Frankfurt Taunusanlage station

Frankfurt (Main) Taunusanlage
Underground station
S2 line train at Taunusanlage station
Location	Frankfurt, Hesse Germany
Coordinates	50°6′50″N 8°40′11″E / 50.11389°N 8.66972°E / 50.11389; 8.66972Coordinates: 50°6′50″N 8°40′11″E / 50.11389°N 8.66972°E / 50.11389; 8.66972
Line(s)	Frankfurt City Tunnel
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
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) toward Wiesbaden Hbf	S1	Hauptwache toward Rödermark-Ober Roden
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) toward Niedernhausen	S2	Hauptwache toward Dietzenbach
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) toward Bad Soden	S3	Hauptwache toward Darmstadt Hbf
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) toward Kronberg	S4	Hauptwache toward Langen
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) toward Friedrichsdorf	S5	Hauptwache toward Südbahnhof
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) toward Friedberg	S6	Hauptwache toward Südbahnhof
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) toward Wiesbaden Hbf	S8	Hauptwache toward Hanau Hbf
Frankfurt Hbf (tief) toward Wiesbaden Hbf	S9	Hauptwache toward Hanau Hbf

Rhine-Main S-Bahn

Services	S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9

Routes	Frankfurt City Tunnel Offenbach City Tunnel Frankfurt Airport loop South Main S-Bahn Homburg Railway Kronberg Railway Limes Railway Main Railway Main-Lahn Railway Main-Neckar Railway Main–Weser Railway Offenbach-Bieber–Dietzenbach railway Mannheim–Frankfurt railway Rodgau Railway Taunus Railway

Bankenviertel of Frankfurt

Notable buildings (financial)	City-Haus Commerzbank Tower Deutsche Bank Twin Towers Eurotower (Frankfurt) Frankfurt Stock Exchange Gallileo (skyscraper) Garden Tower Japan Center (Frankfurt) Main Tower Opernturm Skyper Trianon (Frankfurt am Main) Westendstrasse 1

Notable attractions	Alte Oper

Notable squares and streets	Börsenstraße Freßgass Goethestraße Kaiserhofstraße Mainzer Landstraße Opernplatz Hochstraße

Public transport	Frankfurt Hauptwache station Frankfurt Taunusanlage station

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