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Former station of Urfeld, 05-12-2011.
© Eddy Konijnendijk. |
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Former station of Urfeld, 05-12-2011.
© Eddy Konijnendijk. |
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Former station of Widdig, 05-12-2011.
© Eddy Konijnendijk. |
| Underground station Dom-Hauptbahnhof near Cologne main station Oct. 2005 (c) J. C. Stiller (stiller_the_at_symbol_brain.uni-freiburg.de) |
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Stadtbahn Köln - Haltestellen Haltestelle Heumarkt in Richtung Neumarkt gesehen am 01. Oktober 2007.
Photo: Bernd Kittendorf (info@bernd-kittendorf.de) |
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Stadtbahn Köln - Haltestellen Haltestelle Neumarkt am Abend des 01. Oktober 2007.
Photo: Bernd Kittendorf (info@bernd-kittendorf.de) |
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Stadtbahn Köln - Haltestellen Haltestelle Neumarkt am Abend des 01. Oktober 2007.
Photo: Bernd Kittendorf (info@bernd-kittendorf.de) |
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Stadtbahn Köln - Haltestellen Haltestelle Sülzgürtel der Linie 18 am 03. Oktober 2007. Links führen die Verbindungsgleise zu der Endstelle der Linie 13.
Photo: Bernd Kittendorf (info@bernd-kittendorf.de) |
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Stadtbahn Köln - Haltestellen Abfahrtafel an der Haltestelle Sülzgürtel am 03. Oktober 2007. Solch große Tafeln befinden sich an vielen Haltestellen des Verkehrsbetriebs.
Photo: Bernd Kittendorf (info@bernd-kittendorf.de) |
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Stadtbahn Köln - Haltestellen Haltestelle Aachener Straße / Gürtel am 03. Oktober 2007.
Photo: Bernd Kittendorf (info@bernd-kittendorf.de) |
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Stadtbahn Köln - Anlagen Endstelle der Stadtbahnlinie 1 (rechts im Bild) und Haltepunkt der S-Bahn in Köln Weiden West (auf dem Bahndamm) am 03. Oktober 2007.
Photo: Bernd Kittendorf (info@bernd-kittendorf.de) |
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Stadtbahn Köln - Fahrscheinautomat Fahrkartenautomat an der Endstelle der Linie 1 in Weiden West am 03. Oktober 2007.
Photo: Bernd Kittendorf (info@bernd-kittendorf.de) |
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The tram station Berliner Straße in Cologne seen on 14 June 2003. On this
day the finishing of the modifications of line 4 was celebrated. Rides with a
skylift were offered for those who wanted to photograph or just watch the new
station from above. From 15 June on the bus stop at this station is in service,
so the station Neurather Weg (former end station of bus line 155) was closed.
In the past the rails coming from the right side continued along the street to
the left, leaving it at the station Rixdorfer Straße which is now closed.
Several stations were modified, now the platforms are all high enough to allow
the newest tramcars to be used on line 4.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz |
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The excavation for the new underground station Bonner Wall in the south of
Cologne, seen from the northern end on 18 March 2006. On the right in the
background the pit extends to a ramp leading to the end station
Marktstraße, which is located on the surface. On the left, where the
sheet pile wall is visible, another ramp towards the bank of the Rhine will be
built. Trams of line 16 will use it to reach the old course of the Rheinuferbahn
north of the stop Schönhauserstraße, while those of lines 5 and 17
will travel to the Marktstraße. This excavation also is the starting pit
for the two tunnel drilling machines, which will drill two tubes (one for each
track) from here to a place near the main station. Most of the excavation is
covered to allow the surface traffic to flow unobstructedly (more or less). The
startup of the new underground line is planned for 2010.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The excavation for the new underground station Bonner Wall in the south of
Cologne, seen from the southern end on 22 July 2006. This is in fact the eastern
half of the pit, where the tunneling machine "Tosca" was lined up in April.
Since the start of the drilling on 6 June it has made 240 m, thus from here only
the empty tunnel is still visible in the background. The narrow gauge line
running into the tunnel is used to bring the concrete segments for the lining,
the excavated ground is transported through the pipes on the left (mixed with
bentonite suspension). The wide pipe at the top is used for the ventilation.
