Federal police return: New station in the main station will open soon!

Federal police return: New station in the main station will open soon!

The federal police at Cologne Central Station will take a significant step towards normality in the coming days. The containers on Breslauer Platz, which have served as a makeshift guard since 2019, will be dismantled. From Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 10:00 p.m., the guard will open its doors again in new, modern premises in the B passage below platform 1. Loud Cologne City Gazette The previous station had to be closed due to water damage caused by an act of vandalism in 2017. The suspect had demolished the sprinkler system, rendering the station unusable.

Since then, the federal police have been working in four containers on the station forecourt and, from 2019, in a container village on Breslauer Platz. Udo Peltzer, the head of the Cologne Federal Police Inspectorate, expressed optimism about the new premises, which should not only be modern but also more citizen-friendly. “We will hand over the container guard at Breslauer Platz to Deutsche Bahn AG,” said Peltzer. This is an important step to increase the police presence at the main station and to give passengers a good feeling Press portal reported.

A look into the future

While the old container station is being dismantled, work is also underway on the new central station of the Federal Police in the former Ludwig bookstore. Craftsmen have been active for weeks and are clearly creating new spaces that are intended to offer added value not only for the police, but also for the citizens. The opening of this guard was originally planned for spring 2024. However, delays due to delivery difficulties have pushed a clear date into the future. According to Peltzer, the opening could take place in fall 2024 Review reported.

Particular attention will also be paid to the establishment of a new support service for women experiencing domestic violence, which will be created in the new offices of the Cologne Federal Police. The aim of this initiative, which has already been introduced at Berlin's Ostbahnhof, is to better protect women from violence. Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser underlines the importance of such offers, especially in view of the alarming statistics that around 256,000 people were victims of domestic violence last year, 70 percent of them women. The associated support is supported by a helpline that offers free and anonymous advice around the clock in 19 languages.

These developments show that the Federal Police in Cologne is well on the way to improving its presence and accessibility for citizens. The return to the new premises is seen as an important step to increase safety for all travelers and visitors to Cologne Central Station.