München Hauptbahnhof – the New Central Railway Station
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Urban Development Planning München Hauptbahnhof – The new central railway station The station building, the Starnberg wing and the forecourts Contents A warm welcome to the central railway station! 2 An overview 3 Plans and developments at a glance 4 The station building 6 Bahnhofplatz – The station square 7 The train shed 8 The northern and southern forecourts 9 The Starnberg wing 10 The Holzkirchen wing 11 Cycling 12 Procedures 13 Milestones 14 Credits 16 Contents A warm welcome to the central railway station! 2 An overview 3 Plans and developments at a glance 4 The station building 6 Bahnhofplatz – The station square 7 The train shed 8 The northern and southern forecourts 9 The Starnberg wing 10 The Holzkirchen wing 11 Cycling 12 Procedures 13 Milestones 14 Credits 16 München Hauptbahnhof – The new central railway station A warm welcome An overview to the central railway station! The heart of the new München Hauptbahnhof will be a new station building. It provides the transition from the city and the station forecourt at München Hauptbahnhof Bahnhofplatz to the trains. Created – Munich’s central railway by the Munich architectural office of station – will be reconstructed Auer Weber, the design puts the focus from the ground up in the on transparency. The façades and the next few years – to become roof are made of glass, which allows natural illumination of the interior. a modern station that is fit Inside the station building, waiting for the future. Read about areas, shops, bars and restaurants will what exactly is happening in make the stay there more pleasant. these pages. A new S-Bahn station for the second main line will be located around 40 metres beneath the new station building. This depth is necessary because several underground rail lines sharing a common timeframe, the The station in the Starnberg wing – The central railway station is one of (U-Bahn) and the existing main line three major construction sites will save today’s point of arrival and departure the largest transport hubs in Bavaria. intersect higher up. Lifts and escal- time and money. for passengers travelling, for example, The Munich metropolitan region is ators in a central access building, the in the direction of Tegernsee and regarded as one of Germany’s growth “Nukleus”, will connect the station Access to the new central station will Schliersee on tracks 27 to 36 – offers centres and attracts thousands of building with the new S-Bahn lines. also be provided in the future through something of a structural contrast from commuters every day. Up to 840,000 three squares. The most prominent the main station. The current building passengers are ferried through the In addition to the “Nukleus”, a of these is Bahnhofplatz, which will will be replaced by a new structure in city every working day by the S-Bahn provisional structure will be built for extend to link the old town with the which retail and restaurant facilities will commuter rail system – and a large the planned U9 line. The U9 link is station building and which is to be play a role. At a height of 69 metres, number of them use the central intended to take the strain off the full redesigned. As the “gate to the old the tallest point of the new building station to change trains. Around network and especially the inner city town”, the square will feature more will be visible from a distance and 450,000 travellers pass through the train stations. Because work has welcoming qualities for people to stand as a landmark in the city. Space central station itself every day. already started on the second main spend time there and offer a more for offices and a bar will be created on line and on the new building at the enjoyable experience for arriving the top floor. Munich’s growth and the increasing central station, it has been decided to travellers and visitors. The northern number of rail passengers means implement an integrated end-to-end and southern forecourts will also be But it won’t be just new buildings it is now necessary to increase the The plans for the new central station Inside the old station solution with the construction of the redesigned with a new traffic system. that will make up the future München station’s capacity. To improve the are closely connected with this: building provisional structure for the U9 line: Hauptbahnhof. The roof of the existing S-Bahn and take the strain off A modern and efficient train station, train shed is a listed monument and the system, the State of Bavaria and integrated in the cityscape and fitting will be retained and modernised. Deutsche Bahn AG are planning to for a metropolis of a million residents, The platforms at the stations of the build a second tunnel for the main line that will provide fast connections Starnberg and Holzkirchen wings together with an S-Bahn station at the and well-functioning infrastructure is are being gradually be converted to central station. The ground-breaking set to to emerge. Good accessibility, provide barrier-free access. took place at Marienhof in 2017. short links, a clear and simple signage system and attractive services and offers are important concerns of the state capital Munich, just as they are for Deutsche Bahn AG and the State Top: München Hauptbahnhof of Bavaria. Which means a station will also be a terminus in where you feel more than welcome! the future. The train shed will be retained. Bottom: The ticket hall of the Starnberg wing is used only as a passageway to the platforms today. 2 3 München Hauptbahnhof – The new central railway station A warm welcome An overview to the central railway station! The heart of the new München Hauptbahnhof will be a new station building. It provides the transition from the city and the station forecourt at München Hauptbahnhof Bahnhofplatz to the trains. Created – Munich’s central railway by the Munich architectural office of station – will be reconstructed Auer Weber, the design puts the focus from the ground up in the on transparency. The façades and the next few years – to become roof are made of glass, which allows natural illumination of the interior. a modern station that is fit Inside the station building, waiting for the future. Read about areas, shops, bars and restaurants will what exactly is happening in make the stay there more pleasant. these pages. A new S-Bahn station for the second main line will be located around 40 metres beneath the new station building. This depth is necessary because several underground rail lines sharing a common timeframe, the The station in the Starnberg wing – The central railway station is one of (U-Bahn) and the existing main line three major construction sites will save today’s point of arrival and departure the largest transport hubs in Bavaria. intersect higher up. Lifts and escal- time and money. for passengers travelling, for example, The Munich metropolitan region is ators in a central access building, the in the direction of Tegernsee and regarded as one of Germany’s growth “Nukleus”, will connect the station Access to the new central station will Schliersee on tracks 27 to 36 – offers centres and attracts thousands of building with the new S-Bahn lines. also be provided in the future through something of a structural contrast from commuters every day. Up to 840,000 three squares. The most prominent the main station. The current building passengers are ferried through the In addition to the “Nukleus”, a of these is Bahnhofplatz, which will will be replaced by a new structure in city every working day by the S-Bahn provisional structure will be built for extend to link the old town with the which retail and restaurant facilities will commuter rail system – and a large the planned U9 line. The U9 link is station building and which is to be play a role. At a height of 69 metres, number of them use the central intended to take the strain off the full redesigned. As the “gate to the old the tallest point of the new building station to change trains. Around network and especially the inner city town”, the square will feature more will be visible from a distance and 450,000 travellers pass through the train stations. Because work has welcoming qualities for people to stand as a landmark in the city. Space central station itself every day. already started on the second main spend time there and offer a more for offices and a bar will be created on line and on the new building at the enjoyable experience for arriving the top floor. Munich’s growth and the increasing central station, it has been decided to travellers and visitors. The northern number of rail passengers means implement an integrated end-to-end and southern forecourts will also be But it won’t be just new buildings it is now necessary to increase the The plans for the new central station Inside the old station solution with the construction of the redesigned with a new traffic system. that will make up the future München station’s capacity. To improve the are closely connected with this: building provisional structure for the U9 line: Hauptbahnhof. The roof of the existing S-Bahn and take the strain off A modern and efficient train station, train shed is a listed monument and the system, the State of Bavaria and integrated in the cityscape and fitting will be retained and modernised. Deutsche Bahn AG are planning to for a metropolis of a million residents, The platforms at the stations of the build a second tunnel for the main line that will provide fast connections Starnberg and Holzkirchen wings together with an S-Bahn station at the and well-functioning infrastructure is are being gradually be converted to central station.