Appellhofplatz (KVB)

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.

Appellhofplatz
KVB light rail station
Appellhofplatz station
Location	Appellhofplatz, 50667 Köln
Coordinates	50°56′21″N 6°57′3″E
Owned by	Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe
Line(s)	3 4 5 16 18
Platforms	4 side platforms
Connections	Taxi
Construction
Structure type	underground
Bicycle facilities	Call a Bike
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	VRS: 2100[1]
History
Opened	1968
Location

One of the station's entrances near Zeughaus

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

Preceding station		KVB		Following station
Friesenplatz toward Bocklemünd Görlinger-Zentrum		3		Neumarkt toward Thielenbruch
Friesenplatz toward Bocklemünd		4		Neumarkt toward Schlebusch
Dom/Hbf toward Heumarkt		5		Friesenplatz toward Am Butzweilerhof
Neumarkt toward Bad Godesberg Stadthalle		16		Dom/Hbf toward Niehl Sebastianstraße
Neumarkt toward Bonn Hauptbahnhof		18		Dom/Hbf toward Thielenbruch

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

See also

• List of Cologne KVB stations

References

1. "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 202. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

External links

• Media related to U-Bahnhof Appellhofplatz at Wikimedia Commons
• station info page (in German)
• station layout diagram (in German)