Frankfurt Taunusanlage station

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Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage
Underground station
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S2 line train at Taunusanlage station
Location Frankfurt, Hesse
Germany
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Platforms 2
Other information
Station code 1857
DS100 code FFTA
Category 3
Website www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened 1978

Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage) is train station in the city centre of Frankfurt, Germany. It is served by eight S-Bahn lines (S1–S6, S8, S9).

The station was opened with the first section of the Frankfurt City Tunnel 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.

Location

Taunusanlage station is located in Frankfurt's Westend district, close to Taunusanlage Park and the Bankenviertel, Frankfurt's financial district. Its entrance escalators are next to the Deutsche Bank Twin Towers. The station is a major hub for commuters and is in the immediate vicinity of several major banks.

Operations

Preceding station   Rhine-Main S-Bahn   Following station
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S2Frankfurt S2.svg
toward Dietzenbach
toward Bad Soden
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toward Kronberg
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toward Langen
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toward Südbahnhof
toward Friedberg
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S8Frankfurt S8.svg
toward Hanau Hbf
S9Frankfurt S9.svg