Münchner Freiheit (Munich U-Bahn)
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Münchner Freiheit is a Munich U-Bahn
interchange station
in the Munich
borough of Schwabing-Freimann. Here, the U3 and U6 subway lines part, with U3 continuing west towards Scheidplatz
and U6 continuing north towards Freimann. The station serves as a major interchange for northern Munich.
Underground, the station consists of two island platforms, each servicing two tracks.
On the surface, a bus and tram terminal is located on the corner of Leopoldstraße and Feilitschstraße. This is the southern terminus of route of the Munich tramway
, which opened in 2009 and continues north towards the Parkstadt Schwabing office and residential development.
As of 2009, the station is undergoing major refurbishing work, both on the concourse and platform levels which necessitated a complicated schedule of platform closure. The work is expected to be finished at Christmas 2009.
located on the eastern side of Leopoldstraße.
Munich U-Bahn
The Munich U-Bahn system is an electric rail rapid transit network in Munich, Germany. "U-Bahn" is the German contraction for Untergrundbahn or "subway." It is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft...
interchange station
Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
in the Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
borough of Schwabing-Freimann. Here, the U3 and U6 subway lines part, with U3 continuing west towards Scheidplatz
Scheidplatz (Munich U-Bahn)
Scheidplatz is a Munich U-Bahn interchange station in the borough of Schwabing-West. The station is also the northern terminus of route of the Munich tramway.-References:...
and U6 continuing north towards Freimann. The station serves as a major interchange for northern Munich.
Underground, the station consists of two island platforms, each servicing two tracks.
On the surface, a bus and tram terminal is located on the corner of Leopoldstraße and Feilitschstraße. This is the southern terminus of route of the Munich tramway
Munich Tramway
The Munich tramway is the tramway network for the city of Munich in Germany. Today it is operated by the municipally owned Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft and is known officially and colloquially as the Tram...
, which opened in 2009 and continues north towards the Parkstadt Schwabing office and residential development.
As of 2009, the station is undergoing major refurbishing work, both on the concourse and platform levels which necessitated a complicated schedule of platform closure. The work is expected to be finished at Christmas 2009.
Name
The station is named for the eponymous squareMünchner Freiheit
The Münchner Freiheit is a square in Munich's Schwabing, near the English Garden. It is a popular tourist attraction, especially during winter when one of Munich's largest Christmas markets takes place....
located on the eastern side of Leopoldstraße.