Pilgramgasse station

Pilgramgasse
Pilgramgasse U-Bahn station
General information
Owned by	Wiener Linien
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (side platforms)
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1980
Rebuilt	1996
Services
Preceding station   VUB   Following station Template:VUB stations toward Template:VUB stations Template:VUB lines Template:VUB stations toward Template:VUB stations

Pilgramgasse is a station on the Vienna U-Bahn line U4. It is located in Margareten between Ramperstorffergasse and the eponymous street, which is named after Franz Anton Pilgram (1699-1761), an Austrian Baroque architect. The station is in an open cut parallel to the River Wien and curves to match the curve of the river.

History

The station originally opened in 1899 as part of the Vienna Valley line (Wientallinie) of the Vienna Stadtbahn. With the rest of the Stadtbahn network, it was closed in 1918 and reopened in 1925 after electrification. It was served by the WD (Wiental) line until the 1970s. Conversion to a U-Bahn station began on 27 October 1980.

The station has two side platforms. At the Pilgramgasse end, it is accessed via the restored Otto Wagner building, which has stairs. There is access via lift at the Ramperstorffergasse end, where a new building was constructed in 1996 during a programme of renovations by Wiener Linien to improve accessibility, because the Otto Wagner building is protected and so could not have a lift built into it. The lifts opened for service on 8 November 1996.

References

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  New building on outbound side
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  River Wien behind the station
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  Entrance to the Otto Wagner building on inbound side