Munich Karlsplatz station

Munich Karlsplatz is an underground S-Bahn and U-Bahn station below the Karlsplatz in central Munich. It is one of the busiest stations in Munich, as it is located at the western end of Munich's Altstadt (Old Town).

Munich Karlsplatz
Underground station
General information
Location	Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Bavaria Germany
Coordinates	48°08′21″N 11°33′57″E
Owned by	Deutsche Bahn () Stadtwerke München ()
Operated by	DB Netz () DB Station&Service () Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft ()
Line(s)	S-Bahn trunk line (KBS 999)
Platforms	1 island platform (Spanish solution) () 1 island platform ()
Tracks	2 () 2 ()
Connections	MVV buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	4237
DS100 code	MKP
IBNR	8004132
Category	3
Fare zone	: M
Website	stationsdatenbank.de www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1972
Passengers
87,700 daily (S-Bahn)
Services
Preceding station Munich S-Bahn Following station München Hbf towards Freising or Munich Airport Terminal S1 Munich Marienplatz towards Munich Leuchtenbergring München Hbf towards Petershausen or Altomünster S2 Munich Marienplatz towards Erding München Hbf towards Mammendorf S3 Munich Marienplatz towards Holzkirchen München Hbf towards Geltendorf S4 Munich Marienplatz towards Ebersberg München Hbf towards Tutzing S6 München Hbf towards Wolfratshausen S7 Munich Marienplatz towards Kreuzstraße München Hbf towards Herrsching S8 Munich Marienplatz towards Munich Airport Terminal Preceding station Munich U-Bahn Following station Hauptbahnhof towards Westendstraße U4 Odeonsplatz towards Arabellapark Hauptbahnhof towards Laimer Platz U5 Odeonsplatz towards Neuperlach Süd
Location Karlsplatz Location in Bavaria Karlsplatz Location in Germany Karlsplatz Location in Europe

Karlsplatz is also a stop on the Munich tramway, located on the Altstadtring, the Old Town's periphery road. This stop is served by routes , , , , , , , and .

The underground facilities were built as part of the S-Bahn tunnel through central Munich in the early 1970s.

Levels

The station is divided into five levels.

Level 1 (Stachus Passagen)

The first level, just below road level, is home to a large shopping mall (the Stachus Passagen) which is due for renovation in the next years. Large shops have branches here, for instance Kaufhof or Woolworths.

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Level 2

Level two has a branch of the Stadtsparkasse München, a large local bank, as well as ticket counters and eateries.

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Level 3

The third level holds the S-Bahn station with two tracks and three platforms, arranged in the Spanish solution: The island platform is for boarding only and the side platforms are for disembarking. The lines , , , , , and call at this station.

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Level 4

The fourth level allows interchange between the S-Bahn and U-Bahn.

Level 5

The fifth level holds the U-Bahn station with two tracks and two platforms. Lines and call here, travelling in a north-west direction. The station is the deepest in the whole network and also has the longest escalator.

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External links

• "Munich S-Bahn/U-Bahn line map" (PDF-file; 221 kB). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF) (in German). MVG. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• Florian Schütz. "U-Bahnhof Karlsplatz (Stachus) (U4, U5)" (in German). www.u-bahn-muenchen.de. Retrieved 16 March 2013.