Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage station (german: link=no, Bahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage) is a train station in the city centre of

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...

, Germany. It is served by eight

S-Bahn The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...

lines (S1–S6, S8, S9). The station was opened with the first section of the

Frankfurt City Tunnel The Frankfurt City Tunnel is standard gauge railway in Frankfurt and the core of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn. The line runs underground for its entire length. Central Station to Konstablerwache The first section was put into operation on 28 May 1978 t ...

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 The Taunus Railway (German: ''Taunus-Eisenbahn'') is a double-track electrified railway line, which connects Frankfurt and Wiesbaden, Germany. It is 41.2 km long and follows the course of the Main on its north side, running quite close ...

Location

Taunusanlage station is located in Frankfurt's

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district, close to Taunusanlage Park and the

Bankenviertel Bankenviertel (; ''banking quarter'') is the name of the central business district in Frankfurt, Germany where many banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions are located. It is the most important German financial hub, if not o ...

, Frankfurt's financial district. Its entrance escalators are next to the

Deutsche Bank Twin Towers The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, also known as Deutsche Bank Headquarters (German: ''Zwillingstürme der Deutschen Bank'' or ''Hauptverwaltung Deutsche Bank AG''), is a twin tower skyscraper complex in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Ge ...

. The station is a major hub for commuters and is in the immediate vicinity of several major banks.

References

{{Authority control Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations Railway stations in Germany opened in 1978 Railway stations located underground in Frankfurt