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Munich Karlsplatz
Underground station
General information
Location	Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Bavaria Germany
Coordinates	48°08′21″N 11°33′57″E / 48.13917°N 11.56583°E / 48.13917; 11.56583
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 Hbftowards Freising or Munich Airport Terminal S1 Munich Marienplatztowards Munich Leuchtenbergring München Hbftowards Petershausen or Altomünster S2 Munich Marienplatztowards Erding München Hbftowards Mammendorf S3 Munich Marienplatztowards Holzkirchen München Hbftowards Geltendorf S4 Munich Marienplatztowards Ebersberg München Hbftowards Tutzing S6 München Hbftowards Wolfratshausen S7 Munich Marienplatztowards Kreuzstraße München Hbftowards Herrsching S8 Munich Marienplatztowards Munich Airport Terminal Preceding station Munich U-Bahn Following station Hauptbahnhoftowards Westendstraße U4 Odeonsplatztowards Arabellapark Hauptbahnhoftowards Laimer Platz U5 Odeonsplatztowards Neuperlach Süd
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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).

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.

Level 2

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

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.

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.

References

1. "S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Regionalzug, Regionalbus und ExpressBus im MVV" (PDF) (in German). MVV. December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2025" [Station price list 2025] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
3. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
4. "S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Regionalzug, Tram und ExpressBus im MVV" (PDF). Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund. December 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
5. "Map of the station area, showing S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus stops" (PDF-Datei; 648 kB) (in German). MVV. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
6. "Munich tram network" (PDF). MVG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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.

v t e Munich U-Bahn
Lines
Stations	Aidenbachstraße Alte Heide Am Hart Arabellapark Basler Straße Böhmerwaldplatz Bonner Platz Brudermühlstraße Candidplatz Dietlindenstraße Dülferstraße Feldmoching Forstenrieder Allee Frankfurter Ring Fraunhoferstraße Freimann Friedenheimer Straße Fröttmaning Fürstenried West Garching Garching-Forschungszentrum Garching-Hochbrück Georg-Brauchle-Ring Gern Giesing Giselastraße Goetheplatz Großhadern Haderner Stern Harras Harthof Hasenbergl Hauptbahnhof Heimeranplatz Hohenzollernplatz Holzapfelkreuth Implerstraße Innsbrucker Ring Josephsburg Josephsplatz Karl-Preis-Platz Karlsplatz (Stachus) Kieferngarten Klinikum Großhadern Kolumbusplatz Königsplatz Kreillerstraße Laimer Platz Lehel Machtlfinger Straße Maillingerstraße Mangfallplatz Marienplatz Max-Weber-Platz Messestadt Ost Messestadt West Michaelibad Milbertshofen Moosach Moosacher St.-Martins-Platz Moosfeld Münchner Freiheit Neuperlach Süd Neuperlach Zentrum Nordfriedhof Obersendling Oberwiesenfeld Odeonsplatz Olympia-Einkaufszentrum Olympiazentrum Ostbahnhof Partnachplatz Petuelring Poccistraße Prinzregentenplatz Quiddestraße Richard-Strauss-Straße Rotkreuzplatz Scheidplatz Schwanthalerhöhe Sendlinger Tor Silberhornstraße St.-Quirin-Platz Stiglmaierplatz Studentenstadt Thalkirchen Therese-Giehse-Allee Theresienstraße Theresienwiese Trudering Universität Untersbergstraße Westendstraße Westfriedhof Westpark Wettersteinplatz

v t e Munich transport network
U-Bahn
S-Bahn	(defunct) (defunct) (defunct) (defunct)
Tram
Bus	MetroBus StadtBus TaxiBus NightBus
Fare Zones
Projects	Trunk line 2 (Zweite Strammstrecke) Erding Ring Closure U9
Admin and finance	BEG MVV MVG alex BOB BRB DB Regio Bayern Südostbayernbahn

• Munich S-Bahn stations
• Munich U-Bahn stations
• Railway stations located underground in Munich
• Railway stations in Germany opened in 1972
• Railway stations in Germany opened in 1984
• 1972 establishments in West Germany
• 1984 establishments in West Germany