Stephansplatz underground station
| Stephansplatz | |
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| Entrance on Kärntner Straße | |
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| District : | Inner city |
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 12 '29 " N , 16 ° 22' 18" E |
| Opened: | 1978 |
| Tracks (platform): | 4 ( central platform , side platform ) |
| Station abbreviation: | SZ |
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| Subway lines : |
 
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| Transfer options : | 1A 2A 3A |
| Passengers: | 255,000 / day |
The Stephansplatz station is an underground subway station opened on November 17, 1978 in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt . The U1 and U3 lines have met here since 1991. Because of its function as a central hub in the underground network and because of the numerous surrounding sights, the station is one of the most frequented traffic structures in Vienna. Around 255,000 passengers frequent the Stephansplatz station every day.
The construction
The underground tracks are up to five floors below the level of Stephansplatz . The exits lead to Stephansplatz, Graben , Kärntner Straße and (only as an elevator) to Goldschmiedgasse . The three staircases and escalators are not roofed over to protect the inner cityscape. The platforms of the U1, which are located at the lowest point of the station, are arranged as central platforms, those of the U3 as side platforms on two floors one below the other. On the top floor there is an information point and a ticket office for Wiener Linien . Two large bakeries from Vienna also have their underground branches here. A police station previously located here was moved to Brandstätte 4 on October 14, 2005 . Barrier-free access for wheelchair users is only possible via the Goldschmiedgasse exit, where the only lift leading to the surface ends on the outside of the Haas-Haus . Three other lifts serve the floors within the station. There are also 23 escalators of various lengths.
Arrangement of the tracks and the passage in the station
-1: Passage, exit Stephansplatz; There are also several shops and an office of Wiener Linien here
-2: platform of the U3 towards Simmering, track 1 (at a depth of 12m)
-3: platform of the U3 in the direction of Ottakring, track 2 (at a depth of 18m)
-4: platform of line U1 (at a depth of 27m)
history
Since the introduction of public transport in Vienna, there has been a lack of efficient means of transport that also opened up the center of the city within the Ringstrasse . As early as the 19th century, plans were being rolled out to place a possible central train station in the immediate vicinity of St. Stephen's Cathedral . The construction work at the Stephansplatz station began in the course of the establishment of the basic network of the Vienna underground in May 1973. In August 1977 the depth level could be established. Most of the construction was carried out using the open construction method. A part of the planning from the beginning, the preparatory work for the link with the U3, which only reached the Stephansplatz station in 1991, was carried out in the 1970s.
Others
The smell that is almost characteristic of the area around the U1 station has already led to the formation of modern legends . In truth, however, this is due to an organic-based soil stabilizer that was used in the construction of this station to prevent the soil under St. Stephen's Cathedral from giving way and sinking. This soil stabilizer causes a chemical reaction. The butyric acid , which is created on warmer days and leaves the ground with the groundwater , causes a bad smell and sometimes deposits in the subway station.
Design
In the course of excavating the station in 1972, archaeologists excavated the foundations of the former Magdalenskapelle. The until then almost unknown, underground Virgil Chapel was located below the foundations .
The chapel was built around 1240 and was closed and filled at an unknown time. After the backfilling was removed, the chapel is now in its original condition, although its west wall fell victim to the construction of the station. The Virgil Chapel originally had neither doors nor windows and was only accessible from above via ladders. By removing the west wall, it can now be easily reached; as a consequence, the chapel was integrated into the station. In the basement of the U3 station (direction Simmering) a corridor was built that leads to the ground floor of the Virgil Chapel. One floor above, a “shop window” was built into the distribution floor of the station, which allows a view of the upper floor of the chapel. The basement was closed to visitors from 2008 to 2015 for conservation reasons and has now been home to a small museum since the restoration.
On Stephansplatz, the floor plan of the Virgil Chapel and Magdalens Chapel was depicted with colored stones.
Views
U1 platforms
Entrance on Stephansplatz
Platforms of the U3
Outline of Magdalenskapelle (red) and Virgilkapelle (white)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b derStandard.at - Stephansplatz has the most U-Bahn passengers , accessed on November 5, 2011
- ↑ http://www.magwien.gv.at/vtx/vtx-rk-xlink?SEITE=020051014030
- ↑ http://www.wl-barrierefrei.at/index.php?id=8739
- ^ Arge U-Bahn Stephansplatz Arbeiter-Zeitung , August 20, 1977
- ^ Construction sacrifice for the Vienna subway
- ↑ The Vienna U-Bahn - Frequently Asked Questions
- ^ Johann Hödl in Johann Hödl (Hrsg.): Viennese U-Bahn-Kunst. Wiener Linien, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-200-02173-0 , p. 184 ff.
Web links
- Short film about the construction of the Stephansplatz station
- Photo of the construction pit at Stephansplatz
- Floor plans Stephansplatz
| Previous station | Vienna subway | Next station |
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Karlsplatz ← Oberlaa |
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Schwedenplatz Leopoldau → |
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Herrengasse ← Ottakring |
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Stubentor Simmering → |