Rathaus station (Cologne) explained

Rathaus
Style:Cologne Stadtbahn
Address:Alter Markt
Borough:Cologne
Coordinates:50.9386°N 6.9597°W
Owned:Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Line:North-South Stadtbahn tunnel
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Zone:VRS

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Other Services Header:Future services

Rathaus station is an underground station in Cologne, Germany. It is located below the and is named after the Cologne City Hall (German: Rathaus).

History

The construction of the station started in 2002 as part of the new North-South Stadtbahn tunnel (German: Nord-Süd Stadtbahn). The station was opened on 9 December 2012 and was the terminus of line 5 until the opening of Heumarkt station on 15 December 2013.

Services

When the North-South Stadtbahn tunnel is completed, Rathaus will also be served by line 16.

Design

The wall is designed with a defamiliarised sentence:

Which translates to:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif . . 9 May 2020 . 202 . German . 20 April 2020.