U3 (Munich U-Bahn)

Overview

U-Bahn line U3 runs over 21.2 km between Moosach in the north-west and Fürstenried West in the south of Munich, serving 25 stations. The line colour is orange. Its first section was opened on 8 May 1972 for the 1972 Summer Olympics and initially connected Olympiazentrum with Münchner Freiheit; until 2007 Olympiazentrum was the northern terminus. On 28 October 2007 the line was extended via Oberwiesenfeld to Olympia-Einkaufszentrum and on 11 December 2010 to Moosach – Munich's 100th U-Bahn station. In the south, the U3 reached Fürstenried West in two steps in 1989 and 1991.

In the inner-city section the U3 runs together with the U6 on the Stammstrecke 1 from Münchner Freiheit via Odeonsplatz, Marienplatz and Sendlinger Tor to Implerstraße.

Operator

The operator is the Munich Transport Company (MVG), a subsidiary of Stadtwerke München (SWM).

History

The U3 was built as the Olympic line for the 1972 Summer Olympics and went into operation on 8 May 1972 between Münchner Freiheit and Olympiazentrum. In the following decades it was extended southwards: in 1975 to Harras, in 1983 to Holzapfelkreuth, in 1989 to Forstenrieder Allee and on 1 June 1991 to Fürstenried West. From 1972 to 2007 Olympiazentrum was the northern terminus; on 28 October 2007 the line was extended to Olympia-Einkaufszentrum and on 11 December 2010 to Moosach, where the opening of Moosach station made it Munich's 100th U-Bahn station.

Stations

Stations in operating direction (towards Fürstenried West):

• Moosach
• Moosacher St.-Martins-Platz
• Olympia-Einkaufszentrum
• Oberwiesenfeld
• Olympiazentrum
• Petuelring
• Scheidplatz
• Bonner Platz
• Münchner Freiheit
• Giselastraße
• Universität
• Odeonsplatz
• Marienplatz
• Sendlinger Tor
• Goetheplatz
• Poccistraße
• Implerstraße
• Brudermühlstraße
• Thalkirchen
• Obersendling
• Aidenbachstraße
• Machtlfinger Straße
• Forstenrieder Allee
• Basler Straße
• Fürstenried West