Appellhofplatz (KVB)
Appellhofplatz  | |
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 KVB light rail station | |
 Appellhofplatz station | |
| Location | Appellhofplatz, 50667 Köln |
| Coordinates | 50°56′21″N 6°57′3″E / 50.93917°N 6.95083°E |
| Owned by | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe |
| Line(s) | 3 4 5 16 18 |
| Platforms | 4 side platforms |
| Connections | Taxi |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | underground |
| Bicycle facilities | Call a Bike |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Location | |
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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.
| Preceding station | KVB | Following station | ||
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toward Mengenich Ollenhauerring | 3 | toward Thielenbruch |
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toward Bocklemünd | 4 | toward Schlebusch |
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Dom/Hbf
toward Heumarkt | 5 | toward Am Butzweilerhof |
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toward Bad Godesberg Stadthalle | 16 | Dom/Hbf
toward Niehl Sebastianstraße |
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toward Bonn Hauptbahnhof | 18 | Dom/Hbf
toward Thielenbruch |
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
External links
Media related to U-Bahnhof Appellhofplatz at Wikimedia Commons
- station info page (German)
- station layout diagram (German)