Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof
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Frankfurt Lokalbahnhof is an underground S-Bahn
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 in the district of Sachsenhausen
Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)
Sachsenhausen is a part of the city of Frankfurt, Germany. Composed of two districts: Sachsenhausen-Nord and Sachsenhausen-Süd, it is part of the Ortsbezirk Süd. It is located on the South bank of the Main river, right in the city center, opposite the Old Town.Sachsenhausen was founded as...

 of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The station was opened when the City Tunnel was extended to Frankfurt South station in 1990. It consists of two tracks, surrounding a central platform.

The station is an important public transport interchange and is served by S-Bahn, tram and bus routes. The S-Bahn station is located underground, while the trams and buses run on the surface.

The station is named after the old Lokalbahnhof, the terminus of the former Frankfurt-Offenbach Local Railway
Frankfurt-Offenbach Local Railway
The Frankfurt-Offenbach local railway was a former railway in the Frankfurt am Main area, which developed from the state-owned Frankfurt-Offenbach Railway . The line opened in 1848 and was one of the oldest railways in Germany...

 , which served the neighbourhood from 1848 until 1955, with breaks at the end of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 and II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. Its terminus in Frankfurt was called the Lokalbahnhof (literally: "Local Railway station").

In 1990, the S-Bahn station was built about 250 metres south of the site of the historic Lokalbahnhof and the modern Lokalbahnhof tram stop. It is on the City Tunnel S-Bahn line that runs south from central Frankfurt
Innenstadt (Frankfurt am Main)
The Innenstadt is the central district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I, and is subdivided into 5 Stadtbezirke. It stretches in the north and east round the district of Altstadt...

 and continues southeast towards Frankfurt South station.

Operations

The following lines stop at the station:
  • S-Bahn lines: S3
    S3 (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...

    ,
  • tram lines: 14, 15 and 16,
  • bus routes: 36, 30, 45, 47, 653, OF-50.
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