Mainz rail bypass

The Mainz bypass railway (German: Umgehungsbahn Mainz) is a bypass around the Mainz Hauptbahnhof node primarily used for freight in the German states of Hesse and Rhineland Palatinate.

Mainz bypass
Kostheim Bridge over the Main
Overview
Native nameUmgehungsbahn Mainz
Line number3525
LocaleRhineland Palatinate and Hesse, Germany
Technical
Line length15.1 km (9.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

0.0
Mainz-Mombach
(0.0) 00.0
From Mainz Hbf
(2.4/2.7)0
Mainz Nord
(4.3) 02.1
Mainz Kaiserbrücke
(junction)
Emperor Bridge (Rhine, Petersaue),
Rhineland-Palatinate / Hesse state border
(5.5) 03.3
Mainz Kaiserbrücke Ost
(junction)
(6.3) 00.0
4.4
Mainz-Kastel Igelstein
(junction)
B 455 (Boelckestraße)
(0.0) 09.1
Kostheim
(junction)
(1.8) 10.9
Kostheim Ost
(junction)
Kostheim Bridge (Main)
B 43 (Darmstädter Landstraße)
15.1
Mainz-Bischofsheim
Source: German railway atlas
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