valloir – 22:02 Lausanne – Høje Taastrup |
H | FO | AZ1371 | Hamburg-Altona – 15:00 Hildesheim Hbf – Narbonne |
D | AZ1378 | 21:03 Lörrach – Hamburg-Altona | |
E | MO | AZ13382 | Verona Porta Nuova – 18:25 Bolzano-Bozen – Hamburg-Altona (via this route on 1 June) |
E | SO | AZ13310 | Trieste Centrale – 20:09 Villach Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | SO | AZ1372 | Narbonne – 20:00 Avignon Centre – Hamburg-Altona |
Note that train AZ13310 runs from Frankfurt Süd to Neu Isenburg via a reversal at Frankfurt West.
Wiesbaden avoiding line: Wiesbaden-Biebrich – Wiesbaden Ost
[466] (50B1, 151C1) DE09/521
This route is used by trains running between Frankfurt or Mainz and the east bank of the Rhein (Rechte Rheinstrecke) without calling at Wiesbaden Hbf.
H | FO | DZ13217 | Utrecht Centraal – 21:35 Venlo – Bischofshofen |
H | FO | DZ13211 | Utrecht Centraal – 21:35 Venlo – Landeck |
H | FO | DZ13213 | Utrecht Centraal – 22:35 Venlo – Zell am See |
H | FO | DZ13215 | Utrecht Centraal – 23:10 Venlo – Zell am See |
H | SO | DZ13212 | Zell am See – 21:15 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
H | SO | DZ13216 | Bischofshofen – 21:42 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
H | SO | DZ13210 | Landeck – 21:59 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
H | SO | DZ13214 | Zell am See – 23:53 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
E | SuO | D1812 | 13:40 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Hamburg-Altona |
H | TO | AZ13329 | Hamburg-Altona - 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Innsbruck Hbf |
E | WO | AZ13327 | 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Innsbruck Hbf |
H | FO | AZ13315 | 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Salzburg Hbf |
H | SuO | AZ1311 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Narbonne |
E | WO | AZ1354 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Narbonne |
E | SuO | AZ13373 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Alessandria |
E | FO | AZ13321 | 17:35 Düsseldorf Hbf – Verona Porta Nuova |
E | WO | AZ13317 | Hamburg-Altona – 18:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Verona Porta Nuova |
E | FO | AZ13315 | 21:01 Düsseldorf Hbf – Salzburg Hbf |
H | FO | AZ13325 | 21:01 Düsseldorf Hbf – Bolzano-Bozen |
H | SO | AZ13324 | Bolzano-Bozen – 19:08 Innsbruck Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | ThO | AZ13326 | Innsbruck Hbf – 21:56 München Ost – Düsseldorf Hbf |
D | AZ13322 | Salzburg Hbf – 21:56 München Ost – Düsseldorf Hbf | |
H | WO | AZ13328 | 19:08 Innsbruck Hbf – Hamburg-Altona |
E | ThO | AZ13316 | Verona Porta Nuova – 20:24 Bolzano-Bozen – Hamburg-Altona |
E | SO | AZ13310 | Trieste Centrale – 20:09 Villach Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | SO | AZ13320 | Verona Porta Nuova – 21:09 Bolzano-Bozen – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | ThO | AZ1357 | 16:45 Narbonne – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | MO | AZ13372 | 18:28 Alessandria – Düsseldorf Hbf |
H | MO | AZ1312 | 17:37 Narbonne – Düsseldorf Hbf |
Mainz-Mombach (Abzw Kaiserbrücke Ost) – Mainz-Bischofsheim (Abzw Kostheim)
(50B1, 151C1-151D2) DE09/522
This south to east curve at the north end of the Mainzer Kaiserbrücke forms part of a route avoiding Mainz Hbf. It is used by the trains listed under route DE09/402.
Kelsterbach – Frankfurt am Main Stadion (Abzw Frankfurt Schwanheim)
[471, 645.8] (50B2, 152C3-152D3) DE09/523
This is part of the original main line and is used by trains between Mainz Hbf and Frankfurt am Main Hbf, Frankfurt am Main Süd or Neu Isenburg which stop at neither of the stations at Frankfurt am Main Flughafen.
