U3 (Munich U-Bahn)
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The U3 is the Olympic line of the Munich U-Bahn; its first section was opened in 1972, it is now 21.2 km long, serves 25 stations and runs from Moosach to Fürstenried West.

## 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)](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/mvg.html), 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

Updated: 2026-10-28

Tags:
- 地铁 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/metro.html

Mentioned in:
- Marienplatz station https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-marienplatz.html
- Odeonsplatz station https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/de-odeonsplatz.html

Sources:
- U-Bahn-Linie U3 (München) — Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Bahn-Linie_U3_(M%C3%BCnchen) Abschnitte Verlauf und Stationen; abgerufen 2026-10-28