The startup of the new underground line is planned for 2010.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The underground station Bonner Wall in Cologne, seen from the southern end
on 13 December 2015, the day it was taken into service. While this station and
the southern tunnel branching towards Marktstraße and
Schönhauser Straße (not in the picture) were built by the
cut-and-cover method, most of the new line through the city was drilled by
tunnel boring machines. The beginning of the two separate tubes (one for each
track) can be seen in the background. There is an intermediate level at each end
of the station, separated from the big hall by glass walls.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz@rwth-aachen.de) |
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The underground station Breslauer Platz/Hbf next to the main station ("Hbf"
is the abbreviation for "Hauptbahnhof", the German word for "main station") in
Cologne seen from the entrance on 28 October 2006. For the construction of the
new underground line through the city centre, which branches off at the main
station, the station has to be reconstructed completely to become a junction
station with three platform tracks. For ten months the line between here and
Dom/Hbf is closed, and this temporary station located in the tunnel north of the
former station is used as terminal for line 19 (all other lines are diverted). A
low platform was built where the right track used to be, while the left track
remained (ending at a buffer stop which is out of the picture on the left). The
access is provided by the northern access of the former station, now located at
the southern end of the temporary station. The column and the fence on the left
mark the northern end of the old station, the latter was installed between the
tracks to avoid passengers crossing them. The startup of the new underground
line is planned for 2010.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The turning track at the tram station Haus Vorst in the west of Cologne seen on
17 March 2005. During times with a high traffic density, some trams coming from
the centre of Cologne end here to go back again, instead of running through to
Frechen-Benzelrath. This line, which was operated by the
Köln-Frechen-Benzelrather Eisenbahn (KFBE) in the past, is technically a
"real" railway line, although the catenary is fed with 750 V DC. Freight trains
are pulled by diesel locos of the Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln
(HGK). Note that the switch in the foreground has a movable frog, so it can be
passed by freight trains (with a wide wheel profile) and trams (with a narrow
wheel profile). The switch in the background is only passed by trams, so it has
a fixed frog and very narrow gaps for the wheels. The leftmost track is not
electrified, it connects the Grundig factory at Marsdorf with the station
Frechen (the next station).
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The tram station Haus Vorst in the west of Cologne seen on 17 March 2005, with
the turning track in the background. The access to the platform crosses the
track via a level crossing with full barriers. This line, which was operated by
the Köln-Frechen-Benzelrather Eisenbahn (KFBE) in the past, is technically
a "real" railway line, although the catenary is fed with 750 V DC. Freight
trains are pulled by diesel locos of the Häfen und Güterverkehr
Köln (HGK). Luckily this line is served by low-flor trams, which require a
platform height of only 35 cm. So platforms allowing a stepless entrance do not
interfere with the loading gauge of the freight trains, although the trams are
only 2,65 m wide. The leftmost track is not electrified, it connects the Grundig
factory at Marsdorf with the station Frechen (the next station).
