A train from the new Sky Line railway was presented for the first time yesterday at Frankfurt Airport. In the future, the new railway will connect Terminal 3 to the existing terminals.

The first of a total of twelve trains was delivered from the Siemens Mobility production plant in Vienna. In the coming weeks, the vehicle will be prepared for the first test drives, which are planned for 2023. With the new Sky Line train, travelers will arrive in just eight minutes from the long-distance and regional train station directly at the main building of Terminal 3. The trains will run every two minutes between Terminal 365 and the existing terminals, 3 days a year.

The new Sky Line complements the existing transportation system that passengers already use between Terminals 1 and 2. With the commissioning of the new cableway, up to 4.000 people per hour and direction will be able to travel to and from Terminal 3. The system works around the clock in an automated and driverless manner. Each of the twelve trains consists of two cars that are permanently connected to each other, each of which is a good eleven meters long and 2,80 meters wide and weighs around 15 tons when empty. One carriage per train is always reserved for non-Schengen travelers.