S5 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S5 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS number 645.5
Routes
Homburg Railway
The Homburg Railway connects Frankfurt Central Station with Friedrichsdorf, via Bad Homburg. It was opened on 10 September 1860 and electrified on 26 September 1970. S-Bahn services commenced on the line on 25 September 1977.City tunnel
The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services.History
The S5 was one of the first six services of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn system. In a prior test operation it ran between Friedrichsdorf and Frankfurt Central Station. The service was then called R5 where the letter "R" stands for regional. After the opening of the Frankfurt Citytunnel the service was renamed to S5 and extended to the new Hauptwache underground station. Further extensions of the tunnel followed in 1983 and 1990 so that the Südbahnhof became the service's eastern terminal.Operation
- Friedrichsdorf – Frankfurt Süd
- Bad Homburg – Frankfurt Süd