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The excavation for the new underground station Heumarkt in the centre of Cologne
seen from the western end on 21 April 2006. At this location the new underground
line crossing the city centre from north to south (Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn) will
pass through under the tracks of the lines 1, 7, 8 and 9 (crossing the centre
from east to west, Ost-West-Stadtbahn). The visible area between the rows of
pillars on the left and on the right is located under the two southern lanes of
a main street, while the temporary cover of the leftmost area carries the tracks
of the Ost-West-Stadtbahn (which is by now running on the surface, in the middle
of this street). Later the excavation will be extended northwards to fill the
space under the whole street. Note the two large interspaces between the pillars
on in the right row, which are spanned by lattice cross girders. Through these
gaps the drilling machines for the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn will pass, about 20
metres below this level. The intermediate level (between the surface and the
platforms of the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn) will be used as a pedestrian underpass
for the first time, but it will be prepared to house the tracks of the
Ost-West-Stadtbahn, which shall be transferred to the underground in the remote
future. The startup of the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn is planned for 2010.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The underground station "Heumarkt" in the city centre of Cologne seen on 15
December 2013, the first day of regular operation. Here, the new underground
line through the city (Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn, running from north to south)
passes under the tracks crossing the city from east to west (Ost-West-Stadtbahn,
currently served by lines 1, 7 and 9). This is the upper level, which
will initially be used as a pedestrian underpass. In the far future, it will
house the Ost-West-Stadtbahn which is currently running on the surface. Of
course the shops which are under construction in the centre of the hall have to
be removed then, and the escalators in the foreground have to be relocated, as
the tracks will occupy the dark grey area in the middle. Next to the shops, some
openings in both side walls give access to the lower level, which houses the
Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn. The orientation of the latter line is also reflected in
the dark grey stripes on the floor, and in the light grey stripes on the ceiling
of the upper level.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The underground station "Heumarkt" in the city centre of Cologne seen on 15
December 2013, the first day of regular operation. Here, the new underground
line through the city (Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn, running from north to south)
passes under the tracks crossing the city from east to west (Ost-West-Stadtbahn,
currently served by lines 1, 7 and 9). The upper level will initially
be used as a pedestrian underpass. In the far future, it will house the
Ost-West-Stadtbahn which is currently running on the surface. Of course the
shops which are under construction in the centre of the hall have to be removed
then, as the tracks will occupy the dark grey area in the middle. Note that the
floor of the upper level is thicker in the middle because it includes a trench
for the tracks. The lower level houses the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn. Only the
northern section of it from here to the main station is in service by now, so
only the western track (left) is used. A train of line 5, the only line
running on the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn at this time, can be seen standing at the
platform.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The underground station "Heumarkt" in the city centre of Cologne seen on 15
December 2013, the first day of regular operation. Here, the new underground
line through the city (Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn, running from north to south)
passes under the tracks crossing the city from east to west (Ost-West-Stadtbahn,
currently served by lines 1, 7 and 9). This is the lower level which
houses the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn. Only the northern section of it from here to
the main station is in service by now, so only the western track (shown here) is
used. A train of line 5, leaded by car 2107, has arrived short before.
Later it will depart towards the other terminal stop, "Am Butzweilerhof", the
destination indicator was already changed.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The tram station Kalscheurer Weg in Cologne seen from the southern end (looking
towards the city center) on 26 August 2003. Next to the rails, the street
surface was renewed and raised by some centimeters. This is neccessary for the
4000 series low-floor trams (entrance level about 38 cm) which will be used on
line 12 in the future. In some years the Zollstock branch will be rebuilt with
new middle platforms allowing a stepless entrance. But then this station will
be removed, as the distance to the neighbour stations Zollstockgürtel and
Gottesweg is very small.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz |
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The tram station Kalscheurer Weg in Cologne seen from the southern end (looking
towards the city center) on 26 August 2003. Detailed view of the new street
surface which is some centimeters higher.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz |
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The underground station Kartäuserhof in Cologne, seen on 13 December 2015,
the day it was taken into service. This is the intermediate level, located close
to the surface, while the platforms are located much deeper. Behind the
elevator, which passes the intermediate level without stopping, stairs and
escalators leading down to the platforms are visible, and the exits to the
surface are to be found in the background. A similar arrangement (with just one
exit to the surface) is at the other end of the intermediate level, which is
outside of the picture on the right.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz@rwth-aachen.de) |
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The underground station Kartäuserhof in Cologne, seen from the southern
end of the eastern platform on 13 December 2015, the day it was taken into
service. The platforms are located in the single-tracked tubes which were
drilled by tunnel boring machines, only the central structure with the
intermediate level, the staircases and the connecting tunnels was built by the
cut-and-cover method. The Severinstraße, which the line follows in this
area, is very narrow, the bigger part of the tubes is already located underneath
the adjacent houses. The lower end of the southern staircase, with escalators
and stairs leading up to the intermediate level, is visible on the left.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz@rwth-aachen.de) |
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In this area in the middle of the Bonner Straße in the south of Cologne,
the new station Marktstraße will be built. It will be the southern end
station of the new underground line which shall start operating in 2010, at
least for some time, as a later extension of the line is considered. On the
right a ramp leads down to the next station Bonner Wall which is already under
the surface. On 18 March 2006, when the picture was taken, this area was used to
store the tail modules for the two tunnel drilling machines. Later this modules
will be dragged into the excavation of the station Bonner Wall, which serves as
starting pit for the drilling machines.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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Poststraße station in the center of Cologne. This is a line 17, 18 or 19 train. This station is a low-floor station, meaning that it is necessary to climb from the platform to the high floor of the train using the "folding" stairs. Most underground stations on this line have low floors and result in having to climb up the folding stairs to get inside the train.
