Munich Karlsplatz station

Munich Karlsplatz 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).^[4]

München Karlsplatz
General information
Location	Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Bavaria Germany
Coordinates	48°08′21″N 11°33′57″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn () Stadtwerke München ()
Operated by	DB Netz () DB Station&Service () Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft ()
Line(s)	S-Bahn trunk line (KBS 999)
Platforms	1 island platform (Spanish solution) () 1 island platform ()
Tracks	2 () 2 ()
Connections	N40, N41, N45
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	4237[1]
DS100 code	MKP[2]
IBNR	8004132
Category	3[1]
Fare zone	: M[3]
Website	stationsdatenbank.de www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1972
Passengers
87,700 daily (S-Bahn)
Services
Preceding station Munich S-Bahn Following station München Hbf towards Freising or Flughafen S1 Marienplatz towards Leuchtenbergring München Hbf towards Petershausen or Altomünster S2 Marienplatz towards Erding München Hbf towards Mammendorf S3 Marienplatz towards Holzkirchen München Hbf towards Geltendorf S4 Marienplatz towards Ebersberg München Hbf towards Weßling S5 Marienplatz towards Kreuzstraße München Hbf towards Tutzing S6 Marienplatz towards Ebersberg München Hbf towards Herrsching S8 Marienplatz towards Flughafen Preceding station Munich U-Bahn Following station Hauptbahnhof towards Westendstraße U4 Odeonsplatz towards Arabellapark Hauptbahnhof towards Laimer Platz U5 Odeonsplatz towards Neuperlach Süd
Location

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 , , , , , , , and .^[5]

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 (Stachus Passagen)

The first level, just below road level, is home to a large shopping mall (the Stachus Passagen) which is due for renovation in the next years. Large shops have branches here, for instance Kaufhof or Woolworths.

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Level 2

Level two has a branch of the Stadtsparkasse München, a large local bank, as well as ticket counters and eateries.

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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 , , , , and call at this station.

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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 and call here, travelling in a north-west direction. The station is the deepest in the whole network and also has the longest escalator.

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