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Koeln Weiden West Station on the line Cologne-Aachen was build for the soccer world championship in 2006. It connects the tram line that passes by the stadium and the urban railways (S-Bahn). The idea was to make better use of the limited capacity of the trams: now inbound and outbound trams can be used to travel to the stadium. There is one platform with two tracks for the railway trains and four (!) tracks for the trams. (J.C.Stiller stiller@brain.uni-freiburg.de)

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Koeln Weiden West Station on the line Cologne-Aachen was build for the soccer world championship in 2006. It connects the tram line that passes by the stadium and the urban railways (S-Bahn). The idea was to make better use of the limited capacity of the trams: now inbound and outbound trams can be used to travel to the stadium. There is one platform with two tracks for the railway trains and four (!) tracks for the trams. (J.C.Stiller stiller@brain.uni-freiburg.de)

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The new S-Bahn (suburban railway) stop Köln-Weiden West on the western edge of Cologne (located on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren) seen from the south side on 25 March 2006. The platform between the tracks is nearly finished, even the roof is already visible. The staircases under the bridge are in the works, as well as the parking site in the foreground. At the tram station on the right, two service buildings and the lamp posts on the platforms can be seen. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de)

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The new S-Bahn (suburban railway) stop Köln-Weiden West on the western edge of Cologne (located on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren) seen from the south side on 25 March 2006. This detailed view shows the central part of the platform with the accesses. Two wide staircases will lead up from the ground level to the intermediate level, passing under the bridge of the southern track. From there two staircases lead up to the platform, one heading to the left and one to the right. An elevator will be located between the staircases, passing nonstop through the intermediate level. The things hanging under the roof are lamps. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de)

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The new S-Bahn (suburban railway) stop Köln-Weiden West on the western edge of Cologne (located on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren) seen from the south side on 28 May 2006, the day it was taken into service. The station was more or less finished on that day, except for the elevator which looked finished but was not yet operational. On the right a tram consisting of two low-floor cars is waiting at the tram station. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de)

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The new S-Bahn (suburban railway) stop Köln-Weiden West on the western edge of Cologne (located on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren) seen from the south side on 28 May 2006, the day it was taken into service. The station was more or less finished on that day, except for the elevator (located between the staircases) which looked finished but was not yet operational. The yellow signs at the bottom of the staircases indicate that this is a non-smoking station. Note that the stairs are very wide, as heavy traffic to the soccer stadium is to be expected sometimes. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de)

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The new S-Bahn (suburban railway) stop Köln-Weiden West on the western edge of Cologne (located on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren) seen on 28 May 2006, the day it was taken into service. This is the intermediate level, on the left the stairs lead down to the ground (where the tram station and the parking site are located). One of the staircases leading up to the platform is visible in the background, the opposite one is not in the picture. The elevator (which was not yet operational) passes the intermediate level without a stop, but there is a door obviously intended for rescue operations and maintenance. Note that the stairs are very wide, as heavy traffic to the soccer stadium is to be expected sometimes. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de)

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The new S-Bahn (suburban railway) stop Köln-Weiden West on the western edge of Cologne (located on the upgraded line Cologne-Düren) seen from the western platform end on 28 May 2006, the day it was taken into service. On the left, an S 12 to Sindorf is arriving, while a tram consisting of two low-floor cars can be seen waiting at the tram station on the right. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de)