Germany (Hessen) - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

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Introduction

This list is based on the timetable in force until 13 December 2009, 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. Events until 2014 are all at locations with regular passenger services, but with the possibility of trains via route DE11/ to Wetzlar in 2012.

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 RB23002 Korbach – 05:20 Vellmar-Obervellmar – Kassel Hbf
SSuX RB23004 Korbach Süd – 06:34 Vellmar-Obervellmar – Kassel Hbf
SO RB23042 Korbach Süd – 06:57 Vellmar-Obervellmar – Kassel Hbf
SSuX RB23001 05:44 Kassel Hbf – Brilon Wald

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.

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 HLB24941 Siegen – 05:47 Wetzlar – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SSuX HLB24978 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – 17:58 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) at 05:32 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. Some AutoZüge between Hamburg and Italy use this route.

EN491 Hamburg-Altona – 23:27 Göttingen – Wien Westbf
CNL1247 Berlin Ostbahnhof - 00:20 Hildesheim Hbf – München Ost
CNL1246 München Ost – 23:46 Augsburg Hbf – Berlin Ostbahnhof
EN490 Wien Westbf – 02:30 Würzburg 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. There is limited used by AutoZüge.

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 RB15641 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 - 01:21 Erfurt Hbf - Zürich HB
SSuX RB15496 05:20 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SSuX RB15486 06:24 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regiobf
CNL473 Warszawa Wschodnia - 22:33 Rzepin - Basel SBB
SSuO RB15202 07:02 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SSuX RE15488 08:25 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regiobf
FO IC1991 Berlin Hbf - 14:41 Fulda - Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SuO IC1995 Berlin Ostbahnhof - 14:41 Fulda - Frankfurt am Main Hbf
FSuO ICE1993 Berlin Südkreuz - 16:38 Fulda - Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SuO IC1948 Leipzig Hbf - 20:14 Hanau Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SuO IC1954 Dresden Hbf - 20:38 Fulda - Frankfurt am Main Hbf
IC2152 Leipzig Hbf - 21:25 Hanau Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Flugahfen Fernbf
RB15291 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – 01:06 Hanau West – Hanau Hbf
SSuX RE15487 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – 15:24 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Hanau Hbf
SSuX RE15489 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – 17:24 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Hanau Hbf

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 18:22 (not all daily), plus:

FO IC1959 16:14 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Leipzig Hbf

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.

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 – Zürich HB
RB15194/96 Aschaffenburg Hbf – 06:21 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SSuX IC2222 Nürnberg Hbf - 07:02 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SSuX RE15214 Kahl (Main) – 08:30 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
RB15218/20 Hanau Hbf – 09:26 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
ICE228 Wien Westbf – 12:27 Würzburg Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
D1 FO IC1991 Berlin Hbf – 14:14 Fulda – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
FSuO IC1993 Berlin Südkreuz – 16:38 Fulda – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SuO RE4638 Würzburg Hbf – 18:26 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SuO RB15282 Hanau Hbf – 19:26 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
D2 FO IC2171 Westerland (Sylt) - 19:37 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SuO IC1954 Leipzig Hbf – 20:38 Fulda – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
D3 FO IC2379 Stralsund - 23:18 Hanau Hbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
ICE29 14:16 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Wien Westbf
FO IC1951 15:17 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Leipzig Hbf
FO IC1959 16:14 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Leipzig Hbf
SX ICE776 17:16 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Bremen Hbf/Oldenburg (Oldb)
SuO IC2323 19:15 Frankfurt am Main Hbf – Nürnberg Hbf
D1: Via Niederrad on Fridays until 8 April 2011
D2: Via Niederrad 1 July to 28 October 2011
D3: Via Niederrad 1 July to 5 August 2011

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:

SSuX IC2058 07:49 Frankfurt am Main Hbf - Saarbrücken Hbf
IC2290 Salzburg Hbf/Stuttgart Hbf - 11:24 Darmstadat Hbf - Frankfurt am Main Hbf

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 from Mannheim Hbf to Frankfurt am Main Hbf hourly 06:31 to 22:31 and every two hours 07:16 to 19:16;
  • ICE trains from Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf to Frankfurt am Main Hbf every two hours 06:42 to 20:42;
  • ICE trains from Frankfurt am Main Hbf to Mannheim Hbf hourly 06:50 to 21:50;
  • ICE trains from Frankfurt am Main Hbf to Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf hourly 10:10 to 20:10.


