Frankfurt Galluswarte station
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Frankfurt Galluswarte station is an S-Bahn
station to the west of central Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in the district of Gallus
.
The station was opened on 28 May 1978 and is named after a nearby medieval watchtower, which was named after the Galgenfeld ("gallows field", a place of execution). It consists of two tracks facing a 96 cm-high central platform on the Homburg Railway and two passing tracks on the Main-Weser Railway
. There was formerly a junction at the station with a branch to the now closed main freight yard. At the southern end of the station, the Main-Weser line divides into ramps towards Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof
, connecting with the Main-Neckar line
and the Taunus line.
The station is elevated above the streets of Mainzer Landstraße and Frankenallee. Escalators and a lift connect the platform and the two streets.
, S4
, S5
and S6
. Intercity
and regional trains run past on the Main Weser tracks, which have no platforms at Galluswarte.
Below the station in the Mainzer Landstrasse, there is interchange with tram lines 11 and 21 and bus line 52.
Rhine-Main S-Bahn
The Rhine-Main S-Bahn system is an integrated rapid transit and commuter transport system for the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region, which includes the cities Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Offenbach am Main, Hanau and Darmstadt...
station to the west of central Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in the district of Gallus
Gallus (Frankfurt am Main)
Gallus, former Gallusviertel, is a district or Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I, and is subdivided into 7 Stadtbezirke....
.
The station was opened on 28 May 1978 and is named after a nearby medieval watchtower, which was named after the Galgenfeld ("gallows field", a place of execution). It consists of two tracks facing a 96 cm-high central platform on the Homburg Railway and two passing tracks on the Main-Weser Railway
Main-Weser Railway
The Main-Weser Railway is the railway line in central Germany that runs from Frankfurt am Main via Gießen to Kassel and named after the railway company that built the line and also operated it until 1880. It was opened between 1849 and 1852 and was one of the first railways in Germany.- Route...
. There was formerly a junction at the station with a branch to the now closed main freight yard. At the southern end of the station, the Main-Weser line divides into ramps towards Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
is the central station for Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, it is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 350,000 passengers per day the station is the second most frequented railway station in Germany and one of the most frequented in Europe.- Proto-history :In the late...
, connecting with the Main-Neckar line
Main-Neckar Railway
The Main-Neckar Railway is a main line railway west of the Odenwald in the Upper Rhine Plain of Germany that connects Frankfurt am Main to Heidelberg via Darmstadt, Bensheim and Weinheim...
and the Taunus line.
The station is elevated above the streets of Mainzer Landstraße and Frankenallee. Escalators and a lift connect the platform and the two streets.
Services
The station is served by S-Bahn lines S3S3 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S3 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS number 645.3- City tunnel :The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services...
, S4
S4 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S4 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS number 645.4- City tunnel :The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services...
, S5
S5 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S5 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS number 645.5- City tunnel :The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services...
and S6
S6 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)
The S6 service of the S-Bahn Rhein-Main system bearing the KBS number 645.6- City tunnel :The city tunnel is an underground, pure S-Bahn route used by almost all services...
. Intercity
Inter-city rail
Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.There is no precise definition of inter-city rail. Its meaning may vary from country to country...
and regional trains run past on the Main Weser tracks, which have no platforms at Galluswarte.
Below the station in the Mainzer Landstrasse, there is interchange with tram lines 11 and 21 and bus line 52.