Rathaus station (Cologne)
Rathaus is an underground station in Cologne, Germany. It is located below the Alter Markt (de) and is named after the Rathaus (City hall).
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| Location | Alter Markt 50667 Köln | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | VRS: 2100[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 9. December 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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Station entrances on Alter Markt
History
The construction of the station started in 2002 as part of the new north–south line (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 Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn is completed, Rathaus will also be served by line 16.
Design
The wall is designed with a defamiliarised sentence:
WANDGESTALTUNGNORDSÜDSTADTBAHNKÖLNHALTESTELLERATHAUSRICHTUNGSÜD
which translates to
Wall design North-South line Cologne station Rathaus southbound
See also
References
- "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 202. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to U-Bahnhof Rathaus (Köln).
- station info page (in German)
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