Anyone who would like to take a look behind the scenes of one of the city's largest infrastructure projects will have the opportunity to do so on 20 September: On the nationwide "Rail Day", Stadtbahn Entwicklung und Verkehrsinfrastrukturprojekte Frankfurt GmbH (SBEV) is opening the construction site for the U5 extension to the Europaviertel. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., visitors can walk through the tunnel and get an impression of what will be Frankfurt's deepest underground station.
Insights into technology and construction processes
At several information points, engineers and project managers will explain how a tunnel is built underground and how the above-ground construction is progressing. The aim is to answer questions that have been on the minds of many residents for years: Why do large-scale projects of this kind take so long, and what technical hurdles need to be overcome?
The "mobility tour" will be on site between 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. Wolfgang Siefert (Green Party), Head of Mobility, and SBEV Managing Directors Ingo Kühn and Florian Habersack will be available to answer questions from citizens. The topic: "Construction of rail infrastructure – why does it actually take so long?"
Organised tour – limited admission
Visitors can explore the construction site on their own or in groups along a predetermined route. Contact persons will be available along the route, and drinks and sanitary facilities will be provided. Children may only participate when accompanied by an adult. For safety reasons, access is restricted; waiting times are therefore to be expected. Prams and pets are not permitted, and there is no barrier-free access. Sturdy footwear is mandatory.
Access and directions
The entrance to the construction site is located on the central island of the Europa-Allee/Lissabonner Straße intersection, between house numbers 54 and 57. It can be reached by S-Bahn (lines S3 to S6, Galluswarte station) or by bus M46 to Dubliner Straße. With the open construction site day, the city not only wants to create transparency about the progress of the U5 extension, but also to raise public awareness of the importance of modern rail infrastructure.
