Main line 2 (Munich subway)

Course of the second trunk line

The main line 2 of the Munich subway is one of three original routes in the metro network of the Bavarian state capital Munich . It runs from north to south or east and is currently used by the underground lines U1 and U2. In addition, the U7 amplifier line has been operating during rush hour since December 12, 2011 and the U8 amplifier line has been running on Saturdays since December 15, 2013 . Lines U1 and U2 only run together on one route in the central inner city area, before and after they branch off. The trunk line 2 has a total length of 33.8 kilometers and 38  underground stations . It runs exclusively in the Munich city area and completely in the tunnel .

Construction of the second main line began in 1971. In October 1980, the first section between Scheidplatz and Innsbrucker Ring was opened. In the following years eight route extensions were carried out. The current state of development was achieved in 2004. Further construction work is possible, but not currently planned.

history

The U1 was opened on October 18, 1980 and served as a reinforcement line for the U2. At that time it operated between the main train station and Innsbrucker Ring . On May 8, 1983 the line was extended to Rotkreuzplatz . Up to 1988 every second train ran to Neuperlach Süd during rush hour . On November 9, 1997, the branch to Mangfallplatz was opened, which has four new train stations and opens up the Untergiesing district . A year later, a new section with two stations to the Westfriedhof was opened. In 2003, the U1 was again extended by a train station to Georg-Brauchle-Ring , and a year later today's northern terminus, Olympia Shopping Center, was completed. Between 1999 and 2006 the U7 operated as a reinforcement line to Rotkreuzplatz. In 1980 it was also planned to extend the U1 south to Großhesseloher Brücke and to connect it to the local tram .

Dülferstrasse

The U2 is likely to be the line with the most frequently changing line ends. It also changed its name, since it was initially referred to as the U8 line. It is the only line (U2 and U8 history taken together) that runs or has run on all three line families (U1 / 2, U3 / 6, U4 / 5).

Until the opening of the route to Dülferstraße in 1993, the U2 ran from Scheidplatz like the U3 to the Olympiazentrum . On October 26, 1996, the line was finally extended via Hasenbergl to the current terminus at Feldmoching.

Directly above the Königsplatz platform , an art museum ( art building ) was created in 1994 in a previously largely unused cavity , which can be reached from the main floor of the station. The exhibition area is located very close to the Lenbachhaus and is used for large temporary exhibitions, mostly modern or the latest art.

Until the opening of the branch from Innsbrucker Ring via Trudering to Messestadt in 1999, the U2 ran from Innsbrucker Ring as did the U5 to Neuperlach Süd, where there was a connection to the S-Bahn . During the construction work on the line, there was an accident at Trudering station in 1994, in which the roof of the newly excavated tunnel collapsed due to penetrating water and a public bus slid into the crater that was being formed. Two passengers on the bus and a construction worker were killed. This accident delayed the completion of this branch, which should actually have been opened for the opening of the new fair. The time before the subway opened had to be bridged by massive bus shuttle traffic from the Riem and Trudering S-Bahn stations . A memorial stone at the Trudering bus station commemorates the accident at the time (see also the Trudering bus accident ).

course

sendlinger Gate

Trudering

Trade fair city west

North (U2)

Today the U2 starts in the north under the Feldmoching station , an important transfer station in the MVV network, where there is a connection to the S1 to Freising / airport and to individual regional trains to Landshut . The underground station there is decorated with motifs from the “village idyll” and the urban life of Feldmoching, many shiny materials were used in this interesting and varied station. In the Hasenbergl underground station , a high, pillarless station hall was built with a spatial sculpture serving as a light reflector as a designing station element.

The route of the U2 continues through the colorfully designed Dülferstraße station by Ricarda Dietz , which provides transport access to the eastern parts of the Hasenbergl and the new building area on the Panzerwiese and which was the terminus of the U2 from 1993 to 1996. The route tunnel under the Panzerwiese was largely created in an open cut, as there was no development there at the time of construction. In addition, after this branch went into operation, tram line 12 from Harthof to Scheidplatz was withdrawn and line 13 to Hasenbergl was discontinued.

The following Harthof station has a wide opening at the northern end towards a depression in a green area. The next station, Am Hart, is mainly used to develop commercial and industrial areas. The BMW Research and Innovation Center (FIZ) is located next to the train station . The Euro-Industriepark is connected by a bus shuttle service financed by the local companies. There is also a connection by a regional bus to Garching-Hochbrück (U). Between Am Hart and Frankfurter Ring in the southern direction of travel, shortly before the route opened, an artist painted a wave pattern on the tunnel wall in white and blue, which is the only art in the route tunnel in Munich.

