Friesenplatz is an underground station and hub on the Cologne Stadtbahn lines 3, 4, 5, 12 and 15 in Cologne. The station lies on the Cologne Ring, at the corner of the Friesenplatz, in the district of Innenstadt.
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 Friesenplatz station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Friesenplatz Cologne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°56′26″N 6°56′25″E / 50.94056°N 6.94028°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  KVB: 172, 173 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Call a Bike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | VRS: 2100[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was opened in 1985 and consists of a mezzanine and two platform levels with four side platforms and four rail tracks. The upper platform level, served by lines 3, 4 and 5, is part of the Innenstadt tunnel (English: inner city tunnel), while the lower platform level, served by lines 12 and 15 is part of the Ring tunnel.
Notable places nearby
edit- Hohenzollernring entertainment district
- Gerling Ring-Karree
- Päffgen Brewery, Friesenstraße
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Touren ohne Treppen 2024" [Lines without stairs]. Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe. December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "VRS-Gemeinschaftstarif" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
External links
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Media related to U-Bahnhof Friesenplatz at Wikimedia Commons- station info page (in German)
50°56′26″N 6°56′25″E / 50.94056°N 6.94028°E
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