Main–Weser Railway

Main–Weser Railway
Main-Weser-Bahn at Niederweimar
Overview
Native nameMain-Weser-Bahn
StatusOperational
OwnerDB Netz
Line number3900
LocaleHesse, Germany
Termini
Stations52
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Passenger/freight rail
Intercity rail, Regional rail, Commuter rail
Route number
  • 614.9 (RegioTram to Treysa)
  • 620 (Kassel–Gießen)
  • 630 (Gießen–Frankfurt)
  • 645.6 (S-Bahn to Friedberg)
Operator(s)DB Bahn
History
OpenedStages between 1848 and 1852
Technical
Line length199.8 km (124.1 mi)
Number of tracks2 (throughout)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map

0.000
Kassel Hbf
System change 600 V = / 15 kV ~
2.5
Kassel-Kirchditmold
(until 1984)
Kassel tramway
Wilhelmshöher Allee
Kassel tramway
3.829
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
4.3
Hercules Railway (metre gauge)
to Waldkappel
to Naumburg
7.0
Korbacher Straße (formerly B 520)
7.3
Kassel Oberzwehren junction
Oberzwehren crossing structure
7.9
Kassel-Oberzwehren
8.9
Kassel-Keilsberg
10.0
10.7
Baunatal-Rengershausen
11.4
13.5
13.7
Baunatal-Guntershausen
16.6
Edermünde-Grifte
17.2
former line to Gudensberg
18.2
20.0
Felsberg-Wolfershausen
23.5
Felsberg-Altenbrunslar
27.4
Felsberg-Gensungen
30.3
request crossing (Wabern station)
33.9
Wabern (Bz Kassel)
34.0
B 254
to Bad Wildungen
37.3
L 3148
37.4
Uttershausen (junction)
to Wabern Kimm (siding)
37.8
39.3
L 3149
39.4
Singlis
siding to DB Energie traction power
converter station (closed)
42.9
Borken (Hessen)
Stadtwerke Borken siding, etc
(dual gauge track)
43.4
former PREAG works and mine railway
former PREAG siding
47.4
L 3067
49.2
Zimmersrode
216 m
50.1
Kellerwald Railway
to Gemünden (Wohra)
54.7
Schlierbach (Schwalm-Eder-Kr)
60.7
Treysa
(Keilbahnhof) (until 1908)
61.1
B 454
61.5
61.9
former Bad Hersfeld–Treysa railway
62.3
Treysa
(since 1908)
67.0
B 454
67.1
Schwalmstadt-Wiera
70.1
B 454
NVV
RMV
tariff border
71.1
Neustadt (Hessen)
76.0
Weser
Main
watershed
80.0
Herrenwald barracks
81.4
Fritz Winter iron foundry siding
82.1
Stadtallendorf
83.1
B 454
Langenstein
(Bk)
Ohm Valley Railway
(from Gemünden (Felda))
89.2
Kirchhain
90.1
90.2
Wohra Valley Railway
to Gemünden (Wohra)
94.2
Anzefahr
97.3
Bürgeln
98.0
99.2
99.5
99.8
100.3
Cölbe
101.4
102.1
Wehrda
(Bk)
104.2
Marburg (Lahn)
Marburg Mitte
(planned)
107.2
Marburg South
(passengers until 1956)
107.4
Marburg-Süd
181 m
107.6
Heizöllager
(until 1998)
107.7
former connecting track
108.5
B 255 / L 3125
108.6
industrial siding until 1998
108.7
former Marburg District Railway
to Dreihausen
109.1
110.0
Gisselberg
(Bk)
110.5
B 255
111.9
Niederweimar
115.4
Niederwalgern
(former Keilbahnhof)
former Aar-Salzböde Railway
to Herborn
118.9
Fronhausen (Lahn)
119.6
DB siding substation
119.6
122.8
Friedelhausen
125.3
from Londorf
125.9
Lollar
(island station)
126.6
128.7
132.9
Gießen Oswaldsgarten
133.0
Bieber Valley Railway from Bieber
133.0
Gießen Kleinbahnhof
(until 1952)
133.4
Gießen Pbf/Rbf Ültg I
134.0
Gießen
Gießen freight yard
135.5
135.7
from Dutenhofen (from Siegen)
136.6
Gießen-Bergwald
137.5
139.7
Großen Linden
141.2
143.4
Lang Göns
146.1
Kirch-Göns
151.0
Butzbach-Lich railway
(connecting curve…
151.3
…to HLB workshop and Münzenberg)
151.3
151.9
Butzbach
154.6
Ostheim (Butzbach)
156.9
151.3
B 275
from Griedel
161.9
Bad Nauheim /
Bad Nauheim Nord (BLE)
163.1
164.4
164.3
165.0
Rosental viaduct
165.4
Friedberg
(first station until 1913)
165.9
Friedberg (Hess)
terminus of
148 m
Friedberg freight yard
factory siding
to Friedrichsdorf
(crossing until 1968)
168.4
Friedberg Görbelheim
(junction)
170.1
Bruchenbrücken
172.8
Rosbach Bridge
173.0
Nieder-Wöllstadt
B 3
176.2
Okarben
since 1894
178.4
Groß-Karben
179.2
industrial siding
181.4
Dortelweil
from Stockheim
start of the S-Bahn (line 3684)
183.6
Bad Vilbel
184.5
Nidda bridge
184.9
Bad Vilbel Süd
B 3
187.5
Frankfurt-Berkersheim
189.4
Frankfurter Berg
(Frankfurt-Bonames until 1986)
191.6
Frankfurt-Eschersheim
Frankfurt-Ginnheim
(from December 2024)
193.2
Frankfurt-Ginnheim (until 2016)
195.4
Frankfurt West S-Bahn crossover
from Frankfurt-Rödelheim
196.4
Frankfurt West
197.3
Frankfurt Messe
Original route to Main-Weser-Bahnhof (until 1888)
former main goods station
198.1
Frankfurt Galluswarte
Main-Neckar Railway, goods track
station approach (Main Railway etc)
199.8
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof
Main-Weser-Bahnhof (to 1888)
Source: German railway atlas

The Main–Weser Railway (German: Main-Weser-Bahn) is a railway line in central Germany that runs from Frankfurt am Main via Gießen to Kassel. it is named after the railway company that built the line and also operated it until 1880. It was opened between 1849 and 1852 and was one of the first railways in Germany.