Rathaus station (Cologne)

Rathaus station is an underground station in Cologne, Germany. It is located below the Alter Markt (Cologne) and is named after the Cologne City Hall (Rathaus).

History
The construction of the station started in 2002 as part of the new North-South Stadtbahn tunnel (Nord-Süd Stadtbahn). The station was opened on 9 December 2012 and was the terminus of line 5 until the opening of Heumarkt station on 15 December 2013.

Services
When the North-South Stadtbahn tunnel is completed, Rathaus will also be served by line 16.

Design
The wall is designed with a defamiliarised sentence:

"WANDGESTALTUNGNORDSÜDSTADTBAHNKÖLNHALTESTELLERATHAUSRICHTUNGSÜD"

Which translates to:

"Wall design North-South line Cologne station Rathaus southbound"