The station of Königsdorf on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren
(<a href="http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/christoph.schmitz2/strecke/strecke.html">ABS 4</a>)
seen from the western end on 29 December 2001. On the right is the platform
between the tracks for the S-Bahn (urban trains). On the left is the area for
the highspeed tracks, the southern one is already assembled. As the whole
traffic will run on them for some months, temporary platforms are needed for
the trains that stop here. The southern platform is partially finished, while
only some girders are to be seen in front of the old station building where the
northern platform will be built. In the background is the pedestrian bridge
which will also be used to cross the tracks when the temporary platforms are in
service. The northern platform will be accessed from the area around the
building, the southern access will cross the (then unused) track between the
temporary and the non-temporary platform.
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Digital photo by
<a href="http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/christoph.schmitz2/index.html">Christoph
Schmitz</a>