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U7 (Munich U-Bahn)

The U7 is a peak-hour reinforcement line of the Munich U-Bahn established in 2011, which runs on weekdays during peak hours; its regular route comprises 19 stations from Olympia-Einkaufszentrum to Neuperlach Zentrum; currently (since October 2023) it is operated shortened between Olympia-Einkaufszentrum and Sendlinger Tor due to a shortage of vehicles.

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Concept kind
Metro line
Opened
2011
Last extension
15. Dezember 2013 (nachmittägliche Verlängerung bis Neuperlach Zentrum)
Length
k. A. (nutzt Streckenabschnitte der Linien U1, U2 und U5)
Stations
19
Termini
Olympia-Einkaufszentrum – Neuperlach Zentrum (aktuell verkürzt: Olympia-Einkaufszentrum – Sendlinger Tor)
Structure
Verstärkerlinie (nur Hauptverkehrszeit): Olympia-Einkaufszentrum – Hauptbahnhof – Innsbrucker Ring – Neuperlach Zentrum; ohne eigene Strecke, nutzt die Gleise von U1, U2 und U5
Maximum speed
80 km/h
Status
In Betrieb (Verstärkerlinie, werktags zur Hauptverkehrszeit)
Operator
MVG – Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft
Owner
Landeshauptstadt München (SWM), betrieben von der Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG)
Depots
Technische Basis Fröttmaning; Betriebsanlage Süd (Neuperlach Süd)
Rolling stock
überwiegend 4-teilige Kurzzüge (Baureihe A/B)
Operating hours
nur Betrieb zur Hauptverkehrszeit; entfällt außerhalb der allgemeinen Betriebszeiten (ca. 4:00 bis ca. 1:00 Uhr)
Headway
nur zur Hauptverkehrszeit; auf den gemeinsam genutzten Abschnitten ergibt sich durch Linienbündelung ein 5-Minuten-Takt

Overview

The U7 is a peak-hour reinforcement line of the Munich U-Bahn. It was introduced with the timetable change on 12 December 2011 and replaced the previous reinforcement services of the U1 between Westfriedhof and Sendlinger Tor. The line runs on weekdays during peak hours (not on Friday afternoons and not during school holidays) on its regular route from Olympia-Einkaufszentrum to Neuperlach Zentrum, serving 19 stations on two trunk lines. For its operation, mostly four-car short trains of classes A and B are used.

The U7 exclusively uses the routes of other lines: from Olympia-Einkaufszentrum to Kolumbusplatz it runs parallel to the U1 (Stammstrecke 2), between Hauptbahnhof and Innsbrucker Ring parallel to the U2, and from the Innsbrucker Ring parallel to the U5 up to Neuperlach Zentrum.

Operating hours

The U7 runs on weekdays during peak hours. Since October 2023, as a result of the vehicle shortage at MVG, it has been operated shortened only between Olympia-Einkaufszentrum and Sendlinger Tor; the through service to Neuperlach Zentrum is envisaged again afterwards.

Operator

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

History

The U7 was introduced with the timetable change on 12 December 2011 as a pure reinforcement line without any new route construction. It only runs during peak hours, using the tracks of the U1 (Olympia-Einkaufszentrum to Kolumbusplatz), the U2 (Hauptbahnhof to Innsbrucker Ring) and the U5 (Innsbrucker Ring to Neuperlach Zentrum). Since 15 December 2013 it has run in the afternoons to Neuperlach Zentrum; a temporary extension to Olympia-Einkaufszentrum carried out in 2017 during construction works on the U3 subsequently remained in place permanently.

Stations

Stations of the regular route in operating direction (towards Neuperlach Zentrum):

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Sources

  1. U-Bahn-Linie U7 (München) — Wikipedia

    Abschnitte Verlauf und Betriebszeiten; abgerufen 2026-10-28

  2. MVG – Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft, Fahrplaninformationen Linie U7

    Aktuelle Fahrplanauskunft; abgerufen 2026-10-28