VIDEOS
 |
 |
 |
| Above: YouTubeCA video - Trams/Strassenbahn in Frankfurt, Germany - Length: 9:29 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Tram Frankfurt/Main 1978 - Length: 29:11 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - The Metro/U-bahn in Frankfurt, Germany - Length: 6:11 mins. |
PHOTOS
 |
 |
 |
MAPS
CENTRAL FRANKFURT MAP
ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS
| Fb | Friedensbrücke | KW | Konstablerwache |
| HBh | Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) | Lbh | Lokalbahnhof (Local Station) |
| HW | Hauptwache | PR | Platz der Republik |
| JTP | Johanna-Tesch-Platz | WBP | Willy-Brandt-Platz |
I created the above maps by overlaying OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps with my own data. Copyright on the OSM maps is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).
Please note that the OSM maps used as templates for these maps correspond to the situation at the time the maps were downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, they may show bridges and highways that were built later.
ROUTES
Operator: Frankfurter Verkehrs und Tarifverbund (FVV)
TRAM ROUTES
| 11 | Höchst - Nied - Gallus - Platz der Republik - Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) - Willy-Brandt-Platz - Römer - Ostbahnhof (East Station) - Riederhöfe - Fechenheim |
| 12 | Schwanheim - Universitätsklinikum - Friedensbrücke - Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) - Willy-Brandt-Platz - Römer - Konstablerwache - Friedberger Platz - Bornheim - Riederhöfe - Hugo-Junkers-Str. |
| 14 | Ernst-May-Platz - Zoo - Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke - Lokalbahnhof (Local Station) - Südbahnhof (South Station) - Louisa - Neu-Isenburg |
| 15 | Niederrad - Universitätsklinikum - Südbahnhof (South Station) [Limited service: - Lokalbahnhof (Local Station) - Oberrad - Offenbach Stadtgrenze] |
| 16 | Ginnheim - Bockenheim - Messe (Frankfurt Fair) - Platz der Republik - Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) - Friedensbrücke - Südbahnhof (South Station) - Lokalbahnhof (Local Station) - Oberrad - Offenbach Stadtgrenze |
| 17 | Rebstockbad - Westbahnhof (West Station) - Messe (Frankfurt Fair) - Platz der Republik - Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) |
| 18 | Preungesheim (Gravensteiner-Platz) - Friedberger Platz - Konstablerwache - Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke - Lokalbahnhof (Local Station) [Limited service: - Oberrad - Offenbach Stadtgrenze] |
| 19 | Schwanheim - Universitätsklinikum - Südbahnhof (South Station) [Limited service] |
| 20 | Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) - Friedensbrücke - Universitätsklinikum - Oberforsthaus - Stadion [Limited service] |
| 21 | [Limited service: Nied -] Mönchofstraße - [Limited service: - Galluspark - ] Gallus - Platz der Republik - Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) - Friedensbrücke - Universitätsklinikum - Oberforsthaus - Stadion |
U-BAHN (METRO) ROUTES
| U1 | Südbahnhof (South Station) - Willy-Brandt-Platz - Hauptwache - Dornbusch - Heddernheim - Nordweststadt - Ginnheim |
| U2 | Südbahnhof (South Station) - Willy-Brandt-Platz - Hauptwache - Dornbusch - Heddernheim - Bonames - Nieder-Eschbach - Gonzenheim |
| U3 | Südbahnhof (South Station) - Willy-Brandt-Platz - Hauptwache - Dornbusch - Heddernheim - Oberursel - Hohemark (Oberursel) |
| U4 | Bockenheimer Warte - Messe (Frankfurt Fair) - Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) - Willy-Brandt-Platz - Konstablerwache - Bornheim - Seckbacher Landstraße - Enkheim |
| U5 | Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) - Willy-Brandt-Platz - Konstablerwache - Hauptfriedhof (Main Cemetery) - Preungesheim |
| U6 | Heerstraße - Industriehof - Bockenheimer Warte - Alte Oper - Hauptwache - Konstablerwache - Zoo - Ostbahnhof (East Station) |
| U7 | Hausen - Industriehof - Bockenheimer Warte - Alte Oper - Hauptwache - Konstablerwache - Zoo - Johanna-Tesch-Platz - Enkheim |
| U8 | Südbahnhof (South Station) - Willy-Brandt-Platz - Hauptwache - Dornbusch - Heddernheim - Riedberg |
| U9 | Ginnheim - Nordweststadt - Riedberg - Bonames - Nieder-Eschbach |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramway: 67 km.
