München Hauptbahnhof

main railway station in Munich, Germany

München Hauptbahnhof or Munich Central Station is the main railway station in the city of Munich, Germany. It is one of the three stations with long-distance services in Munich, the others being Munich East station (München Ost) and Munich-Pasing station (München-Pasing). München Hauptbahnhof has about 450,000 passengers a day, which puts it on par with other large stations in Germany, such as Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 1 station, one of 21 in Germany and two in Munich, the other being München Ost. The mainline station is a terminal station with 32 platforms. The subterranean S-Bahn with 2 platforms and U-Bahn stations with 6 platforms are through stations.[2][3]

München Hauptbahnhof
Hbf
The entrance building (demolished in 2019)
General information
LocationBayerstraße, 80335 München, Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt, Munich, Bavaria
Germany
Coordinates48°08′27″N 11°33′18″E / 48.14083°N 11.55500°E / 48.14083; 11.55500
Elevation523 m (1,716 ft)
Owned byDeutsche Bahn
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms17 island platforms[1]
Tracks32 above ground; 2 S-Bahn; 6 U-Bahn[2][3]
Other information
Station code4234
DS100 codeMH[4]
IBNR8000261
Category1[5]
IATA codeZMU
Fare zoneMVV: M[6]
Website
History
Opened1839; 185 years ago (1839);
moved to current location in 1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Rebuilt1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Electrified1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Passengers
Passengers (2007–08)450,000 per day (total),[7] of which 165,500 on S-Bahn[8]
Map
Location
München is located in Bavaria
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Location in Bavaria
München is located in Germany
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Location in Germany
München is located in Europe
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The first Munich station was built about 800 metres (2,600 ft) to the west in 1839. A station at the current site was opened in 1849 and it has been rebuilt numerous times. The main station building was badly damaged during World War II.

Location

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The station is located close to Munich's city centre in the north of the borough of Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt. The main entrance to the east of the station is via the Prielmayerstraße or Bayerstraße to Karlsplatz (Stachus). In the station forecourt (Bahnhofsplatz) in front of the main entrance are tram stops on several lines.[9]

The station is bordered to the north by Arnulfstraße and to the west by Paul-Heyse-Straße, which passes through a tunnel near the end of the platforms. The station is bordered to the south by Bayerstraße. The station precinct extends some distance to the west and ends at Donnersbergerbrücke.

Reconstruction

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The proposal for an extensive reconstruction project of Hauptbahnhof was launched in 2015 with planning approved in 2017 and 2018.[10] It should be finished by 2028.[11]

References

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  1. "München Hbf". Deutsche Bahn AG (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "OpenRailwayMap" (Map). Map of München Hauptbahnhof. Cartography by OpenStreetMap. OpenRailwayMap. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Lageplan Hauptbahnhof München" (PDF) (orientation map) (in German). Deutsche Bahn AG. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  4. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  5. "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. "S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Regionalzug, Tram und ExpressBus im MVV" (PDF). Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund. December 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. "More Information: Facts & figures". bahnhof.de. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  8. MVV travel survey 2007/2008.
  9. "Map of the station area, showing the mainline, S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations, tram and bus stops and disabled access" (PDF) (in German). MVV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  10. Johannes Welte, Florian Fussek (8 April 2015). "Hauptbahnhof: Darum muss er umgebaut werden". TZ München (in German).
  11. "Home - 2. Stammstrecke München". www.2.stammstrecke-muenchen.de. Retrieved 2024-03-12.