SkyLine (Frankfurt)

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

SkyLine
Overview
Stations3
Ridership10,000,000 journeys per year
Operation
Opened1994
Rolling stockBombardier CX-100
Technical
Line length3.8 km (2.4 mi)
Operating speed52 km/h (32 mph)
Route map
SkyLine
Route map
Terminal 1 A,Z
Terminal 1 B
for bus and rail links
Station F
(planned)
Terminal 1 C
Only non-Schengen passengers
Terminal 2
Depot
Depot (planned)
Terminal 3
(planned)

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


See also
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