Alte Oper (Frankfurt U-Bahn)

Alte Oper
Frankfurt U-Bahn station
Platform
General information
LocationOpernplatz
Innenstadt, Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Coordinates50°06′56″N 8°40′10″E / 50.1155°N 8.6695°E / 50.1155; 8.6695
Operated byStadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main
Line(s)C III
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections: 64, N7
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Call a Bike)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneRhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV): 5001[1]
History
Opened11 October 1986 (1986-10-11)[2]
Services
Preceding station Frankfurt U-Bahn Following station
Westend
towards Hausen
 U6 Hauptwache
towards Frankfurt Ost
Westend
towards Praunheim Heerstr.
 U7 Hauptwache
towards Enkheim

Alte Oper is an underground station on the C Line of the Frankfurt U-Bahn. It is served by the U6 and U7, and is named after and serves the nearby Alte Oper concert hall.

The station was designed by A.C. Walter,[3] and opened on 11 October 1986.[2] It echoes the Alte Oper's Renaissance Revival architecture with its arched, column-free design. It was the first station on the Frankfurt U-Bahn network to be built completely free of columns.[2]

Location

The station is located in the Innenstadt district of the city, under Opernplatz. The eastern entrances, including the station's lift, are located in the square itself, while the western entrances are on Bockenheimer Landstraße, at the intersection with Kettenhofweg.

The Taunusanlage S-Bahn station is located one block south of the square's western edge on Taunusanlage.

References

  1. ^ "Tarifinformationen 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Die Frankfurter U-Bahn 1968–2008" (Document) (in German). Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt. September 2008.
  3. ^ "U-Bahn-Architekt Artur C. Walter ist tot" [U-Bahn architect Artur C. Walter is dead] (in German). Frankfurter Neue Presse. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

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