Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway

The Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg railway was opened in 1848 and 1854 and was one of the oldest railways in Germany. It is now a double track electrified main line, beginning in Frankfurt South station (Südbahnhof) and running from Frankfurt's Frankfurt East station (Ostbahnhof) on the right bank of the Main via Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof.

Frankfurt Süd–Aschaffenburg
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerDeutsche Bahn
Line number3660
LocaleHesse, Germany
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Regional rail
Route number640
Operator(s)DB Netz
History
OpenedStages between 1848 - 1854
Technical
Line length43.2 km (26.8 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV 16.7 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map

km
from Darmstadt
from Frankfurt (Main) Stadion
0.000
Frankfurt South
(formerly Bebraer station)
to Hanau (South Main line)
B 43
Deutschherrn bridge (since 1913), Main
Hanauer station
(until 1913)
2.378
Frankfurt East
(since 1913)
3.163
Schwedler Bridge (pedestrian bridge)
3.250
Frankfurt East freight yard
3.600
to North Main S-Bahn (planned)
3.900
Frankfurt (Main) Ost Ubf
4.132
Ratsweg Bridge (B 8, B 40)
4.180
5.180
Lahmeyer Bridge
(now a pedestrian bridge)
Port railway from Osthafen
5.250
Frankfurt (Main) Ost Gbf Stw IV
7.243
Frankfurt Mainkur
10.145
Maintal West (formerly Bischofsheim-Rumpenheim)
12.349
Maintal Ost (formerly HochstadtDörnigheim)
15.648
Hanau-Wilhelmsbad
17.750
Kinzig bridge
(bridge of 1926)
18.034
Hanau West (formerly Hanau)
19.946
Hanau south side / Hanau north side
Hanau port railway
to Eberbach
21.800
Großauheim (Kr Hanau)
from Hanau Rauschwald
25.348
Großkrotzenburg
26.824
Hesse
Bavaria
state border
to Schöllkrippen
27.4
Kahl (Main)
31.8
Dettingen (Main)
34.7
Rückersbacher Schlucht
36.8
Kleinostheim
Mainaschaff Nord
(planned)
38.9
Steinerts
(junction)
40.6
to/from Darmstadt
Mainaschaff Hp (halt)
43.2
89.3
Aschaffenburg Hbf
131 m
Miltenberg
to Würzburg
Source: German railway atlas
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