SSuX ICE1223 Darmstadt Hbf - 07:02 Frankfurt am Main Hbf - München Hbf
ICE822 München Hbf/Nürnberg Hbf – 08:10 Frankfurt am Main Hbf - Essen Hbf
FSX ICE990 München Hbf – 00:29 SSuX Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SSuO ICE1127 Köln Hbf – 04:45 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Frankfurt am Main Hbf
SSuX ICE618 München Hbf/Stuttgart Hbf – 05:17 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Essen Hbf/Oberhausen Hbf
SSuO ICE1018 Stuttgart Hbf - 05:17 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Köln Hbf/Dortmund Hbf
MO ICE1096 Stuttgart Hbf - 05:28 Mannheim Hbf - Berlin Ostbahnhof
ICE1597 Wiesbaden Hbf/Mainz Hbf – 09:01 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Dresden Hbf
SuX ICE627 Köln Hbf – 13:29 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – München Hbf
SuO ICE927 Dortmund Hbf – 13:29 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – München Hbf
ICE1655 Wiesbaden Hbf - 17:02 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf – Berlin-Gesundbrunnen

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.

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 AutoZüge, particularly those serving both Hamburg-Altona and Neu Isenburg, and by:

D DZ13450 14:11 Praha Smichov – Calais Ville (Venice Simplon Orient Express)
D DZ13460 Budapest Nyugati pu – 14:04 Wien Westbf – Calais Ville (Venice Simplon Orient Express)
D1 SSuX IC2273 Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – 07:18 Frankfurt Süd – Karlsruhe Hbf
D1 FSuX IC2271 Hannover Hbf/ Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – 09:18 Frankfurt Süd – Karlsruhe Hbf
D1 FO IC2275 Hannover Hbf – 09:18 Frankfurt Süd – Stuttgart Hbf
D1 SSuO IC2277 Hamburg-Altona/Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe – 11:18 Frankfurt Süd – Karlsruhe Hbf
D1 IC2279 Stralsund – 13:18 Frankfurt Süd – Karlsruhe Hbf
D1 IC2371 Hannover Hbf – 15:18 Frankfurt Süd – Konstanz
D1 IC2373 Hannover Hbf - 17:18 Frankfurt Süd – Karlsruhe Hbf
D1 SX IC2375 Hannover Hbf – 19:18 Frankfurt Süd – Karlsruhe Hbf
D1 SuX IC2376 Karlsruhe Hbf – 08:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Hannover Hbf
D1 FSuX IC2374 Karlsruhe Hbf – 10:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Hannover Hbf
D1 FO IC2174 Karlsruhe Hbf – 10:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Rostock Hbf
D1 SSuO IC2372 Karlsruhe Hbf – 12:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Hannover Hbf
FO IC1172 13:44 Darmstadt Hbf – Berlin Südkreuz
D1 FSuX IC2370 Konstanz – 14:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Hannover Hbf
D1 FSuO IC2270 Konstanz – 14:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Stralsund
D1 SSuX IC2276 Karlsruhe Hbf – 16:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Hamburg-Altona
D1 SuO IC2286 Karlsruhe Hbf – 16:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Rostock Hbf
D1 IC2274 Karlsruhe Hbf – 18:24 Darmstadt Hbf – Hamburg-Altona
D1 SuO IC2172 Stuttgart Hbf 20:24 Darmstadt Hbf - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
D1 SSuX IC2272 Karlsruhe Hbf 20:24 Darmstadt Hbf - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
D1 SO IC2282 Saarbrücken Hbf – 20:24 Darmstadt Hbf - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
D1 SuO IC1974 Heidelberg Hbf – 22:02 Darmstadt Hbf - Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe

