Alte Oper (Frankfurt U-Bahn) Explained

Alte Oper
Symbol:u
Symbol Location:frankfurt
Type:Frankfurt U-Bahn station
Address:Opernplatz
Borough:Innenstadt, Frankfurt am Main
Country:Germany
Coordinates:50.1155°N 8.6695°W
Operator:Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main
Line:C III
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections:

64, N7

Structure:Underground
Bicycle:Yes (Call a Bike)
Accessible:Yes
Zone:

5001[1]

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,[2] and opened on 11 October 1986.[3] 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.[3]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tarifinformationen 2021 . . 8 April 2021 . 141 . 1 January 2021 . 15 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515202010/https://www.rmv.de/c/fileadmin/documents/PDFs/_RMV_DE/Infomaterial/Fahrkarten-_und_Tarifinformationen/RMV-Tarifheft_2021_.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: U-Bahn-Architekt Artur C. Walter ist tot . de . U-Bahn architect Artur C. Walter is dead . . 4 November 2018 . 2 October 2024.
  3. Die Frankfurter U-Bahn 1968–2008 . de . September 2008 . Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt.