Cologne Central Station

Also known as Köln Hauptbahnhof, Köln Hbf

Central railway station of Cologne, the 4th largest city of Germany

Key facts

1894: rebuilt
1957: rebuilt
Location: Innenstadt , Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
Owned by: Deutsche Bahn
Operated by: DB Netz DB Station&Service
Lines: 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
Accessible: Yes
Ds100 code: KK
Fare zone: VRS : 2100
Website: www.bahnhof.de
Opened: 5 December 1859 ; 166 years ago ( 1859-12-05 )

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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.