List of railway routes in Hesse

The Rhine-Main Transport Association (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund) has given unique numbers to its regional railway services in regular operation. Rhine-Main S-Bahn lines have a single digit with an "S" prefix, as is standard in Germany, while the remaining lines have two-digit numbers, preceded by two letters indicating the train class: "RB" (Regionalbahn) and "RE" (Regional-Express). The lines are mainly run to and from Frankfurt as the metropolis of the Rhine-Main region, but there are also a number of connecting lines between the major towns of the whole area.

Line	Service name / line Network	Route	KBS	Operator	Usual rolling stock
RE 2	Main Railway, East Rhine Railway Rhein-Main-Nahe net	Frankfurt Hbf – Frankfurt Airport Regional – Rüsselsheim – Mainz Hbf – Bingen (Rhein) Hbf – Boppard Hbf – Koblenz Hbf	471	DB Regio Mitte	Stadler FLIRT
RE 3	Main Railway, Nahe Valley Railway Southwest diesel net	Frankfurt Hbf – Frankfurt Airport Regional – Rüsselsheim – Mainz Hbf – Bad Kreuznach – Saarbrücken Hbf	471, 680	Vlexx	Alstom Coradia LINT
RE 4	Mainz–Ludwigshafen railway	Karlsruhe – Ludwigshafen – Frankenthal – Worms – Mainz Hbf	660	DB Regio Mitte	429
RB 5	Bebra–Fulda railway, Frederick William Northern Railway Nordost-Hessen-Netz	Fulda – – Burghaun – Bad Hersfeld – Bebra – Melsungen – Kassel Hbf	610	Cantus	FLIRT
RB 7	Bebra–Fulda railway, Göttingen–Bebra railway, Leinefelde–Treysa railway Nordost-Hessen-Netz	(Fulda – Hünfeld – Burghaun – Bad Hersfeld –) Bebra – – Göttingen
RB 10	RheingauLinie (East Rhine Railway) Rheingau-Netz	Frankfurt Hbf – Frankfurt-Höchst – Mainz-Kastel – Wiesbaden Hbf – Eltville – Rüdesheim – Lorch – Lorchhausen – Koblenz Hbf – Neuwied	466	VIAS	FLIRT
RB 11	Soden Railway Taunus-Netz	Frankfurt-Höchst – Bad Soden am Taunus	643	HLB	VT 2E, LINT 41
RB 12	Königstein Railway Taunus-Netz	Frankfurt Hbf – Frankfurt-Höchst – Königstein im Taunus	646		, LINT 41
RE 13	Donnersberg Railway, Alzey–Mainz railway Dieselnetz Südwest	(Frankfurt Hbf – Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof – Rüsselsheim –) Mainz Hbf – Alzey –	471, 680	Vlexx	Alstom Coradia LINT
RE 14		Mannheim Hbf – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Frankenthal – Worms – Mainz Hbf	660	DB Regio Mitte	429
RB 15	Taunus Railway (High Taunus) Taunus-Netz	Frankfurt Hbf – Bad Homburg – Friedrichsdorf – Brandoberndorf	637	HLB	VT 2E, LINT 41
		Bad Homburg – Friedrichsdorf – Brandoberndorf
RB 16	Friedberg–Friedrichsdorf railway Netz Wetterau West-Ost	Friedrichsdorf – Friedberg	636		GTW 2/6
RE 20	Main-Lahn Railway Netz Taunusstrecke	Frankfurt Hbf – Höchst – Niedernhausen – Limburg an der Lahn	627	DB Regio	143 + 3–5 double deck carriages LINT (only HLB 25678 and 25679)
RB 21	Ländches Railway, Main-Lahn Railway Taunus-Netz	Wiesbaden Hbf – Niedernhausen (– Limburg an der Lahn)		HLB	Desiro, GTW 2/6
RB 22	Main-Lahn Railway Netz Taunusstrecke	Frankfurt Hbf – Höchst – Niedernhausen – Limburg an der Lahn		DB Regio HLB	143 + 3–5 double deck carriages LINT (only HLB 25678 and 25679)
RB 23	Lahn Valley Railway Left Rhein Railway, Eifelquer Railway	Limburg an der Lahn – Diez – Bad Ems – Koblenz Hbf – Andernach – Mayen Ost	625	DB Regio	LINT 27/41
