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Appellhofplatz (KVB)

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Line(s)
  
3 4 5 16 18

Structure type
  
underground

Address
  
50667 Cologne, Germany

Owner
  
Stadtwerke Köln

Connections
  
Taxi

Bicycle facilities
  
Call a Bike

Opened
  
1968

Platforms in use
  
4

Appellhofplatz (KVB)

Location
  
Appellhofplatz, 50667 Köln

Owned by
  
Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe

Similar
  
Friesenplatz, Ebertplatz, Thielenbruch, Heumarkt, Piusstraße

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.

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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.

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
  • References

    Appellhofplatz (KVB) Wikipedia