Kirchplatz underground station (Düsseldorf)
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 Kirchplatz underground station |
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| District | Lower bilk |
| Opened | 20th February 2016 |
| Tracks (platform) | 2 ( side platforms ) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 12 '49 " N , 6 ° 46' 31" E |
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| Stretch) | Trunk line 3 |
| Line (s) | U 71 U 72 U 73 U 83 |
| Switching options | 732 736 835 836 M 3 NE 7 NE 8 |
The Kirchplatz underground station (abbreviation: Kip) is a station on the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn . It lies in the course of the third main route, the so-called Wehrhahn Line, in the Unterbilk district of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Düsseldorf . The preparatory work for construction of the new subway station began in May 2008. It was for the shell, the cover design as a construction method used. The opening will take place on February 20, 2016.
location
The underground station is located in a central location south of downtown Düsseldorf. The structure follows the course of Elisabethstrasse .
history
With the construction of the U-Bahn line, Elisabethstrasse was completely freed from tram traffic from north-south at the corner of Kirchplatz and the corner of Fürstenwall, as all five tram lines were replaced by the three U-Bahn lines. This means that the railways no longer have to share the traffic area with the rest of the traffic. This reduces the susceptibility to delays.
Station complex
There are three stair entrances and two elevators on the church square. In the northern area, two escalators lead to a distribution level . Another entrance is in the west on Fürstenwall, which is made accessible by an ascending escalator and a fixed staircase. In the western area of the church square there is another entrance through an upward escalator and a fixed staircase right next to Elisabethstraße. The two elevators are located at the Elisabethstrasse / Fürstenwall intersection, one on each side of the street, and lead directly to the tracks. On the distribution level, there is the possibility of using additional escalators and fixed stairs to get to the tracks on the 4.50 meter wide and 125 meter long side platforms . With its length, the underground station could theoretically accommodate 4 NF8U trains. However, only trains with a maximum of two trains are allowed to ensure that the trains can stop at the shorter stops on the surface.
A design competition was held in advance for the design of the Wehrhahn Line subway stations. The Kirchplatz underground station was therefore designed by the artist Enne Haehnle . The name of the project is "Spur, Schrift, Skulptur", which deals with communication.
traffic
The Kirchplatz underground station is on the third trunk line of the Düsseldorf light rail network. The station is only served by the four subway lines of the Wehrhahn line. The former above-ground station was completely eliminated.
The neighboring city and the north-eastern districts of Rath and Grafenberg can be reached via the line from Ratingen . The line branching off at the level of the employment agency connects the Gerresheim district . In the direction of the old town there is a connection to the Heinrich-Heine-Allee transfer point . In addition, the districts of Bilk , Volmerswerth , Wersten , Holthausen and Benrath located to the south and south-east are connected.
All light rail lines that run here are operated by the Düsseldorf Rheinbahn with low-floor light rail vehicles of the type NF8U.
| line | Line course | Tact |
