Munich Karlsplatz station

{{Short description|Station of the Munich S-Bahn and U-Bahn}}

{{Infobox station

| style = Deutsche Bahn

| name = München Karlsplatz

| native_name =

| native_name_lang = de

| symbol = s

| symbol_location = munich

| symbol2 = u

| symbol_location2 = munich

| symbol3 = tram

| symbol_location3 = munich

| symbol4 = bus

| symbol_location4 = munich

| type =

| image = Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7534.jpg

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| address =

| borough = Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Bavaria

| country = Germany

| coordinates = {{coord|48|08|21|N|11|33|57|E|region:DE-BY_type:railwaystation_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}

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| tracks = {{Plainlist|

  • 2 ({{rint|de|s-bahn}})
  • 2 ({{rint|de|u-bahn}})

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| connections = {{Plainlist|

  • {{ÖPNV München|TRAM}} {{ric|Trams in Munich|16}} {{ric|Trams in Munich|17}} {{ric|Trams in Munich|18}} {{ric|Trams in Munich|19}} {{ric|Trams in Munich|20}} {{ric|Trams in Munich|21}} {{ric|Trams in Munich|27}} {{ric|Trams in Munich|28}} {{ÖPNV München|N17}} {{ÖPNV München|N19}} {{ÖPNV München|N20}} {{ÖPNV München|N27}}
  • {{ÖPNV München|BUS}} N40, N41, N45

}}

| code = {{Deutsche Bahn station codes|code=4237|ds100=MKP{{cite book|title=Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas)| edition=2009/2010 |publisher= Schweers + Wall | year= 2009 |isbn= 978-3-89494-139-0}}|ibnr=8004132|category=3{{DBCatsURL}}}}

| architect =

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| opened = 1972

| closed =

| accessible = Yes

| passengers = 87,700 daily (S-Bahn)

| pass_year =

| zone = {{ÖPNV München|MVV}}: M{{cite web |title=S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Regionalzug, Tram und ExpressBus im MVV |url=https://www.mvv-muenchen.de/fileadmin/mediapool/03-Plaene_Bahnhoefe/Netzplaene/MVV_Netzplan_S_U_R_T_X.pdf |publisher=Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund |access-date=28 February 2020 |date=December 2019}}

| website = {{Plainlist|1=

  • [http://www.stationsdatenbank.bayern-takt.de/StationsdatenbankBEG/Steckbrief.html?lang=en&efz=8004132 stationsdatenbank.de]
  • [http://www.bahnhof.de/en/Muenchen-Karlsplatz www.bahnhof.de]

}}

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| services =

{{Adjacent stations|system1=Munich S-Bahn

|line1=S1|left1=Munich|right1=Marienplatz

|line2=S2|left2=Munich|right2=Marienplatz

|line3=S3|left3=Munich|right3=Marienplatz

|line4=S4|left4=Munich|right4=Marienplatz

|line5=S5|left5=Munich|right5=Marienplatz

|line6=S6|left6=Munich|right6=Marienplatz

|line8=S8|left8=Munich|right8=Marienplatz

|system9=Munich U-Bahn

|line10=U4|left10=Hauptbahnhof|right10=Odeonsplatz

|line11=U5|left11=Hauptbahnhof|right11=Odeonsplatz

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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).{{cite web|url=http://efa.mvv-muenchen.de/mvv/mvv/karlsplatz.pdf |title=Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops |format=PDF-Datei; 648 kB |publisher=MVV |access-date=16 March 2013 |language=de}}

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 {{ÖPNV München|16|13}}, {{ÖPNV München|17|13}}, {{ÖPNV München|18|13}}, {{ÖPNV München|19|13}}, {{ÖPNV München|20|13}}, {{ÖPNV München|21|13}}, {{ÖPNV München|22|13}}, {{ÖPNV München|27|13}} and {{ÖPNV München|28|13}}.{{cite web | url = http://www.mvg-mobil.de/netzplaene/images/tramnetz.pdf | title = Munich tram network | publisher = MVG | access-date = 20 June 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110904221559/http://www.mvg-mobil.de/netzplaene/images/tramnetz.pdf | archive-date = 4 September 2011 }}

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.

File:Karlsplatz Munich.jpg

File:Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7309.jpg

File:Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7539.jpg

File:Beneath plaza 19-05-20 324.jpg

= Level 2 =

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

File:Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7298.jpg

File:Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7304.jpg

File:Munich - S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7306.jpg

= Level 3 {{rint|de|s-bahn}} =

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 {{ric|Munich S-Bahn|S1}}, {{ric|Munich S-Bahn|S2}}, {{ric|Munich S-Bahn|S3}}, {{ric|Munich S-Bahn|S4}}, {{ric|Munich S-Bahn|S6}} and {{ric|Munich S-Bahn|S8}} call at this station.

File:Munich - S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7541.jpg

File:S-Bahnsteig Stachus Karlspl Muenchen.JPG

File:Munich - S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7005.jpg

File:Station in Munich.jpg

= Level 4 =

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

= Level 5 {{rint|de|u-bahn}}=

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

File:Munich - U-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7008.jpg

File:Munich - U-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7099.jpg

File:Munich - U-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7104.jpg

File:Munich - U-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7458.jpg

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