Mainz-Kastel station

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.

Mainz Kastel
The station seen from the Theodor Heuss Bridge
General information
Location	Eisenbahnstr. 7, Mainz-Kastel, Wiesbaden, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	50°0′25″N 8°16′57″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Taunus Railway (33.4 km)
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	4
Train operators	S-Bahn Rhein-Main VIAS
Connections
Other information
Station code	3904
DS100 code	FMK[1]
IBNR	8000615
Category	4[2]
Fare zone	: 6501[3] RNN: 300 (RMV transitional tariff)[4]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	19 May 1840
Services
Preceding station VIAS Following station Wiesbaden Hbf towards Neuwied RB 10 Frankfurt-Höchst towards Frankfurt (Main) Hbf Preceding station Rhine-Main S-Bahn Following station Wiesbaden Ost towards Wiesbaden Hbf Hochheim towards Rödermark-Ober Roden Mainz-Bischofsheim towards Hanau Hbf
Location

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

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