Frankfurt Konstablerwache station

Frankfurt am Main Konstablerwache station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt am Main Konstablerwache) is a major train station and metro station at the Konstablerwache square in the city centre of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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Underground through station
Plan of the station area
General information
Location	Konstablerwache, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	50°6′53″N 8°41′11″E
Line(s)	Frankfurt City Tunnel Frankfurt U-Bahn B Line Frankfurt U-Bahn C Line
Platforms	7 (5 U-Bahn and 2 S-Bahn)
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	1865[1]
DS100 code	FKON[2]
IBNR	8004429
Category	3[1]
Fare zone	: 5001[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	26 May 1974[4]
Passengers
98,000 daily[5]
Services
Preceding station Rhine-Main S-Bahn Following station Hauptwache towards Wiesbaden Hbf Ostendstraße towards Rödermark-Ober Roden Hauptwache towards Niedernhausen Ostendstraße towards Dietzenbach Hauptwache towards Bad Soden Ostendstraße towards Darmstadt Hbf Hauptwache towards Kronberg Ostendstraße towards Langen Hauptwache towards Friedrichsdorf Ostendstraße towards Südbahnhof Hauptwache towards Friedberg (Hess) Hauptwache towards Wiesbaden Hbf Ostendstraße towards Hanau Hbf Preceding station Frankfurt U-Bahn Following station Dom/Römer towards Bockenheimer Warte U4 Merianplatz towards Enkheim Dom/Römer towards Frankfurt Hbf U5 Musterschule towards Preungesheim Hauptwache towards Hausen U6 Zoo towards Frankfurt Ost Hauptwache towards Praunheim Heerstr. U7 Zoo towards Enkheim
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As of 2019^[update], with 98,000 passengers per day,^[5] Konstablerwache station is the second busiest rapid transit station in Frankfurt after Frankfurt Central 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), four U-Bahn lines (U4-U7), two tram lines (12, 18) and two bus lines (30, 36).

Location

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

History

Level D with platform 3 for the S-Bahn (right) and the U-Bahn platform (left)

At the start of the 20th century, Konstablerwache was one of the key hubs of Frankfurt trams. The first part of the U-Bahn opened in 1968 and the B Line through Konstablerwache opened on 26 May 1974.^[4] In 1983, the S-Bahn City Tunnel was extended under the Zeil from Hauptwache to Konstablerwache. In 1986, the inauguration of operations through the Zeil tunnels was completed when the U6 and U7 services commenced on the C Line of the U-Bahn.^[6]

In 1978, tram operations were discontinued at Konstablerwache when the tram tracks along the Zeil were closed.^[7] In 1999, the first new tram line since U-Bahn construction began was opened along Kurt Schumacher and Konrad Adenauer streets.^[8] The route is served by lines 12 and 18.

Station layout

As in the case of Hauptwache station, Konstablerwache has three underground levels. The first, level B, is a large distribution level. In addition to giving access to the platforms, it serves as a shopping mall and a pedestrian underpass. Below this is a section of a north-south road tunnel that was never completed.^{[citation needed]}

One level below, on level C, is the three-platform station for the U-Bahn B Line, served by the U4 and U5. The western track is used by west-bound U5 trains towards Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, the middle track is used by west-bound U4 trains towards Bockenheimer Warte, via the Hauptbahnhof. The eastern track is used by both U5 towards Preungesheim and U4 towards Seckbacher Landstraße.

Underneath, on level D, are the platforms for the S-Bahn and U-Bahn C Line (U6 and U7) through the City Tunnel. The S-Bahn runs on the inner two tracks and the U-Bahn on the outer two, with two island platforms to allow cross-platform interchange between them.

Trompe-l'œil, created in 2010 by CitéCréation

In 2010 the French artist group CitéCréation [de] and its subsidiary CreativeStadt from Potsdam created a Trompe-l'œil in the metro station, titled "Reise in Raum und Zeit" (journey through space and time). The artwork was unveiled on 11 June 2010 to mark the 50th anniversary of the town twinning between Frankfurt and Lyon, and shows different scenes from Frankfurt and Lyon.^[9]

References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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. "„B"-Strecke: Vor 50 Jahren Eröffnung des Abschnitts Theaterplatz – Gießener Straße" ["B" Line: Opening of the Theaterplatz – Gießener Straße section 50 years ago] (in German). Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
5. Bundestag Kleine Anfrage: Verlässlichkeit des Schienenverkehrs an Knotenbahnhöfen, p. 8
6. Conrads, Bernd (11 October 2016). "30 Jahre „C-Strecke"" [30 years of the C Line] (in German). Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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. Forster, Felix (September 2020). "Koexistenz in "Mainhatten"" [Coexistence in "Mainhatten" [sic]]. Straßenbahn Magazin (in German). pp. 56–67. ISSN 0340-7071.
9. "Wandgemälde verschönert die Station "Konstablerwache"" [Mural embellishes "Konstablerwache" station] (in German). 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013.