
Köln Hauptbahnhof - Germany
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Köln Hauptbahnhof (English: Cologne Central Station, abbr.: Köln Hbf) is the central railway station in Cologne, Germany.
Waymark Code: WM3VQH
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 05/23/2008
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The station is an important local, national and international hub, with many ICE, Thalys and InterCity trains calling there, as well as regional RegionalExpress, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains. EuroNight and DB NachtZug 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.
The station is situated next to the Cologne cathedral.
There is another important train station in Cologne, the Köln Messe/Deutz railway station across the river Rhine, just about 400 metres away from Köln Hauptbahnhof. The stations are linked by the Hohenzollernbrücke, a six-track railway bridge with passenger walkways on each side. Frequent local services connect the two stations too.
Dates of interest:
1859-Station Opened
1894-Station expanded
1957-Station rebuilt
1991-S-Bahn tracks added
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