D1: 25 June to 7 August 2011

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 IC trains from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbf to Frankfurt Süd every two hours 10:11 to 18:11, and at 38, 39 or 40 minutes past alternate hours from Frankfurt Süd to Frankfurt Flugahafen Fernbf 07:40 to 17:39, also:

CNL459 Zürich HB – 00:05 Mannheim Hbf – Praha hln
H FO DZ13423 Bruxelles Midi - 21:44 Verviers Central - Zell am See
H FO DZ13417 Utrecht Centraal - 21:36 Venlo - Bischofshofen
H FO DZ13411 Utrecht Centraal - 21:59 Venlo - Landeck
D CNL478 Zürich HB – 00:18 Karlsruhe Hbf – Hamburg-Altona
H FO DZ13413 Utrecht Centraal - 22:36 Venlo - Bischofshofen
D2 SuX CNL451 Paris Est – 00:58 MSuX Saarbrücken Hbf – Berlin Südkreuz
D2 SuO CNL471 Paris Est – 22:57 Lerouville – Berlin Südkreuz
H FO DZ13421 Essen (BE) - 00:09 SO Verviers Central - Zell am See
IC827 Köln Hbf – 04:44 Frankfurt Flugahfen Fernbf – München Hbf
SSuX RE4635 07:06 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf – Würzburg Hbf
H SO DZ13419 Amsterdam Centraal - 09:37 Venlo - Rosenheim
SSuX RE15487 15:13 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf – Hanau Hbf
SSuX RE15489 17:12 Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf – Hanau Hbf
CNL472 Basel SBB – 21:16 Mannheim Hbf – Warszawa Wschodnia
H SO DZ13422 Zell am See – 20:00 Rosenheim - Bruxelles Midi
CNL450/470 Berlin Südkreuz - 23:31 Göttingen – Paris Est
H SO DZ13412 Bischofshofen - 20:06 Kufstein - Utrecht Centraal
H SO DZ13410 Landeck - 21:04 Kufstein - Utrecht Centraal
H SO DZ13416 Bischofshofen - 21:34 Kufstein - Utrecht Centraal
CNL458 Dresden Hbf - 01:21 Erfurt Hbf - Zürich HB
H SO DZ13413 Zell am See - 22:49 Kufstein - Utrecht Centraal
SSuX RE15486 Hanau Hbf – 06:40 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf
CNL473 Warszawa Wschodnia - 22:33 Rzepin – Basel SBB
SSuX RE15488 Hanau Hbf – 08:42 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf
IC2371 Hannover Hbf – 15:18 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Konstanz
SSuX RE4644 Würzburg Hbf – 16:19 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Regionalbf
H SO DZ13418 Bischofshofen - 11:34 Kufstein - Amsterdam Centraal
IC2373 Stralsund/Hannover Hbf – 17:18 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Karlsruhe Hbf
E SSuX IC2375 Hannover Hbf – 19:18 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Karlsruhe Hbf
IC2152 Leipzig Hbf – 21:40 Frankfurt am Main Süd – Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbf

D2: 24 June to 7 August 2011

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. It is used by AutoZüge, principally those serving both Düsseldorf and Neu Isenburg

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. It is used by a limited number of AutoZüge to and from Düsseldorf, which are routed via Frankfurt-Höchst.

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.

D3 CNL451 Paris Est – 00:58 Saarbrücken Hbf – Berlin Südkreuz
D4 SSuO CNL471 Paris Est – 22:57 Lerouville – Berlin Südkreuz
D3: TWThX 12 December 2010 to 26 March 2011 and 6 November to 9 December 2011; daily 27 March to 16 June 2011 and 8 October to 5 November 2011; SSuX 20 June to 7 October 2011
D4:11 June to 2 October 2011, except 17 June

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.

D5 CNL450/471 Berlin Südkreuz – 23:31 Göttingen – Paris Est

D5: SSuX 30 April to 5 June, 11 June, SSuO 2 September to 2 October and SSuX 8 to 30 October 2011

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. The shuttles use platform 1, on the east side of the Hauptbahnhof, and the goods line via Darmstadt Nord. For details of future events, see the museum website.

See also