Köln Hauptbahnhof

Köln Hbf
Köln Hbf
	Aerial view in 2010
General information
Location	Innenstadt, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia; Germany
Coordinates	50°56′33″N 6°57′29″E / 50.94250°N 6.95806°E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn
Operated by	DB Netz; DB Station&Service;
Line(s)	Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed; Cologne–Krefeld; Cologne–Aachen; West Rhine line; Cologne–Duisburg; Cologne–Sieg; Cologne–Wuppertal;
Platforms	11 9 long distance and regional; 2 S-Bahn; 4 (2 stops) Stadtbahn;
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	3320
DS100 code	KK
IBNR	8000207
Category	1
Fare zone	VRS: 2100
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	5 December 1859
Electrified	17 November 1958, 15 kV 16 2⁄3 Hz AC system (overhead)
Previous names	1859-1894 Cöln Centralbahnhof; 1894-1919 Cöln Hauptbahnhof
Key dates
1894	rebuilt
1957	rebuilt
Passengers
	280,000
Services
	Solingen Hbf towards Berlin Ostbahnhof
	Düren One-way operation
	Düsseldorf Hbf towards Hamburg-Altona
	Solingen Hbf towards Dortmund Hbf
Location
Location

Köln Hauptbahnhof (English: Cologne Central Station) is the central railway station of Cologne, Germany. The station is an important local, national and international transport hub, with many ICE, Eurostar and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional Regional-Express, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains. EuroNight and Nightjet night services also call at the station. It has frequent connections to Frankfurt by way of the Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line, which starts in southern Cologne. On an average day, about 280,000 travellers frequent the station, making it the fifth busiest station in Germany.

The station is situated next to Cologne Cathedral.

There is another important station in Cologne, the Köln Messe/Deutz station across the river Rhine, just about 400 metres away from Köln Hauptbahnhof. The stations are linked by the Hohenzollern Bridge, a six-track railway bridge with pedestrian and bicycle lanes on each side. Frequent local services connect the two stations.