After Milbertshofen station , the U2 meets the U3 at the four-track Scheidplatz station , where a direct change is possible on the same platform, the connection is usually awaited. Finally, through Schwabing and Maxvorstadt , you continue towards the city center through the train stations at Hohenzollernplatz , Josephsplatz , Theresienstraße and Königsplatz . At the Königsplatz station, designed by Josef Wiedemann and Johannes Segieth, there are replicas of works of art from the adjacent Glyptothek and the State Antique Collections on the subway platform .

At the main station , the U2 now meets the common trunk line with the U1 through the city center to Columbusplatz .

North (U1)

Westfriedhof with exiting subway

Platform of the U1 and U2 at the main station

Candid place

The glass eye on St.-Quirin-Platz

The U1 starts at the Olympia shopping center, which is connected to the U3 line . It is the only station on the U1 line to have side platforms . There is a special feature here, a bike + ride parking lot only for bicycles. The next station, Georg-Brauchle-Ring, is named after the street on the Mittlerer Ring and shows pictures from all over the world. They are titled "The Great Journey". On the way to the Westfriedhof the line follows the Hanauer Straße . The Westfriedhof underground station is very popular with advertising agencies because of the colorful, large lamps and the cave effect. All these stations open up the south of the Moosach district and were terminus of the U1. The Gern underground station shows excerpts from the city's history. The next station, Rotkreuzplatz, was the northern end point until 1998 and is designed like the Maillingerstrasse and Stiglmaierplatz stations , which are located below Nymphenburger Strasse .

Center (U1 and U2)

Then the U1 reaches the four-track Hauptbahnhof station, where it joins the main line with the U2. There is a connection to the U4 and U5 , which run one floor above, as well as to trams and regional and long-distance trains. At the Sendlinger Tor station , you can also change to trams, where the U3 and U6 go one floor higher . The fraunhoferstraße is dominated by two rows of columns, since it because of the proximity to the Isar in the shield tunneling was driven. This is followed by the three-track Columbusplatz station , where the U1 and U2 separate again.

East (U2)

From Columbusplatz, the U2 leads via Silberhornstraße and Untersbergstraße to Giesing station , where you can change to the S3 and S7 on the surface. Via Karl-Preis-Platz , the U2 continues to Innsbrucker Ring , where - as at Scheidplatz - there is usually a direct connection to the same platform to a crossing line, here to the U5.

The following route, which was architecturally appealing in the 1990s, was designed with the leitmotif “red”, which can be found in every train station. After the U2 has crossed the Josephsburg station , it reaches Kreillerstraße , where the wall design with brick patterns designed by the Michaeli-Gymnasium is intended to remind of the earlier brickworks in the Berg am Laim district . The U2 finally reaches Trudering station , which has two single tube platforms with cross passages. On the surface, it is possible to change to the S6 (or S4 during rush hour) in the direction of Zorneding or Ebersberg .

After the Moosfeld train station , the two train stations Messestadt-West and Messestadt-Ost follow . Immediately adjacent to the underground stations is the exhibition grounds to the north and a new building area to the south, the Riem Arcaden shopping center and the areas of the Riemer Park , in which the Federal Horticultural Show took place in 2005 . At the eastern entrance of the terminus there is a special feature: the locking level here is a sundial designed by Blasius Gerg , which funnel-shaped guides sunlight down from the surface.

South (U1)

The next train station is Candidplatz , which is designed like a rainbow and where the colors merge. There is a cavity above the Wettersteinplatz station , which is planned as a residential underground car park. There is also a connection to Tram 25 to Grünwald . At St.-Quirin-Platz station, a glass dome arches over the station, which is also called "the glass eye". It is so architecturally unique in the Munich subway. The Mangfallplatz terminus is located under Naupliastraße and, because of the narrow conditions on the surface, has sloping walls that taper towards the center. As an alternative to the subway planning, a tram line from Wettersteinplatz to Mangfallplatz was also considered, and ultimately the subway prevailed. Due to the high construction costs and the comparatively low number of passengers on this section of the route, this decision was often criticized as wrong in retrospect.

business

The operation on the second main line is now handled by lines U1 and U2, as well as by the repeater line U7. These lines serve the part of the route in the city center in parallel.

