Trams in Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main tramway network
Frankfurt am Main type R tram no. 021
at Ernst-May-Platz, Bornheim, 2007.
Operation
LocaleFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Horse tram era: 1872 (1872)–1904 (1904)
Operator(s)
  • Frankfurter Trambahn-Gesellschaft
  • (1872–1897)
  • Frankfurter Lokalbahn
  • (1888)
  • City of Frankfurt
  • (1898–1904)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s) Horses
Steam tram era: 1888 (1888)–1929 (1929)
Operator(s)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Propulsion system(s) Steam trams
Electric tram era: since 1884 (1884)
Status Operational
Routes 10
& 1 heritage streetcar line
Operator(s)
  • Frankfurt-Offenbacher Trambahn-Gesellschaft
  • (1884–1905)
  • City of Frankfurt
  • (1898–2009)
  • Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main
  • (since 2009)
Track gauge
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
  • (1884–1905/06)
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
  • (since 1905/06)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Stock
  • 124 trams
  • 12 heritage trams
  • 8 trailers
Route length 68.67 km (42.7 mi)
Stops 141
66.9 million (2023)
Website VerkehrsGesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (in English)

The Frankfurt am Main tramway network is a network of tramways forming a major part of the public transport system in Frankfurt am Main, a city in the federal state of Hesse, Germany.

As of 2023, there were 10 tram lines, along with two special lines and one heritage tourist tramline. The network had 141 stops, and a total route length of 68.67 kilometres (42.67 mi). In the same year, the network carried 66.9 million passengers.