Rathaus station (Cologne)

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

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[1]
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

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