knowledge Overview
Line U3 is the youngest and shortest line of the Nuremberg U-Bahn. It is 9.2 kilometres long and serves 14 stations. The line runs in a horseshoe-shaped alignment from Nordwestring via the city centre to Großreuth bei Schweinau. It was opened on 14 June 2008 as the first fully automatic, driverless U-Bahn in Germany. Between Rathenauplatz and Rothenburger Straße, the U3 shares the tracks of the U2. The line has been extended several times: in 2011 and 2017 at the northern end (as far as Nordwestring) and on 15 October 2020 on the southern side to Großreuth bei Schweinau; further extensions towards Kleinreuth and Gebersdorf are under construction.
Operator
The operator is VAG Nuremberg.
History
The U3 entered service on 14 June 2008 and was the first U-Bahn in Germany to operate permanently without drivers (from 15 March 2008). The northern branch was extended to Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in 2011 and in May 2017 to Nordwestring. On 15 October 2020 the southern branch reached its new terminus at Großreuth bei Schweinau; a further extension towards Kleinreuth and Gebersdorf is under construction.
Stations
Stations in operating direction (from Nordwestring to Großreuth bei Schweinau):
- Nordwestring
- Klinikum Nord
- Friedrich-Ebert-Platz
- Kaulbachplatz
- Maxfeld
- Rathenauplatz
- Wöhrder Wiese
- Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
- Opernhaus
- Plärrer
- Rothenburger Straße
- Sündersbühl
- Gustav-Adolf-Straße
- Großreuth bei Schweinau