| Munich Karlsplatz | |||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | de | ||||||||||
| Symbol: | s | ||||||||||
| Symbol Location: | munich | ||||||||||
| Symbol2: | u | ||||||||||
| Symbol Location2: | munich | ||||||||||
| Symbol3: | tram | ||||||||||
| Symbol Location3: | munich | ||||||||||
| Symbol4: | bus | ||||||||||
| Symbol Location4: | munich | ||||||||||
| Type: | Underground station | ||||||||||
| Borough: | Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Bavaria | ||||||||||
| Country: | Germany | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 48.1392°N 11.5658°W | ||||||||||
| Opened: | 1972 | ||||||||||
| Accessible: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers: | 87,700 daily (S-Bahn) | ||||||||||
| Zone: | M[1] | ||||||||||
| Map Type: | Bavaria#Germany#Europe | ||||||||||
| Map Dot Label: | Karlsplatz | ||||||||||
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Munich Karlsplatz is an underground S-Bahn and U-Bahn station below the Karlsplatz in central Munich. It is one of the busiest stations in Munich, as it is located at the western end of Munich's Altstadt (Old Town).[2]
Karlsplatz is also a stop on the Munich tramway, located on the Altstadtring, the Old Town's periphery road. This stop is served by routes,,,,,,, and .[3]
The underground facilities were built as part of the S-Bahn tunnel through central Munich in the early 1970s.
The station is divided into five levels.
The first level, just below road level, is home to a large shopping mall (the Stachus Passagen) which is due for renovation in the next years. Large shops have branches here, for instance Kaufhof or Woolworths.
Level two has a branch of the Stadtsparkasse München, a large local bank, as well as ticket counters and eateries.
The third level holds the S-Bahn station with two tracks and three platforms, arranged in the Spanish solution: The island platform is for boarding only and the side platforms are for disembarking. The lines,,,,, and call at this station.
The fourth level allows interchange between the S-Bahn and U-Bahn.
The fifth level holds the U-Bahn station with two tracks and two platforms. Lines and call here, travelling in a north-west direction. The station is the deepest in the whole network and also has the longest escalator.