Westfriedhof is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U1 line of the Munich U-Bahn system, it opened on 24 May 1998, the extension onwards to Georg-Brauchle-Ring was completed in 2003.[2] It is located in the course of the second main line on the border between the Munich districts Neuhausen-Nymphenburg and Moosach.
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| Location | Orpheusstraße 80992 Munich Bavaria (Germany) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Stadtwerke München | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone |  : M[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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The station built below Orpheusstraße was opened to traffic on 24 May 1998. The subway station is served by the subway line 
. Since 12 December 2011, it has also been the terminus of the 
reinforcement line, which only runs during rush hours. There is a link with other Munich public transport lines at above-ground tram stops.
From 1998 to 2003 it was the terminus of the line and is the terminus of tram line 
. Because of its lighting design, it is occasionally used as a photo motif by advertising agencies and the special atmosphere has also been used as a record cover.[3] The light comes from eleven lamps, each 3.80 metres in diameter, which have luminaires in blue, red and yellow.[4] At the western end sunlight falls in. This divides the platform into different colours. Together with the rough walls, the station is reminiscent of a cave. Originally, the architect had planned a glass pane in front of the walls, but he liked it better that way. However, the walls had to be secured with a steel net in 2003, as individual pieces had loosened from the wall time and again. The barrier storey can be reached by rolling stairs, fixed staircases and a lift. From there you can also get to the surface by means of rolling and fixed stairs and a lift, where there is a connection to the tram line 
to Moosach and to the tram lines and in the direction of the city centre.[5]
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References edit
- ^ "S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Regionalzug, Tram und ExpressBus im MVV" (PDF). Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund. December 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Germany > MÜNCHEN / MUNICH U-Bahn (Subway)". www.urbanrail.net. Archived from the original on 15 April 2004.
- ^ "Keep on Movin', by the Haggis Horns".
- ^ "U-Bahnhof Westfriedhof, Auer+Weber | Munich | Germany | MIMOA". www.mimoa.eu. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009.
- ^ "Munich tram network" (PDF). MVG. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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