Severinstraße Underground Station
Cologne's interchange where the North-South Stadtbahn line 17 meets lines 3 and 4, which cross the Severin Bridge to Deutz – with a surface level and a tunnel station.
The stop takes its name from Severinstraße, which runs above it. Two levels make up the station: a surface section and an underground tunnel station.
At a Glance
- Type
- Stadtbahn (light rail) stop with a surface section and a tunnel station
- Location
- Severinsviertel, Altstadt-Süd district, Innenstadt borough, Cologne
- Opened
- November 1959 (surface), 13 December 2015 (tunnel)
- Stadtbahn lines
- 3, 4 and 17
- Bus lines
- 106 and 132
During the 2010 reconstruction, the old low platforms were demolished and temporary wooden high platforms were built, which made lines 3 and 4 the first high-floor lines to operate without folding steps.
Linking Two Routes
At street level, lines 3 (Mengenich – Thielenbruch) and 4 (Bocklemünd – Schlebusch) stop here before continuing across the Severin Bridge to Deutz. Below ground lies the North-South Stadtbahn station, served by line 17 from Sürth and Rodenkirchen. On weekdays, line 17 runs every ten minutes. Together with line 16, this results in a train every five minutes between Schönhauser Straße and Rodenkirchen or Sürth.
Origins with the Severin Bridge
The surface section was built together with the adjoining Severin Bridge. Its side platforms sit in the middle of the street and are connected by a pedestrian bridge, allowing step-free access. Since 1980, the Stadtbahn has run on the bridge and its approach ramps on a dedicated track bed. Over the decades, various lines used the bridge, including line 9 until 1994 and the MesseLinie 14 between Dom/Hbf and Koelnmesse from 1984 to 2003. Since then, only lines 3 and 4 have operated there.
Surface Rebuild
In July 2010, as part of the North-South Stadtbahn construction, the old low-level platforms were demolished. Temporary wooden high-level platforms replaced them in the interim. As a result, lines 3 and 4 became the first high-floor lines to operate without fold-out steps. The renovated surface section opened on 23 January 2014. With two elevators and high-level platforms, the station has been fully accessible ever since.
Plans for the Tunnel
When it opened in 2015, the tunnel station was initially the terminus of line 17. According to the plans at the time, the line was to run to Reichenspergerplatz once the North-South Stadtbahn was fully opened, and to be extended in the long term across the Rhine to Bonn. It was also planned to move lines 5 and 16 into the tunnel after completion.
Timeline
- 1959Surface station section opened together with Severinsbrücke (November)
- 1980Stadtbahn runs on a dedicated track on the bridge and access ramps
- 2010Old low platforms demolished during Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn construction (July)
- 2014Renewed surface station section put into operation (23 January)
- 2015Underground station of the Nord-Süd-Stadtbahn opened (13 December)
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Sources & links
- Official website
- Official website (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Wikidata (retrieved 2026-10-15)
- Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-10-15, rev 245281700)
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