{"id":115148,"date":"2019-07-08T11:20:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T16:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=115148"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:59:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:59:48","slug":"bockenheimer-warte-subway-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2019\/07\/bockenheimer-warte-subway-station\/","title":{"rendered":"A Partially Submerged Train Car Provides a Dramatic Entrance to Frankfurt&#8217;s Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_05.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_05-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_05-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_05-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_05-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/DesignPorn\/comments\/c6qrzi\/subway_station_in_frankfurt_made_to_look_like_its\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reddit<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">A Partially Submerged Train Car Provides a Dramatic Entrance to Frankfurt&#8217;s Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-07-08T11:20:35-05:00\">July 8, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kate\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Sierzputowski<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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It is less common for the design to be a destination in itself, like the popular Bockenheimer Warte subway entrance in Frankfurt, Germany. The station, erected in 1986, was built to look as if an old tram car had crash landed into the sidewalk that surrounds the station. The entrance was designed by the architect Zbigniew Peter Pininski who was inspired by Ren\u00e9 Magritte surrealist paintings. Although slightly dark, the work does have a hint of magical realism, making riders feel as if they are arriving at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrypotterplatform934.com\/pages\/about-platform-934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Platform 9 3\/4<\/a> rather than just another subway stop in Frankfurt. (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/bockenheimer-warte-subway-station-frankfurt\/?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=webfeeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Modern Met<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content\" data-google-query-id=\"CMLarK_TpeMCFRWfAQodLf4J2Q\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-115154 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_02.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_02-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_02-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MojoBeastLP\/status\/813368653974564865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MojoBeast<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-115153 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_01.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_01-640x397.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_01-960x595.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_01-1536x952.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/andra_mb\/3319350517\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andra Moclinda-Bucu\u0163a<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-115156 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_04.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_04-640x386.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BockenheimerWarteStation_04-960x579.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/yasuo-nanashi\/art\/Subway-Station-Bockenheimer-Warte-760304653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yasuo-Nanashi<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subway stations are typically just a means to an end, simple structures that allow a large overflow of commuters to enter and exit at will. It is less common for the design to be a destination in itself, like the popular Bockenheimer Warte subway entrance in Frankfurt, Germany. The station, erected in 1986, was built<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2019\/07\/bockenheimer-warte-subway-station\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;A Partially Submerged Train Car Provides a Dramatic Entrance to Frankfurt&#8217;s Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":115157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[494],"tags":[68,483,561,32,3917,201,1562],"class_list":["post-115148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design","tag-architecture","tag-germany","tag-humor","tag-public-transportation","tag-train-stations","tag-trains","tag-transportation"],"acf":{"acf_sponsor_post":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Partially Submerged Train Car Provides a Dramatic Entrance to Frankfurt&#039;s Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station &#8212; Colossal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2019\/07\/bockenheimer-warte-subway-station\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Partially Submerged Train Car Provides a Dramatic Entrance to Frankfurt&#039;s Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Subway stations are typically just a means to an end, simple structures that allow a large overflow of commuters to enter and exit at will. 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