U1

Since the last expansion, which was completed on October 31, 2004, the U1 line has served a distance of 12.2 kilometers and a total of 15 underground stations. All of these route sections and stations are underground. In operation, so-called long trains with six cars are usually used on the U1. As a result, all three types of coaches on the Munich underground run here. The existing train stations are served during operating hours without exception.

U2

Since the last expansion, which was completed on May 29, 1999, the U2 line has served a distance of 24.377 kilometers and a total of 27 underground stations. All of these route sections and stations are underground. In operation, so-called long trains with six cars are usually used on the U2. As a result, all three types of coaches on the Munich underground run here. The existing train stations are served during operating hours without exception.

U7

Since December 12, 2011, the U7 reinforcement line has been running from Westfriedhof to Neuperlach center during rush hour . It runs between Westfriedhof and Columbusplatz on the U1 route, and between the main train station and Innsbrucker Ring it runs on the U2 route. At the Innsbrucker Ring station , she turns onto trunk route 3 . In operation, so-called full trains with four cars are usually used on the U7, which is why only car types A and B operate. During the holidays, the line only runs in the section from Westfriedhof to Sendlinger Tor .

U8

Since December 15, 2013, the U8 amplifier line has been running on Saturdays from the Olympiazentrum via the main train station to Sendlinger Tor . At Scheidplatz it turns from trunk line 1 to trunk line 2 and runs parallel to U2 to Sendlinger Tor . This means that the journeys between the Olympic Center and Sendlinger Tor that have already been carried out on Saturdays for some time now have their own line number. The line runs on a section of the U8 (now U2), which ran from 1980 to 1988 from the Olympic Center via Sendlinger Tor to Neuperlach Süd .

Planning

Route of the U1

Plans to extend the U1 from Mangfallplatz via Harlaching Hospital to Großhesseloher Brücke have little chance of being realized in 2011, not least due to the tight budget situation. The extension of the U1 to Solln station , which would represent a new crossing of the Isar and would link the U1 to the S-Bahn line S7 in Solln , was mentioned as an option in the Munich city council in 2015 and is now to be examined with the pending update of the local transport plan. Likewise, the plan to extend the U1-Nord from the Olympia shopping center to the Fasanerie S-Bahn station was rejected, as there is a connection between the U-Bahn and S-Bahn trains at both the Feldmoching station north of the Fasanerie and Moosach station to the south .

Route of the U2

A further extension of the U2 to the east in the direction of Feldkirchen would be possible, but this is not the aim in the medium term, as Feldkirchen is currently sufficiently connected to Munich city center by the S-Bahn.

Additional information

See also

• List of Munich subway stations - overview of all subway stations of the Munich subway
• MVG - operating company of the Munich subway
• MVV - Transport and Tariff Association of which the Munich subway is part

literature

• Friedhelm Blennemann: U-Bahn and light rail in Germany. Planning, construction, operation . alba, Düsseldorf 1975, ISBN 3-87094-304-1 .
• Christoph Hackelsberger, Stefan Müller-Naumann: Subway architecture in Munich . Prestel Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7913-1827-6 .
• Fritz D. Kegel: U-Bahns in Germany. Planning, construction, operation . alba, Düsseldorf 1971.
• Holger Junghardt, Wolfgang Pischek: The Munich subway. Underground through the Bavarian capital . 2nd Edition. Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7654-7194-1 .
• Florian Schütz: Munich subway album. All Munich underground stations in color . Robert Schwandl Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-936573-19-0 .
• Peter Schricker: Munich local rail transport. Tram, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, O-Bus . GeraMond, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7654-7137-2 .
• Group of companies (Bilfinger + Berger Bauaktiengesellschaft, Hochtief AG, Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG) and subway department of the state capital Munich: subway for Munich. Subway line 8/1 . Munich 1980.
• Subway department of the state capital Munich: 25 years of subway construction in Munich . City of Munich, Munich 1990.

Web links

Commons : Master Section 2  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Munich express route map (PDF; 221 kB)
• Description of the U1 on u-bahn-muenchen.de
• Description of the U2 on u-bahn-muenchen.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Florian Schütz: Munich subway album: All Munich subway stations in color . Robert Schwandl Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-936573-19-0 .
2. ^ Resolution of the Committee for Urban Planning and Building Regulations of July 8, 2015. (PDF) Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulations, July 8, 2015, pp. 48, 71 , accessed on February 1, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Description of U2 on u-bahn-muenchen.de