Munich U-Bahn

The Munich U-Bahn is an underground railway network in the city of Munich, Germany. It is run by the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft, or MVG for short. It has 6 lines and has a network of 103,1 km (64,1 miles) and has exactly 100 stations. Only one line, the U6 crosses the city border in Garching.

 Lines 
There are currently 7 lines:
 24px|U1 Olympia-Einkaufszentrum - Rotkreuzplatz - Central Station - Sendlinger Tor - Kolumbusplatz - Mangfallplatz 24px|U2 Feldmoching - Harthof - Scheidplatz - Central Station - Sendlinger Tor - Kolumbusplatz - Giesing - Innsbrucker Ring - Trudering - Messestadt Ost 24px|U3 Moosach - Olympia-Einkaufszentrum - Olympiazentrum - Scheidplatz - Münchner Freiheit - Odeonsplatz - Marienplatz - Sendlinger Tor - Implerstraße - Obersendling - Fürstenried West 24px|U4 Westendstraße - Heimeranplatz - Hauptbahnhof - Karlsplatz (Stachus) - Odeonsplatz - Lehel - Max-Weber-Platz - Arabellapark 24px|U5 Laimer Platz - Westendstraße - Heimeranplatz - Central Station - Karlsplatz (Stachus) - Odeonsplatz - Lehel - Max-Weber-Platz - East Station - Innsbrucker Ring - Neuperlach Süd 24px|U6 Garching-Forschungszentrum - Freimann - Studentenstadt - Münchner Freiheit - Odeonsplatz - Marienplatz - Sendlinger Tor - Implerstraße - Harras - Klinikum Großhadern 24px|U7 Westfriedhof - Hauptbahnhof - Sendlinger Tor - Frauenhofer Straße - Kolumbusplatz - Giesing Bahnhof - Innsbrucker Ring - Neuperlach Zentrum
The trains can go 80 km/h, which is the fastest in Germany.
Only the lines U5 and U6 are partly above ground. The U5 comes over ground only at the last station, the U6 for the last six stations in the north.

Trains run every 10 minutes, in rush hours every 5 minutes. In the early morning and late evening trains run every 20 minutes.

There are 3 "line families". They share the tunnel in the city centre. Each family has a colour. It is used in the stations.
 U1/U2 red
 U3/U6 blue
 U4/U5 yellow

Almost every station has a platform in the middle. Only the stations Olympia-Einkaufszentrum (U1), Richard-Strauss-Straße (U4), Neuperlach Süd (U5), Garching-Hochbrück and Nordfriedhof (both U6) have platforms on the side.

At the stations Innsbrucker Ring (U2/U5) and Scheidplatz (U2/U3) there are four tracks with two platforms. To change trains you only have to go to the other side of the platforms. Two lines cross at these stations. The stations Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) (U1/U2) and Münchner Freiheit (U3/U6) have four tracks. At the Hauptbahnhof there are two more tracks on another level for the U4 and U5. Here two lines separate. The stations Kolumbusplatz (U1/U2), Implerstraße (U3/U6) and Max-Weber-Platz (U4/U5) have three platforms. Two for trains to the city and one for trains from the city. Two lines separate at these stations.

 U1 
In 1980 the U1 started running with the U8 (now the U2). After the branch to Rotkreuzplatz was opened, it became a single line.

Today the U1 is 12.2 km long. It runs between Olympia-Einkaufszentrum and Wettersteinplatz. It shares track with U2 between Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) and Kolumbusplatz.

 U2 
In 1980 it started together with the U1. First it was called U8. Today it is 24.4 km long. It runs between Feldmoching and Messestadt Ost. It shares track with U1 between Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) and Kolumbusplatz.

 U3 
In 1972 this line was opened, because of the Olympic Games.

The line is 21.0 km long. It runs between Moosach and Fürstenried West. It shares track with the U6 between Münchner Freiheit and Implerstraße.

 U4 
The U4 was named U9 at first. It opened together with the U5.
The line is the shortest in the network. It is 9.3 km long and has only 13 stations. It runs between Arabellapark to Westendstraße. Between Max-Weber-Platz and Westendstraße. In the evenings, it only operates between Lehel and Arabellapark.

