U1 (Vienna U-Bahn)
metro line in Vienna
Line U1 is a line on the Vienna U-Bahn metro system. Opened in 1978, it currently has 24 stations and a total length of 19.3 km (12.0 mi), from Oberlaa to Leopoldau. When the extension to Oberlaa was completed in 2017, the line became the longest on the network, surpassing the length of U6.
The line is connected to U2 at Karlsplatz and Praterstern, U3 at Stephansplatz, U4 at Karlsplatz and Schwedenplatz.
Stations
Line U1 currently serves the following stations:
Oberlaa ( P+R park & ride facility)
Neulaa ( P+R park & ride facility)
Alaudagasse
Altes Landgut
Troststraße
Reumannplatz
Keplerplatz
Südtiroler Platz-Hauptbahnhof (transfer to: )
Taubstummengasse
Karlsplatz (transfer to: )
Stephansplatz (transfer to: )
Schwedenplatz (transfer to: )
Nestroyplatz
Praterstern (transfer to: )
Vorgartenstraße
Donauinsel
Kaisermühlen-VIC
Alte Donau
Kagran
Kagraner Platz
Rennbahnweg
Aderklaaer Straße ( P+R park & ride facility)
Großfeldsiedlung
Leopoldau (transfer to: - P+R park & ride facility)
History
Construction (1969-1982)
The construction of Vienna's modern urban railway network started on 3 November 1969. This consisted of the newly built U1 line, and two merged lines from a tram and old metro, of the line U2 and U4 respectively. As the result of a more streamlined network, there were new routes between U1, U2 and U4.
The construction was launched in Karlsplatz, the largest interchange station in Vienna. On 25 February 1978, the first Vienna U-Bahn route between Karlsplatz and Reumannplatz, the U1, went into operation. By December 1981, all the sections of U1 originally included in the basic network (Reumannplatz - Stephansplatz - Praterstern, 6.1 kilometres in length) were into operation.
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