Frankfurt Galluswarte station

Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte station Bahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte
Through station
Location	Frankfurt, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	50°6′16″N 8°38′39″E / 50.10444°N 8.64417°ECoordinates: 50°6′16″N 8°38′39″E / 50.10444°N 8.64417°E
Line(s)	Homburg Railway Main-Weser Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	1863
DS100 code	FFGA
Category	4
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1978

Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte station (German: Bahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Galluswarte) is a railway station located in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany.

History

The station was opened on 28 May 1978 and is named after a nearby medieval watchtower, 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 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. At the southern end of the station, the Main-Weser line divides into ramps towards Frankfurt Central Station, connecting with the Main-Neckar line and the Taunus line.

Station from below

Galluswarte watchtower

The station is elevated above the streets of Mainzer Landstraße and Frankenallee. Escalators and a lift connect the platform and the two streets.

Services

The station is served by S-Bahn lines S3, S4, S5 and S6. Intercity and regional trains run past on the Main Weser tracks, which have no platforms at Galluswarte.

Below the station in the Mainzer Landstrasse, there is interchange with two tram lines (11 and 21) and one bus line (52).