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Cologne Central Station

Köln Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station of , Germany. The station is an important local, national and international transport hub, with many ICE, Eurostar and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional Regional-Express, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Altstadt-Nord, Germany
  • Also known as: “Koeln Hauptbahnhof”, “Köln Hauptbahnhof”, and “Köln Hbf”
  • Address: Trankgasse 11, Köln, 50667
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cologne Cathedral and Museum Ludwig.

Church
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is a Catholic cathedral in , North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. is situated 180 metres south of Cologne Central Station.

Museum
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, located in , Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. It holds many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. is situated 230 metres south of Cologne Central Station.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 120 metres south of Cologne Central Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agnesviertel and Deutz.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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The Cologne borough of is a part of central , , and was once an independent town known as am Rhein.

Neighborhood
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The is an inner city district of , Germany. The name is derived from street names in the vicinity, referring to Belgian provinces or cities.

Cologne Central Station

Latitude
50.94278° or 50° 56′ 34″ north
Longitude
6.95907° or 6° 57′ 33″ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Inception
1859
Operator
DB InfraGO
Network
DB
IATA airport code
QKL
UIC ID
8000207
Open location code
9F28WXV5+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2399559029
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6947476
Wiki­data ID
Q1954
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Cologne Central Station” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Bengali: “কোলন কেন্দ্রীয় স্টেশন”
  • Catalan: “Gara centrala de Colonha”
  • Chinese: “科隆中央車站”
  • Chinese: “科隆火車總站”
  • Chinese: “科隆火车总站”
  • Czech: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Danish: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Dutch: “Keulen Centraal Station”
  • Dutch: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Dutch: “station Keulen Centraal”
  • Esperanto: “Stacidomo Centra Kolonjo”
  • Finnish: “Kölnin päärautatieasema”
  • French: “Cologne Gare Centrale”
  • French: “Cologne-Ville”
  • French: “gare centrale de Cologne”
  • French: “Gare centrale de Cologne”
  • French: “gare de Cologne”
  • French: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • French: “Köln Hbf”
  • Georgian: “კელნის მთავარი სადგური”
  • Georgian: “კიოლნის მთავარი სადგური”
  • German: “Hauptbahnhof Köln”
  • German: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • German: “Köln Hbf”
  • German: “QKL”
  • Greek: “Κεντρικός Σταθμός Κολωνίας”
  • Hebrew: “קלן האופטבאנהוף”
  • Hungarian: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Hungarian: “Kölni főpályaudvar”
  • Indonesian: “Stasiun Utama Köln”
  • Italian: “stazione di Colonia Centrale”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Colonia Centrale”
  • Italian: “stazione di Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Japanese: “ケルン中央駅”
  • Low German: “Hauptbahnhoff Köln”
  • Luxembourgish: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Macedonian: “Главна железничка станица”
  • Macedonian: “Келнска железничка станица”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gara centrala de Colonha”
  • Persian: “ایستگاه راه‌آهن مرکزی کلن”
  • Polish: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Romanian: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Russian: “Вокзал Кёльн”
  • Russian: “Кёльн-Главный”
  • Slovenian: “Glavna postaja Köln”
  • Slovenian: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Slovenian: “Köln Hbf”
  • Spanish: “Estacion Central de Colonia”
  • Spanish: “Estación Central de Colonia”
  • Swedish: “Köln Hauptbahnhof”
  • Thai: “สถานีรถไฟโคโลญ”
  • Thai: “สถานีรถไฟหลักโคโลญ”
  • Turkish: “Köln Merkez Garı”
  • Turkish: “Köln Merkez Tren İstasyonu”
  • Ukrainian: “Кельн-Головний”
  • Wu Chinese: “科隆火车站”

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