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SkyLine (Frankfurt)

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Stations
  
3

Rolling stock
  
Bombardier CX-100

Operating speed
  
52 km/h (32 mph)

Opened
  
1994

Line length
  
3.8 km (2.4 mi)

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Ridership
  
10,000,000 journeys per year

SkyLine is a free automatic shuttle rail service at Frankfurt Airport which opened 1994. Based on the VAL system and using Bombardier CX-100 coaches, the line links the two airport terminals within 8 minutes.

The line has a headway from 90 seconds. The 60 million annual passengers of the airport and its 75,000 employees generate an annual traffic of 10 million journeys on Skyline.

Stations

  • Terminal 1, Concourse A, Z (only for Passengers)
  • Terminal 1, Concourse B, C (interchange long-distance- and regional station
  • Terminal 2, Concourse D, E

    • References

    SkyLine (Frankfurt) Wikipedia
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