Station building at Frankfurt-Schwanheim almost in the original state in September 1990. 
This is the terminus of the tram line 21. The station building in Neu-Isenburg at the 
terminus of the line 14 is similar.<P>

Originally the terminus of the steam railway between Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen and 
Schwanheim, called "Frankfurter Waldbahn-Gesellschaft". The company was grounded in 
1889, serving passenger and freight traffic. The City of Frankfurt took over the 
railway by 01.01.1899. At this time Schwanheim was a separate settlement, since 1928 
is a part of Frankfurt. In the next year the railway has been integrated into the tramway 
network of the city, on 14.07.1929 began the service as the line 21, and the freight 
traffic was terminated. There are two small depots with four tracks each, now is a 
tram museum inside. (Info: MIBA-Spezial 5 "Stadtlandschaft and Nahverkehr", page 64-67)

Photo and scan by Czéh György (czeh@freemail.hu)