 U5 
The U5 was opened together with the U4.
The line is 15.4 km long. It runs between Laimer Platz and Neuperlach Süd.

 U6 
U6 is the oldest and longest line. The first bit was built in 1938, but it was opened in 1971. It is 27.4 km long. It operates between Garching-Forschungszentrum and Klinikum Großhadern.

 U7 
The line was opened in 2011. It runs beetween Westfriedhof and Neuperlach Zentrum only in rush hour.

Trains
The Munich U-Bahn uses three different kinds of trains. Altogether there are 550 trains, which can be used on any line.
Line Chronicle
 OpenedLineSectionLength19 October 1971U6Kieferngarten - Goetheplatz12.0 km8 May 1972U3Münchner Freiheit - Olympiazentrum4.0 km22 November 1975U6/3Goetheplatz - Harass2.7 km1978U6/3Poccistraße station0.0 km18 October 1980U2 (then U8)Scheidplatz - Neuperlach Süd16.0 km16 April 1983U6 (West)Harass - Holzapfelkreuth2.7 km28 May 1983U1 (West)Central Station - Rotkreuzplatz3.3 km10 March 1984U4/5Westendstraße - Karlsplatz (Stachus) (4,6 km)+ connection tunnel to U6/3 (1,4 km)6.0 km1 March 1986U4/5Karlsplatz - Odeonsplatz0.7 km24 March 1988U4/5Westendstraße - Laimer Platz1.4 km 27 October 1988U5Odeonsplatz - Innsbrucker Ring (4.1 km)4.1 kmU4Max-Weber-Platz - Arabellapark (3.6 km)3.6 km28 October 1989U3 (South)Implerstraße - Forstenrieder Allee6.1 km1 June 1991U3 (South)Forstenrieder Allee - Fürstenried West1.9 km22 May 1993U6 (West)Holzapfelkreuth - Klinikum Großhadern (Großhadern Clinical Centre)2.9 km20 November 1993U2 (North)Scheidplatz - Dülferstraße5.0 km30 June 1994U6 (North)Kieferngarten - Fröttmaning1.0 km28 October 1995U6 (North)Fröttmaning - Garching-Hochbrück3.8 km26 October 1996U2 (North)Dülferstraße - Feldmoching1.9 km9 November 1997U1 (South)Kolumbusplatz - Mangfallplatz3.6 km23 May 1998U1 (West)Rotkreuzplatz - Westfriedhof2.0 km29 May 1999U2 (East)Innsbrucker Ring - Messestadt Ost7.7 km18 October 2003U1 (West)Westfriedhof - Georg-Brauchle-Ring0.8 km31 October 2004U1 (West)Georg-Brauchle-Ring - Olympia-Einkaufszentrum0.5 km14 October 2006U6 (North)Garching-Hochbrück - Garching-Forschungszentrum4.4 km28 October 2007U3 (North)Olympiazentrum – Olympia-Einkaufszentrum 2,2 km11 December 2010U3 (North)Olympia-Einkaufszentrum – Moosach2,0 km

Extensions
Recent Extensions
 U6 (North): Upgrade of Fröttmaning Station
 Because of the new Allianz Arena (soccer stadium) the nearby U-Bahn station needed to be upgraded. A new, second platform was built and the old platform was moved north by about 100 m. All together the new station has four tracks. Start of construction: 10 October 2002, opened: 4 May 2005

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 U3/U6 Upgrade of Marienplatz Station.
 Because of more passengers and the new Allianz Arena also this station was extended. New pedestrian tunnels were built and the platforms widened. Start: 27 May 2003, opened: 29 May 2006

 U6 (North): Extension Garching-Hochbrück - Garching - Garching-Forschungszentrum
 This extension through the town of Garching connects Campus Garching of Munich University of Technology and other research institutes to Munich's subway system. Start: 2 April 2001, opened: 14 October, 2006

 U3 (North): Extension '''Olympia-Einkaufszentrum-Oberwiesenfeld-Olympiazentrum 
 This extension goes past the Olympiapark and the Oberwiesenfeld on to the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum, where also the U1 ends. opened: 28 October 2007

Category:Rapid transit systems in Germany
Category:Organizations based in Munich
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