- U-Bahn: 65 km.
HISTORY
- Frankfurt Ctrams: Horse trams (19 May 1872 - 1904); Steam trams (1888 - 1929); Electric trams (10 Apr. 1884 - today).
- Bad Homburg trams (electric from the beginning): 22 July 1899 - 1 Aug. 1935. (some stretches were taken over by the Frankfurt system)
- Offenbach trams (electric from the beginning): 10 Apr. 1884 - 1963.
- U-Bahn: Oct. 1968 - today.
GAUGE
- Frankfurt trams: 1435 mm. (some trams 1884-1905, 1000 mm.)
- Bad Homburg trams: 1435 mm.
- Offenbach trams: (1884-1906) 1000 mm.; (1906-1963): 1435 mm.
TRAM PRESERVATION
The Verkehrsmuseum Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt Transport Museum) has a large collection of preserved trams from throughout the history of the city's transportation history. Some of them run as heritage trams on city streets.
SOURCES
- Buck, S.D. "Frankfurt-am-Main: The revolution begins". Tramways & Urban Transit, Jan. 2004 (67: 793), p.16-18.
- Pagel, M. and Taplin, M.R. Tramways of Western Germany. Hassocks (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 3rd ed., 1980.
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.18: Frankfurt am Main, Germany", Tramways & Urban Transit, March 2009 (72: 855), p.99-101.
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.131: Frankfurt am Main, Germany", Tramways & Urban Transit, Sept. 2018 (81: 969), p.344-349
- Schwandl, R. Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland. Berlin: Author, 2009.
- Straßenbahnatlas 2005: Deutschland. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn e.V., 2005.
- Walker, P.J. "Tramways in transition - Part 2: Frankfurt-am-Main". Modern Tramway, Nov. 1969 (32: 383), p.367-374.
- Wansbeek, C.J. "Frankfurt: The pendulum swings back to tramways". Light Rail & Modern Tramway, Nov. 1997 (60: 719), p.416-418.
- Wyse, W.J. "Germany goes underground - Part 6: Fun and games in Frankfurt, or 'Interconnection with one-way tickets'". Modern Tramway, Aug. 1974 (37: 440), p.270-279.
- Wyse, W.J. "Germany goes underground - Part 12: Alles neu in der City". Modern Tramway, Sept. 1978 (41: 489), p.309-317.
WIKIS
- Fahrzeuge der Straßenbahn Frankfurt am Main
- Frankfurt U-Bahn
- Geschichte der Straßenbahn Frankfurt am Main
- Straßenbahn Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
- Straßenbahn Offenbach am Main
- Trams in Frankfurt am Main
- Verkehrsmuseum Frankfurt am Main
WEB SITES
- Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV)
- Trampage am Main
- Frankfurt am Main (on UrbanRail.Net)
- Nahverkehr Frankfurt damals Strecken- und Liniendokumentation
- VGF - Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main
Copyright Gabor Sandi 1998-2024
Disclaimer: Everything on this site was written and/or prepared at the author's discretion. The author has tried to be accurate where facts are presented, but this does not mean that these facts are necessarily accurate. People needing more reliable information should refer to appropriate sources presented, on the Internet or elsewhere, by authoritative professional or academic bodies.
To get in touch with the webmaster, send an e-mail to g_sandi at hotmail.com.
Flags on this site are from the FOTW Flags Of The World website.