Rathaus station (Cologne)

Rathaus
KVB light rail station
Rathaus station
General information
Location	Alter Markt 50667 Köln
Owned by	Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Line(s)	Template:KVB line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	underground
Other information
Fare zone	VRS: 2100
History
Opened	9. December 2012

Station entrances on Alter Markt

Rathaus is an underground 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
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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)