Public transport in Frankfurt am Main

The fares are paid in advance of travel at a ticket vending machine or at the driver on board a bus.

The Rhine-Main S-Bahn is a suburban rail system serving the Rhein-Main Region, of which Frankfurt itself is the central city.

In the suburban sections they are generally double-tracked or share mainline tracks with other regional, long distance passenger and cargo trains.

Electricity supply is provided by overhead wires at the standard German railroad voltage of 15 kV AC.

The construction of the underground network since the 1960s has resulted in the trams losing some of their importance to the city's transport infrastructure.

It is now appreciated that trams are more attractive to the travelling public than buses and cheaper to build than underground railways.

Buses play a minor role in Frankfurt transit since all major routes are served by rail based modes of transportation.