Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte station (german: Bahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in the Gallus district of

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History

The station was opened on 28 May 1978 and is named after a nearby medieval watchtower (the ''Galluswarte''), which was named after the ''Galgenfeld'' ("gallows field", a place of execution). It consists of two tracks facing a 96 cm-high central platform on the

Homburg Railway The Homburg Railway (german: Homburger Bahn ) is an 18 km line from Frankfurt am Main to Bad Homburg in the German state of Hesse. It was opened in 1860 as one of the first railway lines in Germany. It is now part of the Rhine-Main S-Bahn ...

and two passing tracks on the Main-Weser Railway. There was formerly a junction at the station with a branch to the now closed main freight yard.

Location

At the southern end of the station, the Main-Weser line divides into ramps towards

Frankfurt Central Station Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, also called Frankfurt Central Station and Frankfurt Main Station, is the busiest railway station in the German state of Hesse. Because of its location near the middle of Germany and usage as a transport hub for lo ...

, connecting with the Main-Neckar line and the Taunus line. The station is elevated above the streets of

Mainzer Landstraße The Mainzer Landstraße is one of the main arterial roads in Frankfurt am Main, running west from the city centre to the outlying suburbs of the city. The road runs largely parallel with the River Main along its northern bank, and at in length ...

and Frankenallee. Escalators connect the platform and the two streets.

Services

The station is served by

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 co ...

lines S3, S4, S5 and S6.

Intercity InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at m ...

and regional trains run past on the Main Weser tracks, which have no platforms at Galluswarte. Below the station, on Mainzer Landstraße, there is an interchange with

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

lines 11 and 21, and with bus line 52.

References

{{Authority control Railway stations in Frankfurt Rhine-Main S-Bahn stations Railway stations in Germany opened in 1978 1978 establishments in West Germany