Ebertplatz
Ebertplatz station
General information
LocationEbertplatz
Cologne
Coordinates50°57′2″N 6°57′31″E / 50.95056°N 6.95861°E / 50.95056; 6.95861
Owned byKölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Line(s)
  • Innenstadt tunnel
  • Ring tunnel
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport KVB: 127, 140, 184[1]
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesCall a Bike
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneVRS: 2100[2]
History
Opened1974 (1974)
Services
Preceding station Cologne Stadtbahn Following station
Lohsestraße
towards Merkenich
 Line 12 Köln Hansaring
towards Zollstock Südfriedhof
Lohsestraße
towards Köln-Chorweiler or Longerich Friedhof
 Line 15 Köln Hansaring
towards Ubierring
Breslauer Platz/Hauptbahnhof
towards Bad Godesberg Stadthalle
 Line 16 Reichenspergerplatz
towards Niehl Sebastianstraße
Breslauer Platz/Hauptbahnhof
towards Bonn Hbf
 Line 18 Reichenspergerplatz
towards Thielenbruch
Route map
Location

Ebertplatz station is the largest underground station on the Cologne Stadtbahn, and is served by lines 12, 15, 16 and 18. The station lies at Ebertplatz on the Cologne Ring in the district of Innenstadt.

History

The station was opened in 1974 and consists of a mezzanine and two island platforms with four rail tracks. From the beginning, it was built to efficiently handle large passenger volumes, as it features no at-grade crossings of lines like some previous underground stations. Before 2008, the station also offered two side platforms on the outer tracks so passengers could board and leave on both sides. This was due to the fact that the station was also used by single-ended tram cars, so each track had to have a platform on the right. To gain accessibility, the platforms for the trains from and to Dom/Hbf had to be elevated, as high-floor cars operate on this route. However, the other tracks leading to the Ring tunnel are only used by low-floor cars, so the island platforms were split in the middle into a low and a high side. Therefore, the platforms were widened, using the space from the former outer platforms, which were removed.

On the 8th of October 2022, a train of line 18 caught fire while standing at the station. During the incident, six people were injured, and operations had to be stopped for several hours.[3]

Notable places nearby

  • Eigelsteintor
  • Neusser Straße
  • Theodor-Heuss-Ring
  • Bastei

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ebertplatz Lageplan" [Ebertplatz site plan] (PDF). Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe. December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ↑ "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 202. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Attenberger, Tim; Hahn, Sebastian; Pichireddu, Sara; Görtz, Oliver (9 October 2022). "Sechs Personen nach Feuer am Ebertplatz verletzt" [Six people injured after fire at Ebertplatz]. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2022.

50°57′2″N 6°57′31″E / 50.95056°N 6.95861°E / 50.95056; 6.95861

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