It connects with the surface platforms of regional and long-distance services and also interchanges with the U-Bahn and trams.

The underground station is located under the northern part of Frankfurt central station and its forecourt in the Gutleut district, west of central Frankfurt.

The station consists of two very wide and 210 m long island platforms.

In 1962 the city of Frankfurt and the German Federal Railways approved plans for the line.

The north wing of the station building was dismantled and its original stones were stored, so that the historical building could be rebuilt after the completion of the underground station.