There is a low-floor tram underground system that have low floor trains that do not require any steps. (C) 2004 by Josh Hanz (josh_hanz@hotmail.com) |
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The underground station "Rathaus" in the city centre of Cologne, seen on 9
December 2012. It is the northernmost stop of the new underground line through
the city, and the only one as yet in service, as only the section from here to
the main station is used so far. By now only line 5 serves this station.
This picture shows the intermediate level between the surface and the platform
level. Stairs and escalators leading down to the platforms can be seen on the
left, next to the stairs up to the surface. Another exit to the surface
equipped with escalators is behind the corner on the right, while the second
access to the platforms opposite to the first one is out of the picture on the
right.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The underground station "Rathaus" in the city centre of Cologne, seen on 9
December 2012. It is the northernmost stop of the new underground line through
the city, and the only one as yet in service, as only the section from here to
the main station is used so far. By now only line 5 serves this station.
This picture shows the western platform, looking northwards, towards the main
station. The platforms are usually located inside the single-tracked tunnel
tubes on this new line, thus only the staircases and connections had to be built
by the cut-and-cover method (the tubes were drilled by tunnel boring machines).
While the right side of the tube has an additional sheeting, the blue painted
lining segments are visible on the left. As this station is the terminal stop at
this time, only one track is used, the other platform is closed by temporary
walls.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The tram station Weiden Schulstraße in Cologne seen on 15 June 2002, the
first day it is in service. As you can see, this is by now the end of the new
part of line 1, but there are already plans to continue. The pedestrian bridge
visible above the street on the right is at the next station, Weiden Zentrum.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz |
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The tram station Weiden Schulstraße in Cologne seen on 15 June 2002, the
first day it is in service. As you can see, this is by now the end of the new
part of line 1, but there are already plans to continue.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz |
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The new station Weiden West of the Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) seen from
the south side on 25 March 2006. This will be the new western terminus of line
1, located next to the S-Bahn (suburban railway) line Cologne-Düren. There
are two platforms, each one located between two tracks. Although the trams
operate on sight, there are signals as the switches will obviously be controlled
by a signalbox. The entrance signals can be seen in the foreground, the exit
signals are placed near the platforms. On the embankment in the background is
the platform for the S-Bahn.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The new station Weiden West of the Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) seen from
the south side on 28 May 2006, the day it was taken into service. This is the
new western terminus of line 1, located next to the S-Bahn (suburban railway)
line Cologne-Düren. A tram consisting of two low-floor cars of K 4500
series is waiting on track 1.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The new station Weiden West of the Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) seen on 28
May 2006, the day it was taken into service. This is the new western terminus of
line 1, located next to the S-Bahn (suburban railway) line Cologne-Düren.
The picture was taken from the platform of the S-Bahn which is located on a high
embankment. Probably tracks 1 and 2 (at the right platform) will be used for
regular traffic, in case of heavy traffic to the soccer stadium all four tracks
are needed. In the background the tracks turn left to follow the Aachener
Straße into the city.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de) |
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The tram station Weiden Zentrum in Cologne seen on 15 June 2002, the first day
it is in service. The street in the middle is intended for busses starting
their way out of the city here. If you arrive with a westbound tram from the
city center (on the left track), you can enter the bus at the same platform.
The pedestrian bridge in the background is the safest way to cross the tracks
and the car lanes at the outside.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz |
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The tram station Zollstock Südfriedhof in Cologne seen from the west side
on 26 August 2003. In the foreground is the switch which connects the dead-end
track on the south side (on the right, not visible) with the two tracks leading
into the city. The track in the background formed the exit of the turning loop
in the past and is not used any more. In the area where the cars are parking on
the track, a new platform with two tracks will be built. The two tracks will
join at a switch and then split again into the two tracks leading northwards at
a second switch.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz |
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