Alte Oper (Frankfurt U-Bahn)

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Alte Oper
U-Bahn-Logo traffiQ.svg
Frankfurt U-Bahn station
Frankfurt am Main- U-Bahnhof Alte Oper- auf Bahnsteig- Richtung Enkheim 21.11.2009.jpg
Platform
General information
Location Opernplatz
Innenstadt, Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Coordinates 50°06′56″N8°40′10″E / 50.1155°N 8.6695°E / 50.1155; 8.6695 Coordinates: 50°06′56″N8°40′10″E / 50.1155°N 8.6695°E / 50.1155; 8.6695
Operated by Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main
Line(s) C III
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Omnibus-Logo traffiQ.svg : 64, N7
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Call a Bike)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund logo.svg : 5001 [1]
History
Opened11 October 1986 (1986-10-11)
Services
Preceding station U-Bahn-Logo traffiQ.svg Frankfurt U-Bahn Following station
Westend U6 Hauptwache
towards Frankfurt Ost
Westend
towards Hausen
U7 Hauptwache
towards Enkheim

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

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The station, designed by A.C. Walter, opened on 11 October 1986, and echoes the Alte Oper's Renaissance Revival architecture with its arched, column-free design.

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.

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References

  1. "Tarifinformationen 2021" (PDF). Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. 1 January 2021. p. 141. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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