Barbarossaplatz station

Barbarossaplatz station is an interchange station and hub on Cologne Stadtbahn lines 12, 15, 16 and 18 in the Cologne district of Innenstadt. The station is located at Barbarossaplatz (English: Barbarossa Square), a major junction between the Cologne Ring and Luxemburger Straße. It is one of the few stations in Cologne's city center that has low-floor platforms which only serve high-floor trains.

Barbarossaplatz
Barbarossaplatz station
General information
LocationBarbarossaplatz, 50674 Köln
Coordinates50°55′43″N 6°56′32″E
Owned byKölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Platforms4 side platforms
Connections REVG: 978[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Accessible
  • Lines 12 & 15: Yes
  • Lines 16 & 18: No[2]
Other information
Fare zoneVRS: 2100[3]
History
Opened1898
Services
Preceding station Cologne Stadtbahn Following station
Zülpicher Platz
towards Merkenich
 Line 12 Eifelstraße
towards Zollstock Südfriedhof
Zülpicher Platz
towards Köln-Chorweiler or Longerich Friedhof
 Line 15 Eifelstraße
towards Ubierring
Eifelstraße
towards Bad Godesberg Stadthalle
 Line 16 Poststraße
towards Niehl Sebastianstraße
Eifelwall/Stadtarchiv
towards Bonn Hbf
 Line 18 Poststraße
towards Thielenbruch
Route map
Location

The station was opened in 1898, and was the terminus of the Vorgebirgsbahn connecting Cologne and Bonn.

With the opening of the Nord-Süd Stadtbahn, line 16 will no longer serve the Cologne Ring, taking the direct route through the new tunnel instead.

Notable places nearby

See also

References
  1. "Barbarossaplatz Lageplan" [Barbarossa Square site plan] (PDF). Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe. December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. "Touren ohne Treppen 2024" [Lines without stairs]. Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe. December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

50°55′43″N 6°56′32″E


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