Rathaus  | ||||||||||||||||
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 KVB light rail station | ||||||||||||||||
 Rathaus station | ||||||||||||||||
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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
Rathaus is an underground station in Cologne, Germany. It is located below the Alter Markt (de) and is named after the Rathaus (City hall).
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)
50°56′19″N 6°57′35″E / 50.93861°N 6.95972°E
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