Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof

Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, often abbreviated as Frankfurt Hbf and sometimes translated as Frankfurt central station, is the busiest railway station in Frankfurt, Germany. The name affix "Main" comes from the city's full name, Frankfurt am Main. In terms of railway traffic, Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof is the busiest railway station in Germany. With about 450,000 passengers per day, the station is the second busiest railway station in Germany, and is among the five busiest stations in Europe. Because of its location in the middle of Germany and usage as a hub for long and short distance travelling Deutsche Bahn refers to it as the most important train station in Germany.History19th centuryIn the late 19th century, three stations connected Frankfurt to the west, north and south, the Taunus station for the Taunusbahn (opened 1839), connecting Frankfurt to WiesbadenMain-Neckar-station for the Main-Neckar-Eisenbahn to Darmstadt, Heidelberg and Mannheim (1848))Main-Weser station for the Main-Weser-Bahn to Kassel (1852) and from 1860 on also used by the Frankfurt-Bad Homburger Eisenbahn. Those three stations were placed beside each other on the then Gallustor'' (today: Willy-Brandt-Platz).