RE 25	Lahn Valley Railway Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg	Gießen – Wetzlar – Weilburg – Limburg an der Lahn – Koblenz Hbf (– Andernach – Mayen)			LINT, TALENT
RB 26	MittelrheinBahn	Cologne – Bonn – Remagen – Andernach – Koblenz - Bingen - Mainz Hbf	470		1–2 × 460
RB 29	Lower Westerwald Railway Dieselnetz Eifel-Westerwald-Sieg	Limburg an der Lahn – Elz Süd – Montabaur – Siershahn	629	HLB	LINT 27/41, GTW 2/6
RE 30	Main-Weser Railway Main-Weser net	Frankfurt Hbf – Friedberg – Gießen – Marburg – Neustadt (Hessen) – Treysa – Kassel Hbf	630, 620	DB Regio Hessen	146 + 6–7 double-deck cars
RB 31	Donnersberg Railway, Alzey–Mainz railway Dieselnetz Südwest	(Frankfurt Hbf – Frankfurt Airport Regional – Rüsselsheim –) Mainz Hbf – Alzey – Kirchheimbolanden	471, 680	Vlexx	Alstom Coradia LINT
RB 33	Main Railway, Nahe Valley Railway Dieselnetz Südwest	(Frankfurt Hbf – Frankfurt Airport Regional – Rüsselsheim –) Mainz Hbf – Bad Kreuznach – Kirn – Idar-Oberstein
RB 34	Nidder Valley Railway Niddertal net	Frankfurt Hbf – Bad Vilbel – Nidderau – Glauburg-Stockheim	634	DB Regio Hessen	Desiro, 245 + double deck carriages
RB 40	Mittelhessen-Express Mittelhessen net	Frankfurt Hbf – Friedberg – Butzbach – Gießen – Wetzlar – Herborn – Dillenburg	630, 445	DB Regio Hessen	Talent 2 (weekdays to Gießen together with RB 41)
RB 41	Mittelhessen-Express Mittelhessen net	Frankfurt Hbf – Friedberg – Butzbach – Gießen – Marburg – Cölbe – Stadtallendorf – Neustadt (Hessen) – Treysa			Talent 2 (weekdays to Gießen together with RB 40)
RB 42	Burgwald Railway Uplandbahn, Untere Edertalbahn, RegioNetz Kurhessen	Marburg – Münchhausen – Frankenberg – Vöhl-Herzhausen – Korbach – Brilon Wald (– Brilon Stadt/Bestwig)	622	Kurhessenbahn	648, 646
RB 44		Neu-Edingen/Friedrichsfeld – Mannheim Hbf – Ludwigshafen (Rhein) – Frankenthal – Worms – Nierstein – Mainz Hbf - (Wiesbaden Hbf)	660	DB Regio Mitte	425.0 or 425.4
RB 45	Lahn Valley Railway Vogelsberg Railway Netz Lahntal-/Vogelsberg-/Rhönbahn	Limburg an der Lahn - Weilburg - Wetzlar - Gießen - Grünberg – Alsfeld – Lauterbach Nord – Fulda	635	HLB	LINT 41
RB 46	Gießen–Gelnhausen railway Wetterau West-Ost net	Gießen – Hungen – Nidda – Glauburg-Stockheim – Büdingen – Gelnhausen	631		GTW 2/6
RB 47	Friedberg–Mücke railway Wetterau West-Ost net	Friedberg – Wölfersheim-Södel	632
RB 48	Beienheim–Schotten railway Niddertal-Netz	Frankfurt Hbf – Friedberg (Hess) – Beienheim – Nidda	632	DB Regio (4×daily) HLB (1×daily)	DB Regio: Traxx (245) + double-deck cars HLB: GTW 2/6
	Beienheim–Schotten railway Netz Wetterau West-Ost	Friedberg (Hess) – Beienheim – Nidda		HLB	GTW 2/6
RB 49	Friedberg-Hanau railway Mittelhessen net	Gießen – Friedberg – Nidderau – Hanau Hbf	633	DB Regio Hessen	Talent 2
RE 50	Kinzig Valley Railway Kinzigtal net	Frankfurt Hbf – Offenbach Hbf – Hanau Hbf – Wächtersbach – Schlüchtern – Fulda	615	DB Regio Hessen	114 + double deck carriages
RB 51		Frankfurt Hbf – Offenbach Hbf – Hanau Hbf – Langenselbold – Gelnhausen – Wächtersbach (at rush hour to Bad Soden-Salmünster)
