Rathaus station (Cologne)

Rathaus
Rathaus station platform
General information
Location	Alter Markt Cologne
Coordinates	50°56′19″N 6°57′35″E
Owned by	Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Line(s)	North-South Stadtbahn tunnel
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	VRS: 2100
History
Opened	9 December 2012 (2012-12-09)
Services
Preceding station Cologne Stadtbahn Following station Dom/Hauptbahnhof towards Sparkasse Am Butzweilerhof Line 5 Heumarkt Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Cologne Stadtbahn Following station Breslauer Platz/Hauptbahnhof towards Niehl Sebastianstraße Line 16 Heumarkt towards Bad Godesberg Stadthalle

Rathaus station is an underground station in Cologne, Germany. It is located below the Alter Markt and is named after the Cologne City Hall (German: Rathaus).

History

The construction of the station started in 2002 as part of the new North-South Stadtbahn tunnel (German: 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 North-South Stadtbahn tunnel 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

• List of Cologne KVB stations

External links

• station info page (in German)