Mainz-Kastel station

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Mainz-Kastel
Deutsche Bahn
Through station
The station seen from the Theodor Heuss Bridge
General information
LocationEisenbahnstr. 7, Mainz-Kastel, Wiesbaden, Hesse
Germany
Coordinates50°0′25″N 8°16′57″E / 50.00694°N 8.28250°E / 50.00694; 8.28250
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks4
Train operatorsS-Bahn Rhein-Main
VIAS
Connections
Other information
Station code3904
DS100 codeFMK[1]
IBNR8000615
Category4[2]
Fare zone
  • Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV): 6501[3]
  • RNN: 300 (RMV transitional tariff)[4]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened19 May 1840
Services
Preceding station VIAS Following station
Wiesbaden Hbf
towards Neuwied
RB 10 Frankfurt-Höchst
Preceding station Rhine-Main S-Bahn Following station
Wiesbaden Ost Hochheim
Mainz-Bischofsheim
towards Hanau Hbf
Map
Location
Mainz-Kastel is located in Hesse
Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel
Location in Hesse
Mainz-Kastel is located in Germany
Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel
Location in Germany
Mainz-Kastel is located in Europe
Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel
Location in Europe

Mainz-Kastel station is situated on the Frankfurt–Wiesbaden line (line number 3603; timetable section 645.1) in Mainz-Kastel, now a suburb of Wiesbaden, in the German state of Hesse. It was opened as part of the Taunus Railway, which was opened in 1839/40. The station was opened as part of the last stage of construction of the line to Wiesbaden and was opened on 19 May 1840.

Kastel station is also served by the Regionalbahn service running between Neuwied and Frankfurt (RB 10) every hour. In the rush hour it extends to a half-hourly service.

Buses[edit]

The following lines of ESWE and MVG serve the station (bus station Brückenkopf): 6, 6A, 9, 28, 54, 55, 56, 57, 68, 91, 99.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Tarifinformationen 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. p. 141. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ "RNN Wabenplan 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Nahe-Nahverkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.