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Philharmonie (Philharmonic Hall) is an underground station of the Essen Stadtbahn in the Südviertel district, Essen near the Saalbau Essen, which is referenced by the name of the station. Today, Stadtbahn line U11 as well as tram lines 107 and 108 and night services NE8 and NE13 call the station.[1] It is the oldest Stadtbahn station in Essen.

Building

The station is located below the street of Huyssenallee near the Philharmonie of Saalbau Essen. The station has four entrances and two tracks with side platforms. Mixed-gauge tracks with three rails are used to allow Stadtbahn trains as well as trams to use the station.

History

The station opened on 5 October 1967 along with the first, 522 meters long tunnel under the Friedrichstraße/Hohenzollernstraße, the former B1 road. Tram lines to Rüttenscheid, to Bredeney, Rellinghausen and Gruga used it.

Initially, the station was called Saalbau, since 2004 Philharmonie/Saalbau. Later, the addition Saalbau was deleted.

References

Preceding station	Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn			Following station
Rüttenscheider Stern towards Messe West-Süd Gruga		U11		Essen Hbf towards Buerer Straße

На других языках

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[de] U-Bahnhof Philharmonie (Essen)

Der U-Bahnhof Philharmonie ist die älteste unterirdische Stadtbahnstation der Stadtbahn Essen. Sie liegt im Essener Südviertel nahe der namensgebenden Philharmonie im Saalbau Essen. Dabei ist sie die nördlichste Station der Südstrecke, die sowohl von der normalspurigen Stadtbahn Essen als auch der meterspurigen Straßenbahn Essen in Tunnellage befahren wird.

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- [en] Philharmonie station

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