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= Mainz Römisches Theater Railway Station =

The Mainz Römisches Theater railway station (formerly Mainz Süd station) is the second largest rail station in the capital city of Rhineland-Palatinate.

History
The Roman theatre in Mainz (lat. Mogontiacum), the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, was excavated in recent years. It is located directly beside the Mainz Römisches Theater Bahnhof (Mainz Roman Theater railway station) and is average 116 meters (377 ft.) across with a stage width of 42 meters (136.5 ft). The theatre was once the largest roman amphitheatre north of the Alps. The theatre had a maximum capacity of circa 10,000 guests.

Service Area
The station consists of 3 platforms and 4 tracks. The Mainzer Eisenbahntunnel (Mainz Rail Tunnel) is located between the Mainz Römisches Theater station and the Mainz main railway station (Hauptbahnhof). Three rail lines are serviced from this station toward the south-west:

The Rhein-Main-Bahn: to Darmstadt and Aschaffenburg, (Regional Train RB75) The Mainbahn: to Frankfurt-am-Main, Offenbach am Main and Hanau (S-Bahn Line S8) Rail line Mainz-Ludwigshafen-Mannheim

Toward the west, trains run toward Wiesbaden, Koblenz and Saarbrücken main stations.