RB 52	Fulda–Gersfeld railway Lahntal-/Vogelsberg-/Rhönbahn net	Fulda – Gersfeld (Rhön)	616	HLB	LINT 41
RB 53	Flieden–Gemünden railway Main-Spessart railway, Bamberg–Würzburg railway Würzburg electric net	Schlüchtern – Sterbfritz – Jossa – Gemünden am Main – Würzburg Hbf – Schweinfurt Stadt – Bamberg	801, 800, 810	DB Regio	440
RE 54	North Main line, Main-Spessart railway Main-Spessart-Netz	Frankfurt Hbf - Frankfurt South – Frankfurt Ost - Maintal – Hanau Hbf – – Aschaffenburg Hbf – Gemünden (Main) – Würzburg Hbf – Bamberg	640	DB Regio Franken	111 + / double deck carriages, 146 + Modus-Wagen / double deck carriages
RE 55	South Main line, Main-Spessart railway Main-Spessart-Netz	Frankfurt Hbf - Frankfurt South – Offenbach Hbf – Hanau Hbf – Kahl am Main – Aschaffenburg Hbf – Gemünden (Main) – Würzburg Hbf – Bamberg
RB 56	Kahlgrund-Netz	Hanau Hbf – Großkrotzenburg – Kahl am Main – Alzenau – Schöllkrippen	642	DB RegioNetz Westfrankenbahn	Desiro
RB 58	Frankfurt–Hanau railway, Main-Spessart railway future Südhessen-Untermain subnet	Frankfurt Hbf - Frankfurt Süd – Maintal – Hanau Hbf – Großkrotzenburg – Kahl am Main – Aschaffenburg Hbf	640	HLB	Coradia Continental
RE 59	Frankfurt Airport loop, Main Railway, North Main line, Main-Spessart railway Main-Spessart-Netz	Frankfurt Airport - Frankfurt Süd – Offenbach Hbf – Hanau Hbf – Kahl am Main – Aschaffenburg Hbf – Gemünden (Main) – Würzburg Hbf – Bamberg
RE 60	Main-Neckar Railway Main-Neckar net	Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Hbf – Bensheim – Heppenheim – Weinheim – Mannheim Hbf	650	DB Regio	111/146 + Double deck carriages
RB 61	Dreieich Railway Dreieich net	Frankfurt Hbf – Dreieich-Buchschlag – Rödermark - Ober-Roden – Dieburg	647		111 + n-Wagen, 111/146 + Double deck carriages
Neu-Isenburg - Dreieich-Buchschlag – Rödermark - Ober-Roden (– Dieburg)		628, 646 from 2017: PESA LINK
RB 66	Pfungstadt Railway Odenwald-Netz	Darmstadt Hbf – Darmstadt-Eberstadt – Pfungstadt	650.1	VIAS	ITINO
RB 67	Main-Neckar Railway Main-Neckar-Netz	Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Hbf – Hähnlein-Alsbach – Bensheim – Heppenheim – Weinheim – Neu-Edingen/Friedrichsfeld – Mannheim Hbf	650	DB Regio	111 + n-Wagen, 111 / 146 + Doppelstockwagen
RB 68		Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Hbf – Hähnlein-Alsbach – Bensheim – Heppenheim – Weinheim - Neu-Edingen/Friedrichsfeld – Heidelberg Hbf
RE 70	Mannheim–Frankfurt railway Ried-Netz	Frankfurt Hbf – Riedstadt-Goddelau – Gernsheim – Biblis – Mannheim Hbf	655		146 + Double deck carriages, 111 + n-Wagen
RB 75	Rhine-Main Railway Südhessen-Netz	Wiesbaden Hbf – Mainz Hbf – Groß-Gerau – Darmstadt Hbf – Dieburg – Babenhausen – Aschaffenburg Hbf	651	HLB	Coradia Continental
RE 80	Odenwald Railway Odenwald net	Darmstadt Hbf – Darmstadt Nord – Reinheim – Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach – Erbach	641	VIAS	ITINO
RB 81		Frankfurt Hbf – Darmstadt Nord – Reinheim – Groß-Umstadt-Wiebelsbach – Erbach
RB 82		Darmstadt Hbf – Darmstadt Nord – Reinheim – Groß-Umstadt Wiebelsbach – Erbach – Eberbach
RE 85		Frankfurt Hbf – Offenbach Hbf – Hanau Hbf – Babenhausen - Groß-Umstadt-Wiebelsbach (– Erbach)
RB 86		Hanau Hbf – Babenhausen – Groß-Umstadt-Wiebelsbach
