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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
DS100 codeFHAU
IBNR8006692
Category3
Fare zone[REDACTED] : 5001
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
Passengers
202293,000 daily
Services
Preceding station Rhine-Main S-Bahn Following station
Taunusanlagetowards Wiesbaden Hbf Konstablerwachetowards Rödermark-Ober Roden
Taunusanlagetowards Niedernhausen Konstablerwachetowards Dietzenbach
Taunusanlagetowards Bad Soden Konstablerwachetowards Südbahnhof
Taunusanlagetowards Kronberg
Taunusanlagetowards Friedrichsdorf
Taunusanlagetowards Friedberg (Hess) Konstablerwachetowards Darmstadt Hbf
Taunusanlagetowards Wiesbaden Hbf Konstablerwachetowards Hanau Hbf
Preceding station Frankfurt U-Bahn Following station
Eschenheimer Tortowards Ginnheim U1 Willy-Brandt-Platztowards Südbahnhof
Eschenheimer Tortowards Bad Homburg-Gonzenheim U2
Eschenheimer Tortowards Oberursel Hohemark U3
Alte Opertowards Hausen U6 Konstablerwachetowards Frankfurt Ost
Alte Opertowards Praunheim Heerstr. U7 Konstablerwachetowards Enkheim
Eschenheimer Tortowards Ginnheim U8 Willy-Brandt-Platztowards Südbahnhof
Location
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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, 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

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

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, which was the terminus of the tunnelled section until 1973, when it was extended south to Theaterplatz, now Willy-Brandt-Platz. 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. 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, using platforms which had already been built at the same time as those for the S-Bahn.

In 1986 the tram line serving Hauptwache was closed.

Station layout

Shopping arcade and entrance to the station

The station has three underground levels. 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

  1. ^ "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. ^ 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. ^ 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.
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