Munich Karlsplatz station

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München Karlsplatz
S-Bahn-Logo.svg U-Bahn.svg Tram-Logo.svg BUS-Logo-blau.svg
Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7534.jpg
General information
Location Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Bavaria
Germany
Coordinates 48°08′21″N11°33′57″E / 48.13917°N 11.56583°E / 48.13917; 11.56583
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Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms
Tracks
  • 2 ( S-Bahn-Logo.svg )
  • 2 ( U-Bahn.svg )
Connections
  • Tram-Logo.svg Munchen Tram 16.svg Munchen Tram 17.svg Munchen Tram 18.svg Munchen Tram 19.svg Munchen Tram 20.svg Munchen Tram 21.svg Munchen Tram 27.svg Munchen Tram 28.svg Munchen Linie N17 (2021).svg Munchen Linie N19 (2021).svg Munchen Linie N20 (2021).svg Munchen Linie N27 (2021).svg
  • BUS-Logo-blau.svg N40, N41, N45
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code4237 [1]
DS100 code MKP [2]
IBNR8004132
Category 3 [1]
Fare zone MVV Logo 2022.svg : M [3]
Website
History
Opened1972
Passengers
87,700 daily (S-Bahn)
Services
Preceding station S-Bahn-Logo.svg Munich S-Bahn Following station
München Hbf
towards Freising or Flughafen
S1 Marienplatz
München Hbf S2 Marienplatz
towards Erding
München Hbf
towards Mammendorf
S3 Marienplatz
towards Holzkirchen
München Hbf
towards Geltendorf
S4 Marienplatz
towards Ebersberg
München Hbf
towards Weßling
S5 Marienplatz
towards Kreuzstraße
München Hbf
towards Tutzing
S6 Marienplatz
towards Ebersberg
München Hbf
towards Herrsching
S8 Marienplatz
towards Flughafen
Preceding station U-Bahn.svg Munich U-Bahn Following station
Hauptbahnhof U4 Odeonsplatz
towards Arabellapark
Hauptbahnhof
towards Laimer Platz
U5 Odeonsplatz
Location
Munich Karlsplatz station

Munich Karlsplatz is an underground S-Bahn and U-Bahn station below the Karlsplatz in central Munich. It is one of the busiest stations in Munich, as it is located at the western end of Munich's Altstadt (Old Town). [4]

Contents

Karlsplatz is also a stop on the Munich tramway, located on the Altstadtring, the Old Town's periphery road. This stop is served by routes Munchen Tram 16.svg , Munchen Tram 17.svg , Munchen Tram 18.svg , Munchen Tram 19.svg , Munchen Tram 20.svg , Munchen Tram 21 (2021).svg , Munchen Tram 22.svg , Munchen Tram 27.svg and Munchen Tram 28.svg . [5]

The underground facilities were built as part of the S-Bahn tunnel through central Munich in the early 1970s.

Levels

The station is divided into five levels.

Level 1 (Stachus Passagen)

The first level, just below road level, is home to a large shopping mall (the Stachus Passagen) which is due for renovation in the next years. Large shops have branches here, for instance Kaufhof or Woolworths.

Level 2

Level two has a branch of the Stadtsparkasse München, a large local bank, as well as ticket counters and eateries.

Level 3 S-Bahn-Logo.svg

The third level holds the S-Bahn station with two tracks and three platforms, arranged in the Spanish solution: The island platform is for boarding only and the side platforms are for disembarking. The lines Munchen S1.svg , Munchen S2.svg , Munchen S3.svg , Munchen S4.svg , Munchen S6.svg and Munchen S8.svg call at this station.

Level 4

The fourth level allows interchange between the S-Bahn and U-Bahn.

Level 5 U-Bahn.svg

The fifth level holds the U-Bahn station with two tracks and two platforms. Lines Munchen U4.svg and Munchen U5.svg call here, travelling in a north-west direction. The station is the deepest in the whole network and also has the longest escalator.

References

  1. 1 2 "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025](PDF) (in German). DB InfraGO. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN   978-3-89494-139-0.
  3. "S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Regionalzug, Tram und ExpressBus im MVV" (PDF). Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund. December 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF-Datei; 648 kB) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. "Munich tram network" (PDF). MVG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.