Munich Karlsplatz station
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Altstadt-Lehel Munich, Bavaria Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°08′21″N 11°33′57″E / 48.13917°N 11.56583°ECoordinates: 48°08′21″N 11°33′57″E / 48.13917°N 11.56583°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 6 S 7 S 8 U 4 U 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 4237[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DS100 code | MKP[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
IBNR | 8004132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category | 3[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers | 87,700 daily (S-Bahn) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karlsplatz (Stachus) Location within Bavaria |
München Karlsplatz (Stachus) 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).[3]
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
The underground facilities were built as part of the S-Bahn tunnel through central Munich in the early 1970s.
Levels
The station is divided into five levels.
Level 1
The first level, just below road level, is home to a large shopping mall which is due for renovation in the next years. Large shops have branches here, for instance Kaufhof or Woolworths.
Level 2
Level two has a branch of the Stadtsparkasse, a large local bank, as well as ticket counters and eateries.
Level 3
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 S 1, S 2, S 3, S 4, S 6, S 7 and S 8 call at this station.
Level 4
The fourth level allows interchange between the S-Bahn and U-Bahn.
Level 5
The fifth level holds the U-Bahn station with two tracks and two platforms. Lines U 4 and U 5 call here, travelling in north-west direction. The station is the deepest in the whole network and also has the longest escalator.
References
- 1 2 "Stationspreisliste 2018" [Station price list 2018] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
- ↑ "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF-Datei; 648 kB) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Munich tram network" (PDF). MVG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
External links
- "Munich S-Bahn/U-Bahn line map" (PDF-file; 221 kB). MVV. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- Florian Schütz. "U-Bahnhof Karlsplatz (Stachus) (U4, U5)" (in German). www.u-bahn-muenchen.de. Retrieved 16 March 2013.