Editing Cologne (section)

==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Cologne}}

===Roads===
[[File:Koelner Ring.png|thumb|left|Major [[List of streets in Cologne|roads through and around Cologne]]]]
Road building had been a major issue in the 1920s under the leadership of mayor [[Konrad Adenauer]]. The first German limited-access road was constructed after 1929 between Cologne and [[Bonn]]. Today, this is the [[Bundesautobahn 555]]. In 1965, Cologne became the first German city to be fully encircled by a motorway ring road. Roughly at the same time, a city centre bypass (''Stadtautobahn'') was planned, but only partially put into effect, due to opposition by environmental groups. The completed section became ''Bundesstraße ("Federal Road") B 55a'', which begins at the ''Zoobrücke'' ("Zoo Bridge") and meets with [[Bundesautobahn 4|A&nbsp;4]] and [[Bundesautobahn 3|A&nbsp;3]] at the interchange Cologne East. Nevertheless, it is referred to as ''Stadtautobahn'' by most locals. In contrast to this, the ''Nord-Süd-Fahrt'' ("North-South-Drive") was actually completed, a new four/six-lane city centre through-route, which had already been anticipated by planners such as [[Fritz Schumacher (architect)|Fritz Schumacher]] in the 1920s. The last section south of ''Ebertplatz'' was completed in 1972.

In 2005, the first stretch of an eight-lane motorway in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] was opened to traffic on [[Bundesautobahn&nbsp;3]], part of the eastern section of the [[Cologne Beltway]] between the interchanges Cologne East and Heumar.

===Cycling===
Compared to other German cities, Cologne has a traffic layout that is not very [[bicycle-friendly]]. It has repeatedly ranked among the worst in an independent evaluation<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adfc.de/fahrradklima-test/adfc-startet-fahrradklima-test/adfc-fahrradklima-test-2014 |title=ADFC &#124; Wie fahrradfreundlich ist Ihre Stadt? |access-date=10 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304204535/http://www.adfc.de/fahrradklima-test/adfc-startet-fahrradklima-test/adfc-fahrradklima-test-2014 |archive-date=4 March 2015}}</ref> conducted by the [[Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club]]. In 2014, it ranked 36th out of 39 German cities with a population greater than 200,000.

===Railway===
[[File:4517Bensberg.jpg|thumb|right|Cologne Stadtbahn at [[Bensberg (KVB)|Bensberg station]]]]
[[File:146 019-5 Rheinexpressinkoelnhbf.jpg|thumb|right|Train at Köln Hauptbahnhof]]
Cologne has a railway service with {{Lang|de|[[Deutsche Bahn]]|italic=no}} [[InterCity]] and [[InterCityExpress|ICE]]-trains stopping at [[Köln Hauptbahnhof]] (Cologne Main Station), [[Köln Messe/Deutz station|Köln Messe/Deutz]] and [[Cologne/Bonn Airport station|Cologne/Bonn Airport]]. ICE and [[Thalys|TGV Thalys]] high-speed trains link Cologne with [[Amsterdam]], Brussels (in 1h47, 9 departures/day) and Paris (in 3h14, 6 departures/day). There are frequent ICE trains to other German cities, including [[Frankfurt am Main]] and Berlin. ICE trains to [[London]] via the [[Channel Tunnel]] were planned for 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/highspeed-trains-to-link-england-and-germany-20111013-1lmq8.html |title=High-speed trains to link England and Germany |work=Brisbane Times |date=16 October 2011 |access-date=26 January 2012 |archive-date=21 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621035917/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/highspeed-trains-to-link-england-and-germany-20111013-1lmq8.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Cologne Stadtbahn]] operated by [[Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe|Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe]] (KVB)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kvb-koeln.de/ |title=Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) |publisher=Kvb-koeln.de |access-date=24 July 2009 |archive-date=21 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421184337/http://www.kvb-koeln.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is an [[List of Cologne KVB stations|extensive]] [[light rail]] system that is partially underground and serves Cologne and a number of neighbouring cities. It evolved from the tram system. Nearby [[Bonn]] is linked by both the Stadtbahn and main line railway trains, with occasional recreational boats on the Rhine. [[Düsseldorf]] is also linked by [[S-Bahn]] trains, which are operated by {{lang|de|Deutsche Bahn|italic=no}}.

The [[Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn]] has 5 lines which cross Cologne. The S13/S19 runs 24/7 between Cologne Hbf and Cologne/Bonn airport.

===Buses===
There are frequent buses covering most of the city and surrounding suburbs, and [[Eurolines]] coaches to London via [[Brussels]].

===Water===
[[Stadtwerke Köln|Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln]] (Ports and Goods traffic Cologne, HGK) is one of the largest operators of [[inland port]]s in Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hgk.de/neu/english/contents/HGK_ports_cargo-handling-points.html |title=Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG |publisher=Hgk.de |access-date=8 August 2010 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719040316/http://www.hgk.de/neu/english/contents/HGK_ports_cargo-handling-points.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Ports include Köln-Deutz, Köln-Godorf and Köln-Niehl&nbsp;I and II.

===Air===
Cologne's international airport is [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn Airport]] (CGN). It is also called ''Konrad Adenauer Airport'' after Germany's first post-war Chancellor [[Konrad Adenauer]], who was born in the city and was [[mayor of Cologne]] from 1917 until 1933. The airport is shared with the neighbouring city of [[Bonn]]. Cologne is headquarters to the [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] (EASA).