Munich Karlsplatz station

München Karlsplatz (Stachus) 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]

Karlsplatz (Stachus)
Underground station
Location	Altstadt-Lehel Munich, Bavaria Germany
Coordinates	48°08′21″N 11°33′57″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn () Stadtwerke München (
Operated by	DB Netz () DB Station&Service () Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft ()
Line(s)	S-Bahn trunk line (KBS 999)
Platforms	1 island platform (Spanish solution) () 1 island platform ()
Tracks	2 () 2 ()
Connections
Other information
Station code	4237[1]
DS100 code	MKP[2]
IBNR	8004132
Category	3[1]
Fare zone	: M[3]
Website	stationsdatenbank.de www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1972
Passengers
87,700 daily (S-Bahn)
Services
Preceding station   Munich S-Bahn   Following station Hauptbahnhof toward Freising or Airport Marienplatz toward Leuchtenbergring Hauptbahnhof toward Petershausen or Altomünster Marienplatz toward Erding Hauptbahnhof toward Mammendorf Marienplatz toward Holzkirchen Hauptbahnhof toward Geltendorf Marienplatz toward Ebersberg Hauptbahnhof toward Tutzing Marienplatz toward Ebersberg Hauptbahnhof toward Wolfratshausen Marienplatz toward Kreuzstraße Hauptbahnhof toward Herrsching Marienplatz toward Airport Preceding station   U-Bahn   Following station Hauptbahnhof toward Westendstraße Odeonsplatz toward Arabellapark (U4) Hauptbahnhof toward Laimer Platz (U5) Odeonsplatz toward Neuperlach Süd (S7/U5)
Other services
Preceding station   Munich tramway   Following station Hauptbahnhof toward Romanplatz via Hauptbahnhof Sendlinger Tor toward St. Emmeram Hauptbahnhof toward Amalienburgstraße via Hauptbahnhof Sendlinger Tor toward St. Emmeram Hauptbahnhof Süd toward Gondrellplatz via Hauptbahnhof Sendlinger Tor toward Schwanseestraße Hauptbahnhof toward Pasing via Hauptbahnhof Lenbachplatz toward Berg am Laim (S2/S4/S6) Hauptbahnhof toward Moosach (S1/U3) via Leonrodplatz Terminus Hauptbahnhof Nord toward Westfriedhof (U1/U7) via Leonrodplatz Lenbachplatz toward St.-Veit-Straße Sendlinger Tor Terminus via Pinakotheken Ottostraße toward Petuelring (U3) Sendlinger Tor Terminus via Pinakotheken Ottostraße toward Scheidplatz (U2/U3/U8)
Location
Karlsplatz Location in Bavaria Karlsplatz Location in Germany Karlsplatz Location in Europe

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 , , , , , , , and .[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.

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Level 2

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

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Level 3

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 , , , , , and call at this station.

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Level 4

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

Level 5

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

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References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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.

External links

• "Munich S-Bahn/U-Bahn line map" (PDF-file; 221 kB). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVG. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• Florian Schütz. "U-Bahnhof Karlsplatz (Stachus) (U4, U5)" (in German). www.u-bahn-muenchen.de. Retrieved 16 March 2013.