Karl-Preis-Platz station explained

48.1181°N 11.6086°W

Karl-Preis-Platz
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol Location:de
Type:Bf
Borough:Ramersdorf, Munich, Bavaria
Country:Germany
Line: 55, 59, 145, 155
Structure:Underground
Platforms:2
Tracks:2
Zone:

M[1]

Opened:18 October 1980
Accessible:Yes

Karl-Preis-Platz is a Munich U-Bahn station on line U2. Since 12. December 2011 it is also used by the booster line U7 in the morning.

The station is situated below Claudius-Keller-Straße in the borough of Ramersdorf. The walls are covered by grey-beige-colored panels, the floor is paved with artificial gravels that resemble gravels from the river Isar. The pillars are covered by grey-beige-colored tiles. The ceiling has rows of neon tubes and is faced with aluminium lamellae.At the western end you can get to the surface using a ramp. At the eastern end you use stairs to get to a mezzanine. From there you can reach the junction Claudius-Keller-Straße/Rosenheimer Straße.

The station was named after the Karl-Preis-Platz which was named after Karl Sebastian Preis (SPD), town councilor in Munich and founder of the local building society GEWOFAG.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Regionalzug, Tram und ExpressBus im MVV . . 28 February 2020 . December 2019.