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| U 71 | ( D-Rath 1 -  Rotdornstraße - D-Rath Mitte -  Am Schein - Haeselerstraße - ) Heinrichstraße 2 - Hansaplatz - Grunerstraße - Brehmplatz - Schillerplatz - Uhlandstraße - D-Wehrhahn - U Pempelforter Straße - U Schadowstraße - U Heinrich-Heine-Allee - U Benrather Straße - U Graf-Adolf-Platz - U Kirchplatz - D-Bilk - Karolingerplatz - Auf'm Hennekamp - Uni-Kliniken - Universität Nord / Christophstraße - Südpark - Werstener Dorfstraße - Opladener Straße - Ickerswarder Straße - Elbruchstraße - Holthausen - Niederheid - Am Trippelsberg - Schöne Aussicht - Kappeler Straße - Schloss Benrath - Urdenbacher Allee - D-Benrath -  D-Benrath , depot 3Low-floor operation of the Rheinbahn ; The Heinrichstrasse - Benrath section is part of the Düsseldorf night network ; Sections 1–2: operation only Mon – Fri 6 am–8pm and Sat 9 am–8pm (20-minute intervals) and Sun 1–8pm (30-minute intervals); Different frequency in section 2–3: Saturdays 0–4 a.m. every 30 minutes and 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. every 10 minutes, Sundays and public holidays 0–4 a.m. and 5–9 a.m. every 30 minutes and 1–8 p.m. every 15 minutes |
20 min |
| U 72 |
Ratingen Mitte - Weststraße - Europaring - Gerhardstraße - Ratingen, Felderhof - D-Hubertushain - Hirschweg - Oberrath - Rather Waldstadion ( D-Rath , 400 m) - Rather Broich - Mörsenbroicher Weg - Graf-Recke-Straße - Vautierstraße - Schlüterstraße / Employment Agency - Engerstraße - Lindemannstraße - Uhlandstraße - D-Wehrhahn - U Pempelforter Straße - U Schadowstraße - U Heinrich-Heine-Allee - U Benrather Straße - U Graf-Adolf-Platz - U Kirchplatz - D-Bilk - Suitbertusstraße - Südring - Flehe , Aachener Platz - Volmerswerther Straße - Krahkampweg - D-Volmerswerth , Hellriegelstraße Low-floor operation of the Rheinbahn ; Line belongs to the Düsseldorf night network ; Different frequency: Sun 1–8 p.m. every 15 minutes, Mon – Fri 9–11 p.m., Sat – Sun 8–11 p.m., Sat 6–9 a.m. and Sun 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. every 20 min, Sat – Sun 0–4 a.m. and Sun 5–9 a.m. every 30 minutes |
10 min |
| U 73 |
D-Gerresheim - Morper Straße - Hardenbergstraße - Dörpfeldstraße - Schönaustraße - Gerresheim Rathaus - Von-Gahlen-Straße - Friedingstraße - on the Hardt / LVR-Klinikum → in front of the Hardt - Pöhlenweg - Burgmüllerstraße - Schlüterstraße / Employment Agency - Engerstraße - Lindemannstraße - Uhlandstraße - D-Wehrhahn - U Pempelforter Straße - U Schadowstraße - U Heinrich-Heine-Allee - U Benrather Straße - U Graf-Adolf-Platz - U Kirchplatz - D-Bilk - Karolingerplatz - Auf'm Hennekamp - Uni-Kliniken - Universität Nord / Christophstraße - Südpark - D-University East / Botanical Garden Low-floor operation of the Rheinbahn ; Line does not belong to the Düsseldorf night network ; Different frequency: Sun 1 p.m. - 8 p.m. every 15 minutes, Mon - Fri 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. (from August 29, 2018, before 8 p.m.), Sat 6 a.m. - 9 a.m. and Sun 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. every 20 minutes, Sat - Sun 5-9 a.m. every 30 minutes |
10 min |
| U 83 |
( D-Gerresheim , Hospital - Heinrich-Könn-Straße - Auf der Hardt / LVR-Klinikum → Vor der Hardt - Pöhlenweg - Burgmüllerstraße - Schlüterstraße / Employment Agency - Engerstraße - Lindemannstraße - Uhlandstraße - D-Wehrhahn - U Pempelforter Straße - U Schadowstraße - U Heinrich-Heine-Allee - U Benrather Straße - U Graf-Adolf-Platz - U Kirchplatz - D-Bilk - Karolingerplatz - Auf'm Hennekamp - Uni-Kliniken - Universität Nord / Christophstraße - Südpark - Werstener Dorfstraße - Opladener Straße - Ickerswarder Straße - Elbruchstraße - Holthausen - Niederheid - Am Trippelsberg - Schöne Aussicht - Kappeler Straße - Schloss Benrath - Urdenbacher Allee - D-Benrath - D-Benrath , depot) Low-floor operation of the Rheinbahn ; Operation only Mon-Fri. |
20 min |
| line | Line course | Tact |
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| 732 |
Hafen , Lausward 1 - Bremer Straße 2 - D-Hamm - Medienhafen , Kesselstraße - Franziusstraße 3 - Unterbilk , Stadttor - Police headquarters - Kirchplatz 4 - Friedrichstadt , Corneliusstraße - Helmholtzstraße - Düsseldorf Hbf 5 - Worringer Platz - commercial center / Moskauer Straße - Oberbilker Markt / Warschauer Strasse - Ellerstrasse 6 - Eller , Herborner Weg - Eller Süd - Alt Eller 7 - Eller, Vennhauser Allee 8 In section 4–8, traffic at the standard frequency of the Düsseldorf trams; in sections 1–4 there are usually fewer journeys that begin or end at different terminal stops (1, 2 or 3); further stops only in sections 2–5 and 6–8. |
