knowledge Overview
The Centralbahnhof Frankfurt was opened on 18 August 1888. As a terminus with 25 surface platform tracks (tracks 1–24 and 1a) it belongs to Preisklasse 1; around 460,000 travellers and visitors use it daily — Germany's second-largest long-distance station after Hamburg. Of 22 ICE lines, 12 serve the station.
Services
- Long-distance rail: ICE 4 (Sprinter), ICE 11, ICE 12, ICE 41, ICE 50; plus further ICE lines, ICE International to Amsterdam and Brussels, TGV to Paris and Marseille, EC to Milan and ÖBB Nightjet
- U-Bahn: U-Bahn station on the C level, served by lines U4 and U5
- S-Bahn: Underground S-Bahn station (D level) with four tracks, served by lines S1–S6, S8 and S9
- Regional rail: Numerous RE and RB lines of the RMV; in addition three tram and several bus lines at the forecourt
Station layout
The terminus has 25 surface platform tracks; underground are the four-track S-Bahn tunnel station (D level) and the U-Bahn station (C level). Station operations comprise over 1,100 train movements per day.