The new Munich Central Station

Munich Central Station is one of Germany's largest passenger stations and a stop for trains, subways, commuter trains, streetcars and buses. Increasing passenger numbers and the construction of the second main line make a new building necessary. When the ticket hall and canopy of the post-war building were demolished in 2019, an era came to an end. The joint project of Deutsche Bahn, the Free State of Bavaria and the state capital includes the reconstruction of the reception building, the Starnberg wing station and the track hall, the redesign of the forecourts as well as the holding structure for the perspective connection of the new U9 underground line and the second main line. The station, through which more than 450,000 travelers pass every day, will become a modern transportation hub and an even more attractive gateway to the city according to plans by the architectural firm Auer Weber. The station square, as the gateway to the city center, will receive a more appealing design for a higher quality of stay. To this end, areas will be reorganized and local passenger, bicycle and pedestrian traffic will be more closely interlinked. At the same time, the station square will be relieved of motor vehicles, which was an essential task of the planning competition.