Munich Karlsplatz is an underground

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and

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station below the

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in central

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

. It is one of the busiest stations in Munich, as it is located at the western end of Munich's

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(Old Town). Karlsplatz is also a stop on the

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, located on the

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, the Old Town's periphery road. This stop is served by routes , , , , , , , and . The underground facilities were built as part of the S-Bahn tunnel through central Munich in the early 1970s.

Levels

The station is divided into five levels.

Level 1 (Stachus Passagen)

The first level, just below road level, is home to a large

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(the ''Stachus Passagen'') which is due for renovation in the next years. Large shops have branches here, for instance

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. File:Karlsplatz Munich.jpg File:Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7309.jpg File:Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7539.jpg File:Beneath plaza 19-05-20 324.jpg

Level 2

Level two has a branch of the Stadtsparkasse, a large local bank, as well as ticket counters and eateries. File:Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7298.jpg File:Munich - U-Bahn & S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7304.jpg File:Munich - S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7306.jpg

Level 3

The third level holds the S-Bahn station with two tracks and three platforms, arranged in the

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: The

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is for boarding only and the side platforms are for disembarking. The lines , , , , , and call at this station. File:Munich - S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7541.jpg File:S-Bahnsteig Stachus Karlspl Muenchen.JPG File:Munich - S-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7005.jpg File:Station in Munich.jpg

Level 4

The fourth level allows interchange between the S-Bahn and U-Bahn.

Level 5

The fifth level holds the U-Bahn station with two tracks and two platforms. Lines and call here, travelling in north-west direction. The station is the deepest in the whole network and also has the longest escalator. File:Munich - U-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7008.jpg File:Munich - U-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7099.jpg File:Munich - U-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7104.jpg File:Munich - U-Bahn - Karlsplatz - 2012 - IMG 7458.jpg

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Railway stations in Germany opened in 1972 Railway stations in Germany opened in 1984 1972 establishments in West Germany 1984 establishments in West Germany