Frankfurt-Rödelheim station

Frankfurt Rödelheim station S
Through station
Station platforms 1, 2 and 3 (from right to left), looking north
Location	Baruch-Baschwitz-Platz 33, Frankfurt-Rödelheim, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	50°7′28″N 8°36′26″E / 50.12444°N 8.60722°E / 50.12444; 8.60722Coordinates: 50°7′28″N 8°36′26″E / 50.12444°N 8.60722°E / 50.12444; 8.60722
Line(s)	Homburg Railway Kronberg Railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	1877
DS100 code	FRH
IBNR	8002052
Category	3
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1860
Services
Preceding station   Rhine-Main S-Bahn   Following station Oberursel-Weißkirchen/Steinbach toward Bad Soden S3 Frankfurt West toward Darmstadt Hbf Oberursel-Weißkirchen/Steinbach toward Kronberg S4 Frankfurt West toward Langen Oberursel-Weißkirchen/Steinbach toward Friedrichsdorf S5 Frankfurt West toward Südbahnhof

Frankfurt Rödelheim station is a regional and S-Bahn station in western Frankfurt am Main, Germany on the Homburg line, in the district of Rödelheim. The Kronberg line branches off the Homburg line north of the station and the junction with the Rebstock curve of the former Bad Nauheim–Wiesbaden line (Bäderbahn) is south of the station. The station connects with several bus lines.

The Homburg Railway was opened in 1860 to connect Frankfurt and Bad Homburg, replacing a horse bus line established in 1850. Rödelheim station was opened with the line. Originally, the line between the Main-Weser line and Rödelheim passed through the Rebstockgelände ("vineyards") to the west of Frankfurt. The current route between Rödelheim and the Main-Weser line at Bockenheim station (now Frankfurt West station) replaced the old line in 1884. In 1874, the Kronberg Railway was opened originally as a single track via Eschborn to Kronberg im Taunus. The old station was closed and the station moved to its present location.

In 1901 the line from Homburg to Friedberg was extended to Friedrichsdorf. At the personal request of the Emperor, the capacity of the entire route from Frankfurt to Friedberg and Friedrichsdorf was increased, including the duplication of the line from 1907 to 1910. On 1 September 1905, a link was opened through the Frankfurt vineyards (Rebstockgelände), initially only for freight and special trains. It branched off the Homburg line south of Rödelheim station towards Höchst and was used from 1908 by passenger trains on the Bad Nauheim–Wiesbaden line (Bäderbahn, Bath Railway), the line between the spa (German: Bad) towns of Wiesbaden, Bad Homburg and Bad Nauheim. A link between this line and Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof was opened on 15 March 1927 and is still used by trains connecting to the High Taunus line (Taunusbahn) to the north of Bad Homburg. Each of these lines was double track; only the Kronberg branch was single track. With the incorporation of Rödelheim into Frankfurt in 1910 the station changed its name to Frankfurt-Rödelheim. The extension of the electrified tram line was opened to Rödelheim station in 1911.