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Rathaus is an underground station in Cologne, Germany. It is located below the Alter Markt (de) and is named after the Rathaus (City hall).

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Rathaus
KVB light rail station
Rathaus station
General information
Location	Alter Markt 50667 Köln
Owned by	Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	underground
Other information
Fare zone	VRS: 2100[1]
History
Opened	9. December 2012
Services
Preceding station Cologne Stadtbahn Following station Dom/Hbf towards Sparkasse Am Butzweilerhof Line 5 Heumarkt Terminus Heumarkt towards Bad Godesberg Stadthalle Line 16 from 2028 Dom/Hbf towards Niehl Sebastianstraße

History

The construction of the station started in 2002 as part of the new north–south line (Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn). The station was opened on 9 December 2012 and was the terminus of line 5 until the opening of Heumarkt station on 15 December 2013.

Services

When the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn is completed, Rathaus will also be served by line 16.

Design

The wall is designed with a defamiliarised sentence:

WANDGESTALTUNGNORDSÜDSTADTBAHNKÖLNHALTESTELLERATHAUSRICHTUNGSÜD

which translates to

Wall design North-South line Cologne station Rathaus southbound

See also

• List of Cologne KVB stations

References

External links

• station info page (in German)

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