| Rhine-Main Railway |
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| Native name | Rhein-Main-Bahn |
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- 3520 Mainz–Mainz-Bischofsheim
- 3530 Mainz-Bischofsheim–Darmstadt
- 3540 Weiterstadt Stockschneise–Darmstadt Nord
- 3557 Darmstadt–Aschaffenburg
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| Locale | Bavaria and Hesse, Germany |
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| Route number | 651 |
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| Line length | 77.7 km (48.3 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 2 (throughout) |
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| Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary |
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| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) (max) |
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0.000
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Mainz Hbf
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Mainz Hbf Tunnel (northbound line)
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New Mainz Tunnel (southbound line)
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Mainz South Tunnel (northbound line)
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1.800
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line to the former Mainz Hauptbahnhof
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3.076
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former terminus transfer to the ferry
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4.580
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Mainz-Gustavsburg
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5.600
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Mainz-Gustavsburg port siding
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7.780
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Mainz-Bischofsheim
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| from Mz-Bischofshm O | | (see rail bypass) |
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11.100
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| Mainz-Bischofsheim crossover I | | (station part) |
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16.475
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Nauheim (b Groß Gerau)
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19.739
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Groß Gerau
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22.013
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Klein-Gerau
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26.646
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Weiterstadt
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29.652
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Weiterstadt Stockschneise junction
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Griesheim Röhm (siding)
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30.668
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Darmstadt Bergschneise (junction)
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| former Riedbahn to | | Darmstadt freight yard |
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| Main-Neckar Railway | | from Frankfurt |
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34.950 31.861
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Darmstadt freight yard
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33.960 33.360
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Darmstadt Hbf
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Main-Neckar Railway to Heidelberg
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from Darmstadt-Arheilgen
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Darmstadt Hbf – Darmstadt Nord line
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to former Hbf (until 1912)
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37.850
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Darmstadt Nord
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40.374
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45.594
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Messel (Messel mine)
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53.200
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Dieburg
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57.647
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Altheim (Hess)
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59.876
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Hergershausen
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Sickenhofen (planned)
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63.1
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63.711
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Babenhausen (Hesse)
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64.8
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71.685
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Stockstadt (Main)
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72.202
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73.232
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73.54
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Mainaschaff
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76.100
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| Aschaffenburg Hbf exit | | (station part) |
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77.7
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Aschaffenburg Hbf
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| Source: German railway atlas
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The Rhine-Main Railway (German: Main-Rhein-Bahn), is a railway line in southern Germany from Mainz via Darmstadt to Aschaffenburg. It was built by the Hessian Ludwig Railway (Hessische Ludwigsbahn) and opened on 1 August 1858 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. Until 1862, when the railway bridge over the Rhine river constructed and assembled by MAN-Werk Gustavsburg was finished, a train ferry operated on the river.