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Kronberg Railway

Kronberg–Frankfurt-Rödelheim
Overview
Locale Hesse, Germany
Line number 3615
Technical
Line length 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Number of tracks 2 (Rödelheim–Niederhöchstadt)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead
Route number 645.4
Route map
9.5 Kronberg (Taunus), terminus of S4Frankfurt S4.svg
8.3 Kronberg Süd
Limes Railway from Bad Soden S3Frankfurt S3.svg
5.8 Niederhöchstadt
4.2 Eschborn
2.5 Eschborn Süd
A 66
A 5
Homburg Railway from Bad Homburg S5Frankfurt S5.svg
0.0 Frankfurt-Rödelheim
Rebstock curve to Frankfurt (Taunusbahn)
Homburg Railway to Frankfurt S3Frankfurt S3.svgS4Frankfurt S4.svgS5Frankfurt S5.svg
Source: German railway atlas

The Kronberg Railway (German: Kronberger Bahn) is now the northern part of Frankfurt S-Bahn line S4, which connects Langen, Frankfurt am Main and Kronberg im Taunusin Hesse, Germany. The route branches off the Homburg line in Rödelheim and continues via Eschborn Süd, Eschborn and Niederhöchstadt to Kronberg.

The Kronberg Railway Company (Cronberger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, using the old spelling of Kronberg) opened its 9.8 km-long line from Rödelheim for passengers on 1 November 1874. The carriage of freight, which was never great, followed on 1 March 1875. The Prussian government had granted a concession for the line on 26 June 1872. The purpose of the line was to serve the then already strong tourist traffic from Frankfurt to the Vordertaunus (the now suburbanised foothills of the Taunus near Frankfurt). Already numerous wealthy citizens of Frankfurt had established their residence (or second residence) there, leading to steadily growing commuter traffic. Soon through trains began running from Frankfurt to Kronberg.

On 1 January 1914, the company was taken over by the Prussian government and the line became part of the Prussian state railways.

German Federal Railways established a regular interval timetable in 1954, with services every 30 minutes on the line (as well as on the Homburg line), long before the opening of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn. Since 27 September 1970 electric trains have operated on the line. On 28 May 1978 the line began to be used by S-Bahn line S4, initially to Hauptwache.


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