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The east-west [[U-Bahn Line C (Frankfurt U-Bahn)|U-Bahn C Line]] (services U6 and U7) began running through Hauptwache in 1986,<ref name="30 Jahre C-Strecke">{{cite web |url=https://blog.vgf-ffm.de/30jahrecstrecke/ |title=30 Jahre „C-Strecke“ |language=de |trans-title=30 years of the C Line |publisher=Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt |last=Conrads |first=Bernd |date=11 October 2016 |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref> using platforms which had already been built at the same time as those for the S-Bahn.<ref name="mt 1978-09"/>
The east-west [[U-Bahn Line C (Frankfurt U-Bahn)|U-Bahn C Line]] (services U6 and U7) began running through Hauptwache in 1986,<ref name="30 Jahre C-Strecke">{{cite web |url=https://blog.vgf-ffm.de/30jahrecstrecke/ |title=30 Jahre „C-Strecke“ |language=de |trans-title=30 years of the C Line |publisher=Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt |last=Conrads |first=Bernd |date=11 October 2016 |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref> using platforms which had already been built at the same time as those for the S-Bahn.<ref name="mt 1978-09"/>


In 1986 the [[Trams in Frankfurt am Main|tram line]] serving ''Hauptwache'' was closed.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
In 1986 the [[Trams in Frankfurt am Main|tram line]] serving ''Hauptwache'' was closed.<ref name="v106">{{cite web | last=Köhler | first=Manfred | title=Frankfurt braucht die U-Bahn und die Straßenbahn | website=FAZ.NET | date=5 June 2024 | url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/frankfurt/frankfurt-braucht-die-u-bahn-und-die-strassenbahn-19767741.html | language=de | access-date=28 October 2024}}</ref>


==Station layout==
==Station layout==

Latest revision as of 13:45, 28 October 2024

Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station

Bahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache

Underground through station
Map of the station area
General information
LocationAn der Hauptwache 17, Frankfurt, Hesse
Germany
Coordinates50°6′50″N 8°40′44″E / 50.11389°N 8.67889°E / 50.11389; 8.67889
Line(s)
Platforms5
Tracks6 (4 U-Bahn, 2 S-Bahn)
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code1864[1]
DS100 codeFHAU[2]
IBNR8006692
Category3[1]
Fare zoneRhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV): 5001[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
Passengers
202293,000 daily[4]
Services
Preceding station Rhine-Main S-Bahn Following station
Taunusanlage Konstablerwache
Taunusanlage Konstablerwache
towards Dietzenbach
Taunusanlage
towards Bad Soden
Konstablerwache
towards Südbahnhof
Taunusanlage
towards Kronberg
Taunusanlage
Taunusanlage Konstablerwache
Taunusanlage Konstablerwache
towards Hanau Hbf
Preceding station Frankfurt U-Bahn Following station
Eschenheimer Tor
towards Ginnheim
U1 Willy-Brandt-Platz
towards Südbahnhof
Eschenheimer Tor U2
Eschenheimer Tor U3
Alte Oper
towards Hausen
U6 Konstablerwache
Alte Oper U7 Konstablerwache
towards Enkheim
Eschenheimer Tor
towards Ginnheim
U8 Willy-Brandt-Platz
towards Südbahnhof
Location
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station is located in Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station
Location within Frankfurt
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station is located in Hesse
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station
Hesse
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station is located in Germany
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station
Location within Germany
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station is located in Europe
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station
Location within Europe

Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Hauptwache) is a major train station situated at the Hauptwache square in the centre of Frankfurt, Germany.

As of 2022, with 93,000 passengers per day,[4] Hauptwache station is the third-busiest rapid transit station in Frankfurt after Frankfurt Central Station and Konstablerwache station and a major hub for commuter transport in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region. It is served by eight S-Bahn lines (S1–S6, S8, S9) and six U-Bahn lines (U1–U3, U6–U8) on 2 levels.

Location

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The station is situated under the Hauptwache square at the western end of the Zeil, Frankfurt's main shopping street. Konstablerwache station is located at the eastern end of the Zeil.

History

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In 1961 the Frankfurt city council agreed to build a U-Bahn network. Construction began in 1963 on a line between the Nordweststadt (a new housing estate in the north-western suburbs) and the city centre. The first section (part of the A Line) opened on 4 October 1968 from Nordweststadt to Hauptwache,[5] which was the terminus of the tunnelled section until 1973, when it was extended south to Theaterplatz, now Willy-Brandt-Platz.[6] This route is now used by trains on lines U1–U3 and U8.

The S-Bahn reached Hauptwache on 28 May 1978, when the first section of the City Tunnel from the central station to was opened.[7] Hauptwache was the terminus of the S-Bahn until 1983, when the City Tunnel was extended to Konstablerwache, at the other end of the Zeil.

The east-west U-Bahn C Line (services U6 and U7) began running through Hauptwache in 1986,[8] using platforms which had already been built at the same time as those for the S-Bahn.[7]

In 1986 the tram line serving Hauptwache was closed.[9]

Station layout

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Shopping arcade and entrance to the station

The station has three underground levels.[10] Immediately below the street is a distribution level with a shopping arcade. Below this are the platforms for the S-Bahn and the U-Bahn C Line (U6 and U7). This level has four tracks. The S-Bahn runs on the inner two tracks with an island platform and the U-Bahn uses the outer two tracks with two side platforms. The U-Bahn A Line (U1–U3 and U8) runs through the deepest level of the station on two tracks with side platforms.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. ^ "Tarifinformationen 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Pfeiffer-Goldmann, Dennis (2 February 2022). "Frankfurt: Gedränge auf S-Bahnsteig Hauptwache soll abnehmen: Doch ein Nachteil bleibt". fnp.de (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ Wyse, W.J. (December 1968). "Germany goes underground - Part 1: Frankfurt's Feiertag". Modern Tramway and Light Railway Review. pp. 404–409. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Die Frankfurter U-Bahn 1968-2008" (Document) (in German). Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt. September 2008.
  7. ^ a b Wyse, W.J. (September 1978). "Germany goes underground - Part 12: Alles neu in der City". Modern Tramway and Light Railway Review. pp. 309–317. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ^ Conrads, Bernd (11 October 2016). "30 Jahre „C-Strecke"" [30 years of the C Line] (in German). Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ^ Köhler, Manfred (5 June 2024). "Frankfurt braucht die U-Bahn und die Straßenbahn". FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Stationsbeschreibung Frankfurt Hauptwache" [Frankfurt Hauptwache station description] (in German). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. Retrieved 5 October 2024.