H | FO | DZ13223 | Bruxelles Midi – 21:44 Verviers Centrale – Zell am See |
SSuX | RE23091 | Idar-Oberstein – 06:56 Rüsselsheim – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SuX | RE3303 | Saarbrücken Hbf – 07:28 Rüsselsheim – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
SuX | RE23093 | Bad Kreuznach – 07:40 Rüsselsheim – Frankfurt am Main Hbf | |
FSSuO | CNL401 | Amsterdam Centraal – 22:12 Mainz Hbf – Milano Centrale | |
FSSuX | CNL421 | Dortmund Hbf – 22:12 Mainz Hbf – Wien Westbf | |
H | SO | DZ13212 | Zell am See – 21:15 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
ThFSO | CNL400 | Milano Centrale – 06:15 FSSuO Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |
ThFSX | CNL420 | Wien Westbf – 06:15 FSSuX Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Dortmund Hbf | |
FO | RE23324 | 15:31 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Mainz Hbf/Idar-Oberstein | |
FSSuX | RE23326 | 17:34 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Mainz Hbf/Idar-Oberstein | |
E | FO | AZ13311 | 15:01 Düsseldorf Hbf – Trieste Centrale |
E | SuO | AZ13373 | 15:54 Düsseldorf Hbf – Alessandria |
H | FO | AZ13315 | 21:55 Düsseldorf Hbf – Salzburg Hbf |
H | SO | AZ13314 | Salzburg Hbf – 22:39 München Ost – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | SO | AZ13310 | Trieste Centrale – 20:09 Villach Hbf – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | ThO | AZ1357 | 16:45 Narbonne – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | SO | AZ13320 | Verona Porta Nuova – 21:09 Bolzano-Bozen – Düsseldorf Hbf |
E | MO | AZ13372 | 18:28 Alessandria – Düsseldorf Hbf |
H | MO | AZ1312 | 17:37 Narbonne – Düsseldorf Hbf |
Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbahnhof – Frankfurt am Main Stadion (Abzw Frankfurt Schwanheim) [471] (50B2, 151A4-151A3) DE09/524 Most trains between Frankfurt am Main Stadion and Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbahnhof use the flyover over the main line from Kelsterbach. Trains, other than S-Bahn, from the airport to the main station at Frankfurt am Main Hbf or via Abzw Forsthaus are likely to use this connection directly onto the main line. These include all RE trains from Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbahnhof to Frankfurt am Main Hbf. Raunheim (Abzw Mönchwald) – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf (Abzw Mönchhof) [471] (50B2, 152B4) DE09/525 This spur connects the old main line from Mainz Hbf to the Schnellfahrstrecke from Köln. It is used by trains calling at both Mainz Hbf and Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf. There is an hourly IC/ICE service. Limburg' Süd (Raunheim Caltex) – Kelsterbach (Raunheim Brunnenschneise) (50B2, 152B3) DE09/526 This north to east curve connects the Schnellfahrstrecke from Köln to the old main line via Kelsterbach. No passenger trains are currently scheduled to use it.
Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Zeppelinheim [655] (50B2, 152D3) DE09/527 This south to west curve is from Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf to the line to Mannheim via Biblis. It is used by trains running direct between Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf and Mannheim. These are principally hourly ICE trains between Köln and Basel or München and two-hourly ICE trains between Frankfurt am Main and Stuttgart (which reverse at Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf). The Fernbahnhof (and associated AlRail Terminal) are closed from 00:30 to 05:00, during which period all trains use the Regionalbahnhof. Groß Gerau – Groß Gerau-Dornberg [660] (49B1, 154A2) DE09/528 IC and EC trains between Mainz and Mannheim (not calling at Frankfurt am Main Flughafen) normally run via Worms, but diversions via Groß Gerau and Groß Gerau-Dornberg do occur. Relief IC trains may also use this west to south curve. It is possible to tell from the route indicator on the departure signal at Mannheim Hbf if a fast train to Mainz is to be diverted via Groß Gerau: 'W' indicates that the train will run via Mannheim-Waldhof and must, therefore, use the Groß Gerau curve to reach Mainz. IC/EC trains normally via Worms are diverted via Groß Gerau from 14 March until 23 August 2009. Other trains normally via this route are:
H | FO | DZ13217 | Utrecht Centraal – 21:35 Venlo –
Bischofshofen |
CNL419 | Amsterdam Centraal – 04:40 Koblenz Hbf – München
Hbf | ||
H | FO | DZ13211 | Utrecht Centraal – 22:00 Venlo – Landeck |
H | FO | DZ13213 | Utrecht Centraal – 22:35 Venlo – Zell am
See |
D | CNL418 | Innsbruck Hbf – 01:02 Stuttgart Hbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |
E | CNL418 | München Hbf
– 01:26 Stuttgart Hbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |
H | CNL418 | Innsbruck Hbf – 01:26 Stuttgart Hbf – Amsterdam Centraal | |
H | O | DZ13214 | Zell am See
– 23:53 Kufstein – Utrecht Centraal |
Weiterstadt (Darmstadt Bergschneise) – Darmstadt Nord (49B1, 154C2) DE09/529 This west to east route connects the Mainz and Aschaffenburg lines north of Darmstadt Hbf.
E | ThO | AZ13316 | Verona Porta Nuova – 20:24 Bolzano-Bozen –
Hamburg-Altona (via Frankfurt Süd on 1 May) |
Arheilgen – Darmstadt-Nord [641] (49B1, 154C2) DE09/530 This north to east curve connects the Frankfurt am Main and Aschaffenburg lines north of Darmstadt Hbf. It is used by through trains between Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach and Frankfurt am Main Hbf via Darmstadt Nord, generally every two hours. Darmstadt Hbf – Weiterstadt (Weiterstadt Stockschneise) [651] (49B1, 154C2) DE09/531 There are two routes from Darmstadt Hbf to the line to Mainz via Weiterstadt. Most trains use the shorter route, joining the line from Darmstadt Nord at Darmstadt Bergschneise. The alternative, via a flyover crossing the Darmstadt Nord line and joining it at Weiterstadt Stockschneise, may be used by trains from platform 6 at Darmstadt Hbf, subject to there being no departure to Frankfurt am Main at about the same time. Trains from platform 6 depart at 04:34, 06:06 and 06:34 on Mondays to Fridays. If the route is set from platform 6 via the diamond crossover at its north end, the train will be using the shorter route. Confirmation of use of the longer route will be welcome. Darmstadt Hbf – Darmstadt-Kranichstein (49B1, 154C2) DE09/532 A shuttle service may operate between Darmstadt Hbf and Darmstadt-Kranichstein in connection with special events at the Darmstadt-Kranichstein railway museum. These trains normally use a completely different route from normal passenger services, which operate to and from platforms on the west side of Darmstadt Hbf. Shuttles use platform 1, on the east side of the Hauptbahnhof, and the goods line via Darmstadt Nord. For details of future events, see <a href="http://www.museumsbahn.de">www.museumsbahn.de</a>.