RB 90	Limburg–Altenkirchen railway	Limburg an der Lahn – Hadamar – Wilsenroth – Westerburg – Altenkirchen – Au (Sieg) – Siegen	461, 460	HLB	LINT 27/41, GTW 2/6
RB 94	Kreuztal–Cölbe railway	Marburg (Lahn) – Cölbe – – – – – Erndtebrück	623	Kurhessenbahn	628
RB 95	Sieg-Dill railway	Dillenburg – Haiger – Dillbrecht – Siegen	445	HLB	LINT 27/41, GTW 2/6
RB 96	Betzdorf–Haiger railway	Dillenburg – Haiger – Allendorf – Burbach – Neunkirchen – Betzdorf (Sieg)	462		GTW 2/6
RE 98	Main-Sieg-Express	Frankfurt Hbf – Friedberg (Hess) – Gießen – Marburg (Lahn) – Treysa – Wabern – Kassel Hbf	630, 620		FLIRT 429 (to Gießen together with SE 30)
RE 99	Main-Sieg-Express	Frankfurt Hbf – Friedberg (Hess) – Gießen – Wetzlar – Herborn – Dillenburg – Haiger – Siegen	630, 445		FLIRT 429 (to Gießen together with SE 30)
	Taunus Railway, Main-Lahn Railway, Frankfurt City Tunnel, Rodgau Railway Netz Kleyer	Wiesbaden Hbf – Mainz-Kastel – Hochheim – Hattersheim – Frankfurt-Höchst – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – Offenbach Ost – Rödermark-Ober-Roden	645.1, 645.2	DB Regio	430
	Main-Lahn Railway, Frankfurt City Tunnel, Rodgau Railway, Offenbach-Bieber–Dietzenbach railway Netz S2	Niedernhausen – Hofheim – Frankfurt-Höchst – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – Offenbach Ost – Dietzenbach	645.2	DB Regio	423
	Limes Railway, Frankfurt City Tunnel, Main-Neckar Railway Netz Gallus	Bad Soden am Taunus – Frankfurt-Rödelheim – Frankfurt West – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – Frankfurt South – Langen – Darmstadt Hbf	645.3, 650	DB Regio	423
	Kronberg Railway, Frankfurt City Tunnel, Main-Neckar Railway Netz Gallus	Kronberg im Taunus – Frankfurt-Rödelheim – Frankfurt West – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – Frankfurt South – Langen (– Darmstadt)	645.4, 650	DB Regio	423
	Homburg Railway, Frankfurt City Tunnel Netz Gallus	Friedrichsdorf – Bad Homburg – Oberursel – Frankfurt-Rödelheim – Frankfurt West – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – Frankfurt South	645.5	DB Regio	423
	Main-Weser Railway, Frankfurt City Tunnel Netz Gallus	Friedberg – Groß-Karben – Bad Vilbel – Frankfurt West – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – Frankfurt South	645.6	DB Regio	423
	Mannheim–Frankfurt railway Netz Kleyer	Riedstadt-Goddelau – – Frankfurt Stadion – Frankfurt-Niederrad – Frankfurt Hbf	655	DB Regio	430
	Main Railway, Frankfurt City Tunnel, Frankfurt–Hanau (south bank) railway Netz Kleyer	Wiesbaden Hbf – Mainz Hbf – Mainz-Bischofsheim – Rüsselsheim – Frankfurt Airport Regional – Frankfurt Stadion – Frankfurt-Niederrad – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – Offenbach Ost (– Hanau Hbf)	645.8	DB Regio	430
	Taunus Railway, Main Railway, Frankfurt City Tunnel, Frankfurt–Hanau (south bank) railway Netz Kleyer	Wiesbaden Hbf – Mainz-Kastel – Mainz-Bischofsheim – Rüsselsheim – Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof – Frankfurt Stadion – Frankfurt Hbf (tief) – Offenbach Ost – Hanau Hbf	645.9	DB Regio	430

External links[]

• "Network map" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. Retrieved 19 June 2012.