The station was opened in 1974 and consists of a mezzanine and two island platforms with four rail tracks. From the beginning, it was built to efficiently handle large passenger volumes, as it features no at-grade crossings of lines like some previous underground stations. Before 2008, the station also offered two side platforms on the outer tracks so passengers could board and leave on both sides. This was due to the fact that the station was also used by single-ended tram cars, so each track had to have a platform on the right. To gain accessibility, the platforms for the trains from and to Dom/Hbf had to be elevated, as high-floor cars operate on this route. However, the other tracks leading to the Ring tunnel are only used by low-floor cars, so the island platforms were split in the middle into a low and a high side. Therefore, the platforms were widened, using the space from the former outer platforms, which were removed.
On the 8th of October 2022, a train of line 18 caught fire while standing at the station. During the incident, six people were injured, and operations had to be stopped for several hours.[3]
^"Ebertplatz Lageplan" [Ebertplatz site plan] (PDF). Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe. December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
^(PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. 20 April 2020. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^Attenberger, Tim; Hahn, Sebastian; Pichireddu, Sara; Görtz, Oliver (9 October 2022). "Sechs Personen nach Feuer am Ebertplatz verletzt" [Six people injured after fire at Ebertplatz]. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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ebertplatz, station, largest, underground, station, cologne, stadtbahn, served, lines, station, lies, ebertplatz, cologne, ring, district, innenstadt, ebertplatzgeneral, informationlocationebertplatzcolognecoordinates50, 95056, 95861, 95056, 95861owned, byköln. Ebertplatz station is the largest underground station on the Cologne Stadtbahn and is served by lines 12 15 16 and 18 The station lies at Ebertplatz on the Cologne Ring in the district of Innenstadt EbertplatzEbertplatz stationGeneral informationLocationEbertplatzCologneCoordinates50 57 2 N 6 57 31 E 50 95056 N 6 95861 E 50 95056 6 95861Owned byKolner Verkehrs BetriebeLine s Innenstadt tunnelRing tunnelPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4ConnectionsKVB 127 140 184 1 ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundBicycle facilitiesCall a BikeAccessibleYesOther informationFare zoneVRS 2100 2 HistoryOpened1974 1974 ServicesPreceding station Cologne Stadtbahn Following station Lohsestrassetowards Merkenich Line 12 Koln Hansaringtowards Zollstock Sudfriedhof Lohsestrassetowards Koln Chorweiler or Longerich Friedhof Line 15 Koln Hansaringtowards Ubierring Breslauer Platz Hauptbahnhoftowards Bad Godesberg Stadthalle Line 16 Reichenspergerplatztowards Niehl Sebastianstrasse Breslauer Platz Hauptbahnhoftowards Bonn Hbf Line 18 Reichenspergerplatztowards ThielenbruchRoute mapLocation Contents 1 History 2 Notable places nearby 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station was opened in 1974 and consists of a mezzanine and two island platforms with four rail tracks From the beginning it was built to efficiently handle large passenger volumes as it features no at grade crossings of lines like some previous underground stations Before 2008 the station also offered two side platforms on the outer tracks so passengers could board and leave on both sides This was due to the fact that the station was also used by single ended tram cars so each track had to have a platform on the right To gain accessibility the platforms for the trains from and to Dom Hbf had to be elevated as high floor cars operate on this route However the other tracks leading to the Ring tunnel are only used by low floor cars so the island platforms were split in the middle into a low and a high side Therefore the platforms were widened using the space from the former outer platforms which were removed On the 8th of October 2022 a train of line 18 caught fire while standing at the station During the incident six people were injured and operations had to be stopped for several hours 3 Notable places nearby editEigelsteintor Neusser Strasse Theodor Heuss Ring BasteiSee also editList of Cologne KVB stationsReferences edit Ebertplatz Lageplan Ebertplatz site plan PDF Kolner Verkehrs Betriebe December 2023 Retrieved 2023 12 12 VRS Gemeinschaftstarif PDF in German Verkehrsverbund Rhein Sieg 20 April 2020 p 202 Archived from the original PDF on 11 June 2020 Retrieved 9 May 2020 Attenberger Tim Hahn Sebastian Pichireddu Sara Gortz Oliver 9 October 2022 Sechs Personen nach Feuer am Ebertplatz verletzt Six people injured after fire at Ebertplatz Kolner Stadt Anzeiger in German Retrieved 23 November 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to U Bahnhof Ebertplatz at Wikimedia Commons station info page in German 50 57 2 N 6 57 31 E 50 95056 N 6 95861 E 50 95056 6 95861 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ebertplatz station amp oldid 1209545236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
