only stop at Breslauer Platz/Hbf when the line is opened. Currently Dom/Hbf station is served by the following lines (during the day at ten-minute intervals, line 18 at five-minute intervals), but Breslauer Platz/Hbf station is served only by lines 16 and 18: Services are offered by the Cologne Stadtbahn and the Bonn Stadtbahn, often referred to as Stadtbahn Rhein-Sieg after the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS - Rhein-Sieg Transit Authority). Future London services Since January 2010, a system of "open access" on European high-speed railway lines now permits different rail operators to apply to run high-speed passenger services. DB Fernverkehr have announced their intention to operate a direct ICE service from Cologne to London St Pancras via Brussels and the Channel Tunnel. The proposal, first put forward in 2007, was delayed by Eurotunnel safety regulations which required operators to use trainsets which could be divided in the Tunnel in the event of an emergency, allowing passengers to be transported out of the tunnel in two directions. This regulation has now been relaxed, and it was envisaged that DB could begin direct London-Cologne services before the end of 2014. These plans have since been delayed, and services are not expected to start until at least 2018. See also Köln Messe/Deutz railway station Hauptbahnhof List of railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia Odonia References Notes Bibliography External links ! Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations Buildings and structures in Cologne Innenstadt, Cologne S6 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) S11 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) S12 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) S13 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) Railway stations in Germany opened in 1859 Cologne-Bonn Stadtbahn stations 1859 establishments in Prussia Transit centers in Germany