U1 (Nuremberg U-Bahn)

U1
Overview
LocaleNuremberg/Fürth
Termini
Stations27
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNuremberg U-Bahn
Operator(s)Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
Rolling stock
History
Commenced20 March 1967 (1967-03-20)
Opened1 March 1972 (1972-03-01)
Latest extension8 December 2007 (2007-12-08)
Technical
Line length18.5 km (11.5 mi)
Number of trackstwo
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

0.0 km
Fürth Hardhöhe
Deutsche Bahn S-Bahn R-Bahn
0.9 km
Fürth Klinikum
S-Bahn
Deutsche Bahn R-Bahn
1.9 km
Fürth Stadthalle
2.5 km
Fürth Rathaus
3.4 km
Fürth Hauptbahnhof
4.1 km
Jakobinenstraße
4.9 km
Stadtgrenze
5.9 km
Muggenhof
6.7 km
Eberhardshof
7.5 km
Maximilianstraße
8.2 km
Bärenschanze
8.6 km
Gostenhof
Rothenburger Straße
9.3 km
Plärrer
Nuremberg tramway
9.7 km
Weißer Turm
10.4 km
Lorenzkirche
10.9 km
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bahn R-Bahn S-Bahn Nuremberg tramway
Deutsche Bahn S-Bahn R-Bahn
11.6 km
Aufseßplatz
Nuremberg tramway
12.3 km
Maffeiplatz
12.9 km
Frankenstraße
Nuremberg tramway
13.7 km
Hasenbuck
15.2 km
Bauernfeindstraße
15.7 km
Messe
16.4 km
Langwasser Nord
17.0 km
Scharfreiterring
17.5 km
Langwasser Mitte
18.0 km
Gemeinschaftshaus
18.5 km
Langwasser Süd

The U1 is an underground line in Nuremberg. The first part of the line was opened on 1 March 1972. It is about 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) long and has 27 stations. The termini are Langwasser Süd in the southeast and Fürth Hardhöhe in the northwest. Until 11 December 2016 it shared tracks with the former booster line U11 between Eberhardshof and Messe. Those services are still run but no longer designated U11, instead being signed U1 like trains doing the full Langwasser-Hardhöhe run. Unlike U2 and U3 all trains are operated by a driver and there are no plans to automate U1.