This article is about the railway from Frankfurt to Wiesbaden. For line from Bad Homburg to Brandoberndorf of the same name, see
Taunusbahn (Hochtaunus).
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Former Taunus station in Frankfurt |
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| Native name | Taunus-Eisenbahn |
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| Line number | 3603/3610 |
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| Locale | Hesse, Germany |
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| Route number | 645.1 |
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| Line length | 41.2 km (25.6 mi) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary |
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Taunus station (1840–1906)
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Wiesbaden Hbf
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Wiesbaden-Salzbach junction
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Former Rhine station
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Wiesbaden Ost (interchange)
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Mainz-Kastel
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Rhine bank
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B 43 (Kostheimer Landstraße)
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Kostheim (junction)
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Hochheim (Main)
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Falkenbergstraße
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B 519
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Flörsheim (Main)
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Weilbacher Straße LC (B 519)
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Posten (crossing guard) 20 L 3366
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Eddersheim LC (L 3366)
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Hattersheim (Main)
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road to the International School
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Frankfurt-Sindlingen
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Freight line from Main-Lahn Railway
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Frankfurt-Höchst Farbwerke
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Frankfurt Mainzer Landstr. (junction)
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Frankfurt Kleyerstr. (junction)
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western stations (until 1888)
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Source: German railway atlas
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The Taunus Railway (German: Taunus-Eisenbahn) is a double-track electrified railway line, which connects Frankfurt and Wiesbaden, Germany. It is 41.2 km long and follows the course of the Main on its north side, running quite close to it in some places. Its first stage was opened in September 1839 and is thus the oldest railway line in the German state of Hesse and one of the oldest in Germany. Today it is used by Regional-Express trains between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden and the trains of line S1 of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn between Frankfurt-Höchst and Wiesbaden. Between Frankfurt Hbf (Frankfurt central station) and Frankfurt-Höchst, they run on the line of the former Hessian Ludwig Railway.