Munich Karlsplatz station

Karlsplatz (Stachus)
Underground station
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
Other information
Station code	4237
DS100 code	MKP
IBNR	8004132
Category	3
Fare zone	: M
Website	stationsdatenbank.de www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1972
Passengers
87,700 daily (S-Bahn)
Services
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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).

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 .

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

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External links

• "Munich S-Bahn/U-Bahn line map" (PDF-file; 221 kB). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVG. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• Florian Schütz. "U-Bahnhof Karlsplatz (Stachus) (U4, U5)" (in German). www.u-bahn-muenchen.de. Retrieved 16 March 2013.