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
Station entrances on Alter Markt

Rathaus is an underground tram 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.

Preceding station   KVB   Following station
Terminus
5
16
from 2023

Design

The wall is designed with a defamiliarised sentence:

WANDGESTALTUNGNORDSÜDSTADTBAHNKÖLNHALTESTELLERATHAUSRICHTUNGSÜD

which translates to

Wall design North-South line Cologne station Rathaus southbound

See also

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


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