Info about Munich Central Station
Munich Central Station is located to the west of Munich's city center in the north of the Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt district. It is the largest of Munich's three long-distance train stations (Hauptbahnhof, Ostbahnhof, München Pasing) and is one of the largest passenger train stations in the whole of Germany. With around 450,000 passengers a day, it is also the third busiest Deutsche Bahn station, directly behind Hamburg and Frankfurt Central Stations. The station building is owned by DB Station & Service AG.
Munich Central Station is the hub for public (local) transportation with trains, S-Bahn, U-Bahn and streetcars in the Bavarian capital.
The offer
Munich Central Station offers numerous lockers where you can conveniently store your luggage, for example if you are passing through and want to explore beautiful Munich for a day. The Atrium Hotel is just a few minutes' walk from the main train station and is the perfect accommodation if you are looking for a longer stay. Book a hotel in Munich want.
You can also put your feet up in the visitors' lounge while you wait for your next connection. There is also a lost property service where you can hand in things you have found or ask about lost items.
You will also find numerous restaurants and bakeries in the station concourse, as well as a wide range of products for your daily needs.
The design
Munich Central Station is a so-called terminus station. In this design, all main tracks end in the station. This means that trains can only enter and exit from one side. This design makes it possible to build stations relatively close to the city center and emphasize the importance of the respective city as a transport destination.
Travel from Munich Central Station
All long-distance trains and local trains to Augsburg, Ingolstadt and Landshut depart from platform 11-26 in the main hall.
In the southern part. Called Holzkirchen station because it faces Holzkirchen, tracks 5-10 are where regional trains depart for Mühldorf and Salzburg.
In the northern part, the Starnberg wing station, tracks 27-36 have been laid. Deutsche Bahn trains to Lindau, Kochel am See and Garmisch-Partenkirchen run here. In addition, the Arriva-Länderbahn-Express (ALEX), formerly known as the "Allgäu-Express", runs to Kempten, Regensburg, Hof and Nuremberg. The Bayerische Oberlandbahn (BOB) takes passengers to Lake Tegernsee.
The subway lines U1, U2, U4, U5, U7 and U8 also run through Munich Central Station.
The development of Munich Central Station
Most terminus stations were built in the second half of the 19th century. The first Munich station was built on September 1, 1839, to the west of today's station. It initially served as a temporary station for the Munich - Lochhausen line. On April 4, 1847, the station building burned down. Friedrich Bürklein's plans were used for the new construction of the station and after only two years the main station was put back into operation. Over the years, Munich Central Station grew in terms of lines and tracks, as the station became increasingly important in the Bavarian railroad network.
On July 15, 1928, a serious rail accident occurred near the station exit at Donnersbergerbrücke. The special sports train 52841 hit its relief train and the wreckage caught fire. Ten people lost their lives.
During the Second World War, Munich Central Station was badly damaged by air raids and had to be rebuilt, as did the ticket hall. It was opened in 1953, but the façade was not completely finished until 1960. Between 1967 and 1972, the S-Bahn main line was built and integrated into Munich Central Station. The subway station was then opened in 1980, with the U2/U1 (then U8/U1) lines running through Munich Central Station.
In 2015, Munich Central Station was the arrival point for many refugees from Syria, Iraq and other countries who came to Germany via Austria.
The main entrance and ticket hall have been closed since May 2019, as the main building is being gutted for the construction of a second main line.
Close to Munich Central Station: Atrium Hotel Munich
The Atrium Hotel München is just a few minutes' walk from Munich Central Station, making it the perfect base for a stay in the Bavarian capital. We look forward to welcoming you for a Hotel room Munich and would like to welcome you today to beautiful Munich!
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