Rüsselsheim station

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Rüsselsheim station
Deutsche Bahn S-Bahn-Logo.svg
Through station
RüsselsheimMainBahnhof.JPG
LocationRüsselsheim, Hesse
Germany
Coordinates49°59′30″N 8°24′50″E / 49.99167°N 8.41393°E / 49.99167; 8.41393Coordinates: 49°59′30″N 8°24′50″E / 49.99167°N 8.41393°E / 49.99167; 8.41393
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms3
Connections
  • RE 2RE 3
  • RB 58
  • S8 S9
  • Bus interchange 1 6 11 22 24 31 32 41 42 46 51 52 61 67 70 71 72 81 83
Other information
Station code5440
DS100 codeFKCH[1]
IBNR8005220
Category3[2]
Fare zoneRMV: 3730[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1863
Passengers
2,000
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio Mitte   Following station
toward Koblenz HbfRE 2toward Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
Preceding station   vlexx   Following station
toward Saarbrücken HbfRE 3toward Frankfurt (Main) Hbf
Preceding station   Hessische Landesbahn   Following station
TerminusRB 58
Main-Spessart Railway
via Frankfurt Süd - Hanau		toward Laufach
Preceding station   Rhine-Main S-Bahn   Following station
toward Wiesbaden HbfS8toward Hanau Hbf
S9
Location
Rüsselsheim is located in Hesse
Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim
Location in Hesse

Rüsselsheim station is a transit station in the town of Rüsselsheim in the German state of Hesse on the Main Railway from Mainz to Frankfurt am Main. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.[2] The station is served by the Rhine-Main S-Bahn and by regional trains. There is another station in Rüsselsheim, Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk station, which is served by S-Bahn trains only.

The station was opened in 1863. The Rüsselsheim train disaster occurred near the station on 2 February 1990, killing 17 persons and severely injuring 145.

Services[]

Rüsselsheim lies in the area served by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV). It is used by Rhine-Main S-Bahn trains operated by DB Regio and buses.

Trains[]

Services on lines S8 and S9 each operate at 30-minute intervals on the Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof–Hanau Hauptbahnhof route. Together the two lines operate at 15-minute intervals through Rüsselsheim. Line S8 runs through Mainz Hauptbahnhof to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof, while line S9 runs via to Mainz-Kastel and Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof.

Rüsselsheim station is also served by Regional-Express trains running between Koblenz Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt (the Mittelrhein-Main-Express, RE 2) and between Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt (Rhein-Nahe-Express, RE 3), each running every two hours, resulting in an approximately hourly service as far as Mainz. In the peak hours there are a few Regionalbahn services to Idar-Oberstein and to Bingen Hauptbahnhof.

Buses[]

Rüsselsheim station has a large bus station. It is served by city bus routes 6, 11, 31, 32, 41, 42, 51, and 52, and regional bus line 1 to Flörsheim (Main) station. Rüsselsheim Bahnhof Südseite bus stop to the south of the station is served by routes L1, 22, 24, 28, 72, and 752.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Tarifinformationen 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. p. 151. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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