Munich

Germany (Europe)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	19.10.1971
Network length	92.5 km (57.49 mi)
Number of stations	100 (94*)
Number of lines	6
Stations per line	16.67
Avg. station distance*	0.98 km (0.61 mi)
Avg. line length	15.42 km (9.58 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	U-Bahn
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	No
Walk-through trains	Yes
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

	Munich This metro system has been opened in 1972 and has spacious and clean stations. The earlier ones are rather minimalistic in design while the later ones got more interesting architectural features and some works of art [muenchnerubahn.de], [oliverbarchewitz.de]. Photo: Dülferstraße station from 1993 by Peter Lanz and Jürgen Rauch.
	Photo: Westfriedhof station from 1998 with its simple concrete walls and its exceptional lighting concept by Ingo Maurer.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

Type B trains now have LED lights and an oscillating whistle after the "Bitte zurückbleiben" spoken live by the driver. The announcement is sometimes succeeded by "Die Türen schließen" ("Doors closing"). Type C trains have a pre-recorded "Bitte zurückbleiben" and a buzzing sound like the Berlin U-Bahn. Some of the next-station announcements are in English also.

Munich

Type B train on line U2, departing from Kolumbusplatz station. The sound is somehow corrupted because there's another train arriving at the opposite platform.

Length: 30 sec.

Metro Fonts

Typefaces that have been designed exclusively for this metro:

Font	Designer	Year	Sample	Availability	Reference
Vialog	Werner Schneider, Helmut Ness	2002		linotype.com	typophile.com, typeforum.de

Metro Museums

MVG Museum. Large tram museum (5000 square metres) with a small subway section and part of a subway train. Since 2007. Location: Historical tram maintainance workshop building.
Address: Ständlerstraße 20, München. At tram 27 Schwanseestraße stop.
Hours: Only Sundays about every two weeks, 11.00 - 17.00 (refer to website). Admission: 2.50 EUR.
Reference: mvg-mobil.de (official website).

Other Rail Transport in Munich

S-Bahn (suburban metro)

Photo Tours

Munich photo tour

Handpicked Resources

muenchnerubahn.de	Unofficial website about history, stations, train sets, and operation of Munich's metro
Hackelsberger, Christoph	U-Bahn-Architektur in München. Prestel 1997. (In German)

Useful Links for Munich U-Bahn

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Munich U-Bahn's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Munich city information (Wikipedia)

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