Frankfurt

Germany (Europe)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	04.10.1968
Network length	57.27 km (35.59 mi)
Number of stations	28
Number of lines	7
Stations per line	4.00
Avg. station distance*	2.05 km (1.27 mi)
Avg. line length	8.18 km (5.08 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	U-Bahn
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	No
Walk-through trains	Yes
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

Frankfurt

A weird subway entrance, looking like a train bursting through the sidewalk from below, is located in Frankfurt. Architect Zbiginiew Peter Pininski reported he felt inspired by surrealist artist René Magritte when creating this [neuer-weg.com].

Photo: Bockenheimer Warte station entrance from 1986.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

No sound, each set of doors has sensors and closes when no one is between them. If there's someone between the doors, the driver can activate an automated announcement "Bitte zurücktreten" ("Please step back"). Next-station announcements are pre-recorded in German, for some stations in the central area in English too.

Frankfurt

Line U4 train leaving Festhalle/Messe station.

Length: 23 sec.

Other Rail Transport in Frankfurt

S-Bahn (suburban metro)

Photo Tours

Frankfurt photo tour

Useful Links for Frankfurt U-Bahn

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Frankfurt U-Bahn's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Frankfurt city information (Wikipedia)

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