Rathaus (KVB)

Rathaus
KVB light rail station

Rathaus station
Location Alter Markt
50667 Köln
Owned by Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Line(s) 5
Platforms 2 side platforms
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type underground
History
Opened 9. December 2012
One of the station's entrances on Alter Markt

The station Rathaus is an underground station in Cologne, Germany. It lies under the Alter Markt (de) and is named by the Rathaus (City hall).

History

The construction of the station started eight years ago, in conjunction with the Stadtbahn's extension project called North-South tunnel (Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn, NSS). The station was opened on 9 December 2012. Until opening of the station at Heumarkt on 15 December 2013, Rathaus was a line 5 terminal station.

Services

When the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn is completed, Rathaus will also be served by line 16.

Preceding station   KVB   Following station
Terminus
5
16
future service only

Design

The wall designed with a defamiliarize sentence : WANDGESTALTUNGNORDSÜDSTADTBAHNKÖLNHALTESTELLERATHAUSRICHTUNGSÜD that means WALL|LAYOUT|NORTH-SOUTH-LIGHTRAIL|COLOGNE|STATION|RATHAUS(TOWN HALL)|TOWARDS|SOUTH.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to U-Bahnhof Rathaus (Köln).

Coordinates: 50°56′19″N 6°57′35″E / 50.93861°N 6.95972°E / 50.93861; 6.95972


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