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Rüsselsheim station is a transit station in the town of Rüsselsheim in the German state of Hesse on the Main Railway from Mainz to Frankfurt am Main. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.[2] The station is served by the Rhine-Main S-Bahn and by regional trains. There is another station in Rüsselsheim, Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk station, which is served by S-Bahn trains only.

Rüsselsheim station
Through station
General information
Location	Rüsselsheim, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	49°59′30″N 8°24′50″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Main Railway (km 23.8) (KBS 645.8/645.9/655
Platforms	3
Connections	RE 2RE 3 RB 58 1 6 11 22 24 31 32 41 42 46 51 52 61 67 70 71 72 81 83
Other information
Station code	5440
DS100 code	FKCH[1]
IBNR	8005220
Category	3[2]
Fare zone	: 3730[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1863
Passengers
2,000
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio Mitte   Following station Mainz-Bischofsheim toward Koblenz Hbf RE 2 Frankfurt Airport regional toward Frankfurt (Main) Hbf Preceding station   vlexx   Following station Mainz-Bischofsheim toward Saarbrücken Hbf RE 3 Frankfurt Airport regional toward Frankfurt (Main) Hbf Preceding station   Hessische Landesbahn   Following station Rüsselsheim Opelwerk Terminus RB 58 Main-Spessart Railway via Frankfurt Süd - Hanau Frankfurt Airport long-distance toward Laufach Preceding station Rhine-Main S-Bahn Following station Rüsselsheim-Opelwerk towards Wiesbaden Hbf Raunheim towards Hanau Hbf
Location
Rüsselsheim Location in Hesse Show map of Hesse Rüsselsheim Location in Germany Show map of Germany Rüsselsheim Location in Europe Show map of Europe

The station was opened in 1863. The Rüsselsheim train disaster occurred near the station on 2 February 1990, killing 17 persons and severely injuring 145.

Services

Rüsselsheim lies in the area served by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV). It is used by Rhine-Main S-Bahn trains operated by DB Regio and buses.

Trains

Services on lines S8 and S9 each operate at 30-minute intervals on the Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof–Hanau Hauptbahnhof route. Together the two lines operate at 15-minute intervals through Rüsselsheim. Line S8 runs through Mainz Hauptbahnhof to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof, while line S9 runs via Kostheim Bridge to Mainz-Kastel and Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof.

Rüsselsheim station is also served by Regional-Express trains running between Koblenz Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt (the Mittelrhein-Main-Express, RE 2) and between Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt (Rhein-Nahe-Express, RE 3), each running every two hours, resulting in an approximately hourly service as far as Mainz. In the peak hours there are a few Regionalbahn services to Idar-Oberstein and to Bingen Hauptbahnhof.

Buses

Rüsselsheim station has a large bus station. It is served by city bus routes 6, 11, 31, 32, 41, 42, 51, and 52, and regional bus line 1 to Flörsheim (Main) station. Rüsselsheim Bahnhof Südseite bus stop to the south of the station is served by routes L1, 22, 24, 28, 72, and 752.

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