Königstein Railway

Königstein Railway
Routes of the Königstein and Soden Railways
Overview
Native nameKönigsteiner Bahn
Line number9360
LocaleHesse, Germany
Service
Route number646
Technical
Line length15.9 km (9.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Maximum incline2.5%
Route map

15.9
Königstein (Taunus)
(HLB workshop)
13.2
Schneidhain
13.1
Wiesbadener Str. (B 455) LC
9.9
Kelkheim-Hornau
central signal box
8.7
Fischbacher Str. (L 3016) LC
8.6
Kelkheim
6.8
Kelkheim-Münster
B 519
4.9
Liederbach
3.0
Liederbach Süd
1.6
Frankfurt-Unterliederbach
1.6
Hunsrückstraße (L 3016) LC
1.0
Farbwerke Hoechst
– replaced by halt on…
0.0
Frankfurt-Höchst
Source: German railway atlas

The Königstein Railway (Königsteiner Bahn) is a 1902 opened, single-track and non-electrified secondary railway line that connects the town of Königstein im Taunus with the city of Frankfurt am Main on the southern edge of the Taunus in the German state of Hesse.

The Regionalbahn line, which was also called the K-Bahn from 1989 to 1995, now runs from Koenigstein via Frankfurt-Höchst station as timetable route 646 to Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof.