Everyone should be able to reach their destination easily and without barriers, and boarding and alighting should also be made as pleasant as possible for all travellers. For this reason, our stations are gradually being made barrier-free. For a long time, a large part of the station Frankfurt (Main) West was only accessible by stairs. This will be addressed by 2028 with new lifts and a passenger subway adapted to accessibility requirements. The station building will also be modernised. During the construction phase, local travellers will be able to access their tracks via a temporary entrance.
The station Frankfurt (Main) West is one of the busiest stations in Frankfurt.
The station Frankfurt (Main) West is a central transfer station within Frankfurt and most of the platforms are not barrier-free. For this reason, new lifts will be installed on the platforms to the platforms 1/2 and 4/5 over the next few years, so that these will also be accessible without barriers in future. The pedestrian subway will also be extended. It will receive a new lift to Solmsstraße, so that people with wheelchairs or pushchairs can reach their destination without any obstacles.
Furthermore the staircase access from Hamburger Allee is being rebuilt and modernised. In keeping with the focus on accessibility, the entire station will be equipped with a tactile guidance system. New sustainable lighting systems and an attractive redesign of the station building will make travellers and visitors feel more comfortable at the station. A new public, barrier-free toilet is also being installed. To enable even more people to reach the station by bike, a parking facility for 200 bicycles and an outdoor area will be built in Solmsstraße.
The new staircase in Hamburger Allee has been under construction since September 2024. This could be put into operation at the end of 2025. Before the construction work can really start, initial preparations such as adjustments to the overhead lines and planning of the construction logistics as well as cable work must be carried out. Further construction work will be carried out from 2026. During the construction phase, visitors and local travellers will be able to access their trains via a temporary entrance through the former post tunnel.