Railway station in Köln

As a traffic and operating facility, the railway station consists of a station building and platforms. Trains (eg long-distance train, S-Bahn, regional train) arrive and leave here. Larger stations also have ticket halls and shopping and dining options.

There are differences between intersection station, head station, separation station and transit station. Well-known large stations in Germany are in particular the main stations of Berlin, Neuss, Frankfurt / Main, Munich, Duisburg, Hanover and Leipzig. In large cities one finds numerous branch stations by the branched underground network.

In the railway station you can usually buy railway tickets (single tickets, supplementary and connecting tickets, train tickets, long-term subscriptions, etc.) and inform at the counter to train connections. Train delays, train arrivals, arrival tracks, departure tracks, travel destinations, intermediate stops can be found on the information board in the ticket hall in the main stations. In the station you can travel snacks, food, coffee, flowers in the supermarket, in the café, at the bakery, florist and other shops.