Frankfurt Taunusanlage station

Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage
Underground station

S2 line train at Taunusanlage station
Location Frankfurt, Hesse
Germany
Coordinates 50°6′50″N 8°40′11″E / 50.11389°N 8.66972°E / 50.11389; 8.66972Coordinates: 50°6′50″N 8°40′11″E / 50.11389°N 8.66972°E / 50.11389; 8.66972
Line(s)
Platforms 2
Other information
Station code 1857
DS100 codeFFTA
Category3
Website www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened 1978

Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage) is metro station in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany. It is served by eight S-Bahn lines (S1–S6, S8, S9).

The station was opened with the first section of the Frankfurt City Tunnel in May 1978. It consists of two tracks, surrounding a central platform.

Name

The name Taunusanlage refers to a section of the now demolished city walls, named in the 19th century after the nearby Taunusbahnhof (Taunus station) of the Taunus Railway.

Location

Taunusanlage station is located in Frankfurt's Westend district, close to Taunusanlage Park and the Bankenviertel, Frankfurt's financial district. Its entrance escalators are next to the Deutsche Bank Twin Towers. The station is a major hub for commuters and is in the immediate vicinity of several major banks.

Operations

Preceding station   Rhine-Main S-Bahn   Following station
S1
toward Rödermark-Ober Roden
S2
toward Dietzenbach
toward Bad Soden
S3
toward Kronberg
S4
toward Langen
S5
toward Südbahnhof
toward Friedberg
S6
S8
toward Hanau Hbf
S9
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