München Karlsplatz station

Karlsplatz
Operations
Category	4
Type	Hp
Platforms in use	2
DS100 code	MKP
Construction and location
Location	Munich
State	Bavaria
Country	Germany
List of railway stations in Bavaria

Karlsplatz (Stachus)
Location
Place	Altstadt
Borough	Altstadt-Lehel
Operations
Serviced by	U4, U5
Platforms in use	2

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 .^[1]

The underground facilities were built as part of the S-Bahn tunnel through central Munich in the early 1970s.

Contents 1 Levels 1.1 Level 1 1.2 Level 2 1.3 Level 3 1.4 Level 4 1.5 Level 5 2 References

Levels

The station is divided into five levels.

Level 1

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

Level 2

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

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 S1, S2, S4, S5, S6, S7 and S8 call at this station.

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 U5 and U4 call here, travelling in north-west direction. The station is the deepest in the whole network and also has the longest escalator.

Preceding station		Munich S-Bahn		Following station
München Hauptbahnhof toward Wolfratshausen, Tutzing, Herrsching, Geltendorf, Mammendorf, Petershausen, Freising or Airport		Stammstrecke		München Marienplatz toward München Ost, Holzkirchen, Kreuzstraße, Ebersberg, Erding or Airport
Preceding station		U-Bahn		Following station
Hauptbahnhof toward Westendstraße		U4		Odeonsplatz toward Arabellapark
Hauptbahnhof toward Laimer Platz		U5		Odeonsplatz toward Neuperlach Süd

References