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Olympia-Einkaufszentrum (OEZ) station
opened on October 31, 2004 with side platforms. In 2007 there will be
a connection to line U3 at the south end of the U1 station. The future
U3 station is in level -3 with island platform, the U1 station is in
level -2.
The next station, Georg-Brauchle-Ring,
opened on October 18, 2003. The hall-formed station is very colourful.
Westfriedhof and Gern
stations opened on May 23, 1998. In the platform hall at Westfriedhof
station are big central lamps with light in different colours. The
surface of the walls resembles a rock face. In my opinion Westfriedhof
station is the most beautiful subway station in Munich. At Gern
station the ceiling is formed in pyramid sections with the lightning
inside.
The section Rotkreuzplatz to Hauptbahnhof opened on May
28, 1983 with 3 subway stations. The formation of
Rotkreuzplatz, Maillingerstraße, and
Stiglmaierplatz is rather similar. Rotkreuzplatz
station is without central pillars.
The Line U1 runs on the same tracks as the Line U2 from
Hauptbahnhof to Kolumbusplatz Station. This section is a part of the
route Scheidplatz - Neuperlach-Süd station with 19 new stations, which
opened on October 18, 1980. The Hauptbahnhof station
for these lines is in level -4 with 4 tracks and 2 platforms. The
outer tracks are for lines U1 and U7, the inner for lines U2 and
U8. At the north end of the platforms there is connection to the city
rail line (S-Bahn) and at the south end to the U-Bahn lines U4 and
U5. These underground stations are in level -2.
The Sendlinger Tor station is built in
mine-tunneling, shotcrete construction with two tunnel-shaped platform
halls for each directions. This part of the station is in level
-3. The lines U3 and U6 intersects in level -2.
The deep Frauenhoferstraße station is built
in a combination of shield-construction for the track area and open
cast construction for the platform hall. The tunnel section
Frauenhoferstraße - Kolumbusplatz under the river Isar is built in two
single-track railway tunnels in shield-construction. Most of the other
tunnels between the stations are built in mine-tunneling, shotcrete
construction.
Kolumbusplatz station has 3 tracks with two
platforms. The outbound trains stop at the side platform, the inbound
trains at the central platform (line U1 at the inner track). Beyond
this station the lines seperate.
The U1-South section Kolumbusplatz - Mangfallplatz opened
on November 9, 1997 with four new stations. The first stop is the
colourful Candidplatz station. At the souh end there is a ramp
between platform hall and ticket barrier level, shown on the pictures.
Wettersteinplatz station: the platform hall
without centre pillars is coloured in red and green.
One of the most interessting station of the metro Munich
is the St.-Quirin-Platz station. A great shaped steel and glas
dome spans above a part of the station. Dayligth floods in the
platform hall. The walls in the station consist of bored piles.
The walls at the terminus Mangfallplatz
station, consist of inclined bored piles.
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