U3 (Nuremberg U-Bahn)

U3
Overview
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNuremberg U-Bahn
Operator(s)Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
Rolling stockVAG Class DT3
History
Opened14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)
Latest extension15 October 2020 (2020-10-15)
Technical
Line length9.2 km (5.7 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
Großreuth bei Schweinau
1.1 km
Gustav-Adolf-Straße
1.7 km
Sündersbühl
Deutsche Bahn S-Bahn
2.6 km
Rothenburger Straße
S-Bahn
3.6 km
Plärrer
Nuremberg tramway
Deutsche Bahn S-Bahn R-Bahn
to Roth
to Augsburg
Deutsche Bahn S-Bahn
4.4 km
Opernhaus
4.9 km
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
Deutsche Bahn S-Bahn R-Bahn Nuremberg tramway
Dürrenhof
Deutsche Bahn
S-Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
5.7 km
Wöhrder Wiese
Nuremberg tramway
6.2 km
Rathenauplatz
Nuremberg tramway
Airport interchange
7.2 km
Maxfeld
7.6 km
Kaulbachplatz
8.2 km
Friedrich-Ebert-Platz
Nuremberg tramway
8.7 km
Klinikum Nord
9.1 km
Nordwestring
9.2 km

The U3 is an underground line in Nuremberg. The line was opened on 14 June 2008. It is about 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) long, making it the shortest in the system. The number of stations is 14. The termini are Nordwestring and Großreuth. U3 trains are run driverless and have been since the opening of the line. U3 shares part of its route (from Rathenauplatz to Rothenburger Straße) with the older U2. Due to the circuitous horseshoe-shaped route, U3 is not always the fastest public transit option between its stations. For example, the buses that run along B4R are - per the official schedules - faster for getting from Nordwestring to Gustav Adolf Straße and the tramway line 4 is faster for getting from Friedrich Ebert Platz to Plärrer than the respective U3 connection.