Appellhofplatz station

Appellhofplatz
KVB light rail station
Appellhofplatz station
General information
Location	Appellhofplatz, 50667 Köln
Coordinates	50°56′21″N 6°57′3″E
Owned by	Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Line(s)	Template:KVB line Template:KVB line Template:KVB line Template:KVB line Template:KVB line
Platforms	4 side platforms
Connections	Taxi
Construction
Structure type	underground
Bicycle facilities	Call a Bike
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1968

One of the station's entrances near Zeughaus

Appellhofplatz is an underground station and hub on the Cologne Stadtbahn lines 3, 4, 5, 16 and 18 in Cologne. More precisely, the station actually consists of two stations some 100 metres apart: Appellhofplatz/Zeughaus (for line 5) and Appellhofplatz/Breite Straße (for all other lines). The station is named after Appellhofplatz and lies in the district of Innenstadt.

History and Layout

The station was opened in 1968 and 1969 and consists of a mezzanine and two platform levels with four side platforms and four rail tracks.

Services

From 2016 onwards, line 16 will be redirected onto the new North-South-Line and no longer call at Appellhofplatz station.

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Notable places nearby

• Zeughaus and Museum of the City of Cologne (Kölnisches Stadtmuseum)
• St. Maria in der Kupfergasse
• EL-DE Haus
• Breite Straße, shopping district
• 4711 House
• Cologne Opera

See also

• List of Cologne KVB stations

External links

Media related to U-Bahnhof Appellhofplatz at Wikimedia Commons

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