U5 (Frankfurt U-Bahn)

U5
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Overview
System	Frankfurt U-Bahn
Stations	16
Services	04:12 AM – 00:48 AM Every 5 min. (RH) Every 7/8 min. (MD) Every 15 min. (N)
Operation
Opened	1974
Owner	RMV
Operator(s)	Stadtwerke Frankfurt
Rolling stock	U5-Triebwagen
Technical
Line length	7.6 km (4.7 mi) 21 minutes (avg.)
Operating speed	21.7 km/h (13.5 mph) average
Average inter-station distance	475 m (1,558 ft)

The U5 is a line on the Frankfurt U-Bahn. At the time of the line's inauguration in 1974, it ran from the central railway station to the Konstablerwache and then continued along the Eckenheimer Landstrasse all the way up to Preungesheim. After Konstablerwache the line is running above the ground towards Preungesheim. Until 2016 PTB cars were used as there were street level stations. In late 2016 two stations were retrofitted with high-level platforms, and the other two closed, letting the high floor U5 class operate.

U5 at the tunnel ramp northern Konstablerwache station, bound for downtown