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17-522: About 50 students attacked the soldiers and policemen of the Frankfurt Police offices Hauptwache and Konstablerwache to try to gain control over the treasury of the German Confederation to start a revolution in all German states. However, because the plot had been betrayed to the police, it was easy to overcome the attackers. The attack was organized by students, most of them members of

34-534: A proof-of-payment system is used. Plainclothes fare inspectors are employed and carry out random checks to ensure passengers have paid. If found to be travelling without a ticket, then they are required to pay a fine. The Rhine-Main S-Bahn is a suburban rail system serving the Rhein-Main Region , of which Frankfurt itself is the central city. The service caters the large number of commuters who travel to and from

51-538: A 5-minute frequency during rush-hour. The construction of the underground network since the 1960s has resulted in the trams losing some of their importance to the city's transport infrastructure. Despite this, two new sections have been constructed in recent years. It is now appreciated that trams are more attractive to the travelling public than buses and cheaper to build than underground railways. Therefore, neighbourhoods with medium transit usage are either currently served by tram routes or will be in future. The U-Bahn

68-457: A central point of Frankfurt am Main and is one of the most famous plazas (German: An der Hauptwache ) in the city. The original name Schillerplatz was superseded in the early 1900s. It lies to the west of Konstablerwache with both squares linked by the Zeil , the central shopping area of the city. The Baroque building which gave the square its name was built in 1730. It was the headquarters of

85-503: A failed effort by a small revolutionary force of native citizens, among others Gustav Koerner , and some people from different locations in Germany. When Prussia annexed the city in 1866 and took over military activities, the Hauptwache lost this role. The prison remained and the Hauptwache also became a police station. In 1904, the building was used as a café and remains one to this day. It

102-491: A maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). Cars are equipped with indicators and rear view mirrors and are powered from overhead wires. Buses play a minor role in Frankfurt transit since all major routes are served by rail based modes of transportation. There are, however, several cross-town bus routes, especially in the north. Buses are also used as feeder services for the underground lines. There are currently proposals for

119-540: A shake-up of the way bus services are run. Instead of being operated by Frankfurt Transit Company, the routes could be split into different franchises which any European bus operator may tender to run. The organisation offering the cheapest proposal would then be given a contract to run that route for several years. Regional trains connect Frankfurt with towns and villages up to a distance of 80 km (50 mi) away. Most regional trains stop at more than one station in Frankfurt and they also can be used for journeys within

136-539: Is a Stadtbahn system with nine lines, running on three main routes. In the city centre sections the U-Bahn tracks are underground, but they run on reserved track at ground level in the suburbs. The minimum service interval is 2.5 minutes, although the usual pattern is that each line runs with a 7.5- to 10-minute frequency which combines to approx 3–5 minutes on the city centre sections served by more than one line. The trains can be as long as 100 m (330 ft) and have

153-503: Is part of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (abbreviated: RMV) transport network and consists of several carriers who all use the same fare system. Therefore, one ticket is valid for a journey which may include several modes of transit run by different operators. The fares are paid in advance of travel at a ticket vending machine or at the driver on board a bus . There are no turnstiles or other controlling barriers; instead,

170-451: Is provided by overhead wires at the standard German railroad voltage of 15 kV AC . The normal service interval on each of the lines is 15 or 30 min, but on the shared central sections a train runs approximately every 2 minutes during rush hour and the S8/S9 runs 24/7. There are 10 tram lines , with trams usually running every 10 min. Many sections are served by two lines, combining to give

187-807: The Burschenschaft , Gustav Körner and Gustav Bunsen ( de:Gustav Bunsen ), a teacher, and others. After the failed attack, at least eight of those involved, Gustav Körner, George Bunsen , Gustav Bunsen, Henry Abend , Theodore Engleman , Georg Neuhoff , Ferdinand Lindheimer , and Adolph Berchelman fled to Belleville, Illinois . Gustav Körner was later Lieutenant Governor of Illinois . Gustav Bunsen died serving Sam Houston in Texas, George Bunsen became superintendent of schools in St. Clair County, Illinois , and Lindheimer eventually settled in New Braunfels, Texas and started

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204-533: The S-Bahn station for suburban trains was opened in 1978. Hauptwache station serves as one of the most important crosspoints of the Frankfurt public transport system . Eight of nine S-Bahn lines serve the station as well as six of nine U-Bahn lines. The plaza "An der Hauptwache" has been reformed several times. Its current appearance is marked by a sunken terrace leading down to underground pedestrian area with shops and

221-619: The New Braunfelser Zeitung. He is most known for his discoveries of plant specimens, thus giving him the name “Father of Texas Botany”. This group of 1830s revolutionaries , thus called in German the Dreißiger , were predecessors of the " Forty-Eighters ", who had to emigrate following the 1848 revolutions . Hauptwache (Frankfurt am Main) The Hauptwache (Main Guardroom) is

238-535: The city's Stadtwehr militia when Frankfurt was an independent city state (→ Free City of Frankfurt ) and also contained a prison. In the 18th century Frankfurt still had city walls and its own army. Until 1864 the place surrounding the building was called Paradeplatz reflecting its military function. In 1833 during the Frankfurter Wachensturm , the Hauptwache and the Konstablerwache were stormed in

255-632: The public transport station. Frankfurters call the sunken area "das Loch" ( the Hole ). The plaza contains a number of different architectural styles. It is towered above and dominated by St. Catherine's Church . Apart from the baroque Hauptwache itself, the surrounding buildings are mostly new architecture because of the damage from the war . [REDACTED] Media related to Hauptwache and An der Hauptwache at Wikimedia Commons Public transport in Frankfurt am Main The public transport system in Frankfurt

272-487: The suburbs each day. All but one of the lines run together through the City Tunnel under the city centre, and then go their separate ways at either end. In the suburban sections they are generally double-tracked or share mainline tracks with other regional, long distance passenger and cargo trains. The trains can be up to 200 m (660 ft) long and have a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph). Electricity supply

289-688: Was the scene of the Hauptwache incident when French troops opened fire on students protesting against the French occupation of Frankfurt on 7 April 1920. Heavily burned in World War II bombing , it was reopened in a provisional form with an altered roof in 1954. In 1967, with the building of the U-Bahn tunnel through the city, it was dismantled so it could be moved and rebuilt over the new underground U-Bahn station. The plaza has undergone another major renovation when

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