Start Taunus
Welcome at Start Taunus
We, Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH – start for short – are operating the sub-net Taunus on behalf of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsbund (RMV) including the following routes:
- RB11 Bad Soden – Sulzbach – Frankfurt/Höchst (- Kelkheim)
- RB12 Königstein – Kelkheim – Frankfurt/Höchst – Frankfurt Main Station
- RB15 Brandoberndorf – Usingen (- Friedrichsdorf) – Frankfurt Main Station
- RB16 Friedberg – Friedrichsdorf (– Bad Homburg)
Current information
RB 12 – PARTIAL CANCELLATION
Due to various construction works, from 28.03.2024 from approx. 22:00 until 09.04.2024 end of operation
there will be partial cancellations on the RB 12 between Frankfurt Höchst
and Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof,
between Frankfurt Höchst and Königstein the RB12 will run regularly.
For your journey between Frankfurt Höchst and Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof,
please use the S-Bahn and other regional trains.
We also recommend that you use the online information (e.g. at rmv.de) to plan your journey.
Please click here for the timetable.
RB 11 – CANCELLATION
Due to construction work on the regional tangent west (RTW), the RB 11 trains will be cancelled from 29 March 2024 until further notice.
A rail replacement service (SEV) with buses is set up for our passengers, please follow the corresponding SEV timetable here.
RB 12 – IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Due to an understaffed signal box, the RB 12 will only run between Königstein and Frankfurt Höchst from 19 February until further notice between 20:00 and 23:30 (the Frankfurt Höchst – Frankfurt Hbf section will be cancelled). Passengers can alternatively use the S1, the journey time is extended by around 10 minutes. Please click here for the timetable.
