München Marienplatz railway station

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München Marienplatz is an important stop on the Munich S-Bahn and U-Bahn network, located under the square of the same name in Munich's city centre. The lines S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S4, S5, S6, S7 and S8 intersect with the U-Bahn lines U3 and U6. The station is one of the most frequently used stations in the network, with more than 30,000 passengers using it per hour.

History

In October 1966 construction was started, finishing in October 1971 as part of the new S-Bahn network for the Olympic games. Until early 2003 there were almost no further refurbishments done at the station. From 2003 to 2006 the platforms of the U-Bahn were widened to expand passenger capacity and were lifted by 4 cm to secure same-level boarding.

The station

The station, unlike many others is completely underground and lacks a station building. It consists of four levels:

* First Level: This Level contains a shopping passage, ticket boothes and the entrances to the S- and U-Bahn.

* Second Level: This level contains one S-Bahn track with two side-platforms (spanish solution). The larger platform is for embarking, the smaller for disembarking. The Olympic station in Sydney copies this arrangement, albeit with two tracks and four platforms.

* Third Level: This level contains also one S-Bahn track with two side-platforms

* Fourth Level: This level contains the two U-Bahn tracks on an island platform

The services

-Bahn

All S-Bahn lines service Marienplatz, except S20 and S27. Most lines service Marienplatz in 20 minute intervals, except the lines S2, S4 and S5, which run every 10 minutes during rush-hours. This equals a train every 2-4 minutes per direction.

U-Bahn

The U-Bahn services Marienplatz with the lines U3 and U6 every 10 minutes, in rush-hours every 5 minutes.

See also

* Railway station layout