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| 736 |
Kirchplatz - Bilker Allee / Friedrichstrasse ( D-Bilk , 200–300 m) - Morsestrasse - Friedrichstadt - Oberbilker Markt - Lierenfeld , Langenberger Strasse - Ronsdorfer Strasse - Lierenfeld, Posener Strasse - Vennhausen , Gubener Strasse - In den Kötten 2 - Line branch 1: Vennhausen , Hürthstraße - Knuppertsbrück - Gerresheim - Gerresheim, Morper Straße / Linienast 2: Vennhausen , Freedom Estate - Am Ellerforst - Eller Hauptlinienweg: Mon – Fri 6 am–7pm every 20 minutes, Sat 7 am–7pm, Sun 9 am–7pm every day 60 min; Line branch 1: Mon – Fri 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. every 20/40 min; Line branch 2: every 60 minutes, times as for the main line route; further stops only in section 1–2 |
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| 835 |
Niederkassel, Comeniusplatz - Oberkassel, Belsenplatz - Landtag / Kniebrücke - Kirchplatz - Bilk - University South - Himmelgeist - Itter - Holthausen - Reisholz - In der Steele
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Am Seestern - Oberkassel, Belsenplatz - Landtag / Kniebrücke - Kirchplatz - Bilk - University South
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Düsseldorf Hbf → Oststrasse → Steinstrasse → Benrather Strasse → Graf-Adolf-Platz → Kirchplatz → Bilk → Merowingerplatz → Uni-Kliniken → Südpark → University → Himmelgeist → Itter → Holthausen → Reisholz - Reisholz → Hassels → Urdenbacher Allee → Urdenbach, Südallee → Benrath → Urdenbacher Allee → Benrath Palace → Holthausen → University → Südpark → Uni-Kliniken → Merowingerplatz → Bilk → Kirchplatz → Graf-Adolf-Platz → Benrather Straße → Heinrich-Heine-Allee → Jacobistraße → Charlottenstraße / Oststraße → Düsseldorf Hbf
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| NE 8 |
Düsseldorf Hbf → Kirchplatz → Police headquarters → Hafen Ost → Franziusstrasse → Bilker Church → Völklinger Strasse → Flehe → Volmerswerth → Unterbilk → Franziusstrasse → Hafen Ost → Police headquarters → Kirchplatz → Düsseldorf Hbf
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Additional information
See also
- List of Düsseldorf subway stations - overview of the other subway stations in the Düsseldorf light rail network
- List of Düsseldorf light rail lines - overview of the lines operating in the Düsseldorf light rail network
- Stadtbahnnetz Rhein-Ruhr - Main article about the Stadtbahn system in the greater Rhine-Ruhr area, of which the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn is a part
- Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr - Main article about the transport and tariff association, of which the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn is a part
literature
- Friedhelm Blennemann: U-Bahn and light rail in Germany planning construction operation . alba, Düsseldorf 1975, ISBN 3-87094-304-1
- Christoph Groneck, Paul Lohkemper, Robert Schwandl: Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1 . Robert Schwandl Verlag, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-936573-06-9
- State capital Düsseldorf (Ed.) The Wehrhahn Line is coming . State capital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 2007
- Fritz D. Kegel: U-Bahn in Germany planning construction operation . alba, Düsseldorf 1971
Web links
- Information on the Wehrhahn Line at duesseldorf.de
- Line map Düsseldorf (PDF; 2.5 MB)
- Barrier-free route map Düsseldorf (PDF; 2.4 MB)
- Information from architects and artists about Kirchplatz train station
Individual evidence
| Previous station | Düsseldorf light rail | Next station |
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Graf-Adolf-Platz ← Heinrichstrasse |
U 71 Wehrhahn Line |
Bilk (S) Benrath, depot → |
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Graf-Adolf-Platz ← Ratingen center |
U 72 Wehrhahn Line |
Bilk (S) Hellriegelstrasse → |
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Graf-Adolf-Platz ← Gerresheim S. |
U 73 Wehrhahn Line |
Bilk (S) University East / Botanical Garden → |
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Graf-Adolf-Platz ← Gerresheim Hospital |
U 83 Wehrhahn Line |
Bilk (S) Benrath, depot → |