Quirks of the Frankfurt U-Bahn

Frankfurt's U-Bahn system is every bit as functional as you'd expect it to be. But it does have some interesting quirks that an average tourist might miss, so I thought I'd show you a few of them. On the way we'll be looking at an abandoned road tunnel, a storeroom that never got built, a platform that proved too short, and a random dance floor.

Chapters:
00:00 A quirky U-Bahn
00:35 Bockenheimer Warte
02:19 Miquel-/Adickesallee
04:10 Schweizer Platz
05:02 Dom/Römer
05:50 Konstablerwache
06:39 Höhenstraße

Music:

"Hot Swing"
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"Bailando con el Viento"
by Luna Cantina
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[namenamename]

The limit on when you can use the mirrors as the background for dances is so wonderfully German, thanks for sharing that

[raileon]

Rewboss slowly turning into the German version of Geoff Marshall and I'm all for it.

[progreviews]

I’m born and raised in Frankfurt and thanks to you I learn new things!

[ericgudenkauf]

I've been living here 7 years and using the U-Bahn system almost daily but knew almost nothing you told. Very informative and I am amazed how beautiful and interesting this city can be if you go through it with "open" eyes rather than me just going from A to B

[mbah]

You had me so excited thinking you were going to dance 😄. Vielen Dank, Andrew!

[orange]

finally a Geoff Marshall video about the U-Bahn in Frankfurt 😀

[MoreImbaThanYou]

I am at Bockenheimer Warte almost every week, and I never noticed the cushion. This just made me realize, how much I phase out in day-to-day activities, losing awarness for me little beauties in my surroundings.

[lindvanholt]

Given that Bockenheimer Warte station was built in the 1980's, I have feeling that those vaults for the museum were more meant to protect against (nuclear) bombs than they were meant to protect against natural disasters. We have to remember, the Fulda Gap leads to Frankfurt.

[peterkoch]

Having museum/library vaults in or near U-Bahn tunnels... what could go wrong?
Hold my Kölsch😂🎉

[Canleaf]

There is another mural at the Messe, commissioned to celebrate the twinning of Frankfurt and Toronto since 2021. Frankfurt is represented as an eagle, whilst Toronto is represented as a raccoon.

[timowagner]

No I didnt think you were going to dance BUT I would have enjoyed it even more!!

[manuelsteiner]

As someone born and raised in Frankfurt I really enjoyed this video!
The library at Bockenheimer Warte is still in use though, I just returned some books for my studies there some months ago

[ametamaa]

i study here :p. our computer science department is due to move to riedberg (but it has been "due" for years and nothing of note has been done as of now), the campus and university library are still open though and i still go there for lectures

[genegreen]

Yes, do make more like this one. I especially enjoyed this one. I lived in Frankfurt/Hoechst from late 1961 to early 1963. It was fun to visit the modern version of familiar locations with you.

[TheKalle]

Thank you for your nice little subway-guide through my Frankfurt ! 🦅

[scottmuc]

I love this kind of stuff! Please do more. My favourite thing as a traveler is noticing the little details, not the grand spectacles. The religious icon was is an excellent example of this.

[Lochris]

Nice video, thanks. The station "Leipziger Straße" is even cooler with the stacking. There is a hole in the upper platform, with a bit of luck you can see both trains at the same time. And you can ride the glass elevator from street level right through the B-Level and the first platform to the second platform.

Aw, nostalgia... I used to live near Miquel-/Adickesallee, often taking either bus or U-Bahn to the Computer Science Campus (Bockenheimer). Thanks for the video!

[quentinlynch]

That was really interesting. Thanks for the video, rewboss!

[vassili]

I've been following for 14 years! I never thought I would see my student dorm in one of your videos while sitting inside it. I love how you shared this very unknown information about the Miquelallee-Tunnel and how it's actually a "Bauvorleistung" vor the planned underground Autobahn