Deutz Technische Hochschule underground station
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| District | Deutz |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Tracks (platform) | 2 (side platform) |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 56 '11 " N , 6 ° 59' 11" E |
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| Stretch) | Deutz-Kalker Tunnel |
| Line (s) | 1, 9 |
| Switching options | Bus 153, 179 |
The Deutz Technische Hochschule underground station is a station on lines 1 and 9 of the Cologne Stadtbahn in the Deutz district . The underground station is located directly under Deutz-Kalker Straße near the TH Köln and the Lanxess-Arena . Until 2008, the station in the railways was announced as "Deutz-Kalker Bad / Fachhochschule / Kölnarena". When the timetable changed in December 2012, the station was completely renamed “Deutz University of Applied Sciences”. With the timetable change on December 13, 2015, the stop was renamed again - to "Deutz Technical University". The addition "Lanxess-Arena" is added to the announcements in the railways.
The stop was opened on March 10, 1983 as part of the third construction phase of the Deutz-Kalker U-Bahn . This construction phase included the Deutz-Kalker Bad and Deutz / Messe subway stations , the two tunnel ramps in Mindener Straße and Deutz-Kalker Straße, a four-track, underground parking facility for 16 light rail vehicles, which takes up almost the entire length of the tunnel between the two stops, and various advance payments for later expansions.
The design of the stop is similar to the underground stations of the first construction stage, there are two side platforms, which are four steps below the entrances from the mezzanine level. The outer walls are predominantly tiled in yellow, structured by a horizontal white stripe with stop signs and dark blue frames. The station is used by around 11,100 passengers every day. Retrofitting with elevators and ramps for barrier-free access is planned.
At the western end of the underground station there is a junction at the same level that leads to a ramp to the surface and connects to the route of lines 3 and 4 on the Gotenring. This junction was initially used by line 9 (at that time Chorweiler – Severinsbrücke – Königsforst). One year before the delivery of the first low-floor light rail cars, the network was cleaned up for the first time in 1994, as a result of which the branch is only used as an operating line . With the commissioning of the Merheim depot , however, this connection is of great importance for the entire light rail operation. This was particularly evident when on Saturday, March 29, 2003 at 4:54 a.m., an outbound train on line 12 derailed at the Deutz Fachhochschule junction and hit a pillar: the Merheim depot was cut off from most of the network by noon. Although single wagons were used on all lines instead of the usual double traction , only 80 percent of the trips on the already reduced Saturday timetable could be made.
In addition, the underground station contains preliminary work for several projects that have since been discarded: The branch to Gotenring is prepared to be connected to a tunnel on lines 3/4 to the south. Opposite the branch there is a tunnel connection for a connecting curve, which should be connected to a tunnel of the lines 3/4 to the north. At the eastern end of the underground station there are tunnel nozzles on both sides of the track for a height-free extension that would have connected a line through Humboldt / Gremberg . This route was to connect to the existing route of Line 7 in Poll and replace its route via Siegburger Strasse.
| line | Line course | Tact |
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Weiden West  - Junkersdorf - Rheinenergiestadion - Müngersdorf - Braunsfeld - Aachener Str./Gürtel - Moltkestrasse - Rudolfplatz - Neumarkt - Heumarkt - Deutz / Messe Station - Deutz Technical University - Kalk Post - Kalk Kapelle - Fuldaer Strasse - Höhenberg, Frankfurter Strasse - Merheim - Brück - Lustheide - Refrath - Kippekausen - Frankenforst - Neuenweg - Kölner Str. - Im Hoppenkamp - Bensberg
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10 min |
| 9 | Sülz - Zülpicher Strasse / Gürtel - University - Dasselstrasse / Süd Bahnhof - Zülpicher Platz - Neumarkt - Heumarkt - Deutz / Messe Station - Deutz Technical University - Kalk Post - Kalk Kapelle - Vingst - Ostheim - Rath / Heumar - Königsforst | 10 min |
| Previous station | Cologne light rail | Next station | ||
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Deutz / Messe station ← Weiden West |
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Kalk Post Bensberg → |
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Deutz / Messe station ← Sülz Hermeskeiler Platz |
9 |
Kalk Post Königsforst → |
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Web links
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- Christoph Groneck: Cologne / Bonn Stadtbahn Album . Robert Schwandl Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-936573-07-7
- ↑ Bahnnetz 2016 total (* .pdf) ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Cologne transport company
- ↑ KVB press release ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Priorities for raising platforms and retrofitting elevators in the Cologne light rail network, draft resolution 2192/2008 in the transport committee of the city of Cologne
- ↑ Train derailed: Train crashes into concrete pillars. In: Kölnische Rundschau . March 31, 2003, archived from the original ; Retrieved January 5, 2011 .
- ↑ The car jumps out of the rails in the tunnel. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . March 31, 2003, accessed January 6, 2013 .
