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The so-called "Olympia-Line" branch Münchner Freiheit to
the Olympiazentrum opened on May 8, 1972 for the Olympic games of
1972. The four stations along the Olympia Line are formed in
fair-faced concrete architecture, this is different from the first
north-south line, U6.
Olympiazentrum station has four tracks and
two platforms for large crowds of people in level -1. The entrance
buildings at both ends are at surface with connections to bus lines.
Petuelring is a normal station with island
platform. The entrance is located in the middle of the platform.
At Scheidplatz station there is a
intersection with line U2 (and line U8) in the same
platform-level. The outer ones of the four tracks are used by line U3,
the inner ones by the other lines. The mezzanines at both ends are
open to the platform hall. At the surface there are connections to
tram and bus lines. Elevators in the middle of the platforms lead
directly to the surface.
Bonner Platz is also an island platform
station. The entrance is located in the middle of the platform. The
tunnels between the stations are built in shield-tunneling
construction method.
The Line U3 runs on the same tracks as Line U6 between
Münchner Freiheit and Implerstraße station. Pictures of the stations
of this section are shown at Munich U-Bahn
Line U6.
The Implerstraße - Forstenrieder Allee section of the
branch-line to Fürstenried-West was opened on October 28, 1989 with
six new underground stations. The last two stations up to
Fürstenried-West terminus opened on June 1, 1991. The design concept
of the station consists of various suspended canopies above the
platforms and less bright track areas. Most of the stations have
mezzanines at both ends of the platform.
At Brudermühlstraße station a car tunnel
crosses on top of the platform tunnel. The station is built in a
curve, the walls are coloured in blue. Entrance in the middle (with
elevator) and south end of the platform. Between Brudermühlstraße and
Thalkirchen station there are three tracks, a siding track in the
middle.
Nearby the Thalkirchen station there is the
zoo of Munich "Hellabrunn." Therefore animal representations are shown
on the walls of the platform hall. Entrances at both ends of the
platform. At the south end ramps leads to the mezzanine level and then
to the surface.
On the walls of Obersendling station the
bored-piles can be seen. A ramp connects the platform level with the
mezzanine. For connection to the surface S-Bahn line passengers have
to walk about 150 metres on a footway.
The Aidenbachstraße station is with central
supports, blue painted walls and reflective panels on it. The elevator
is at the west side of the platform.
The next station, Machtelfinger Straße, is
similar to Obersendling with exposed bored-piles. The station is near
the surface, therefore two light domes flood daylight in the platform
hall. The entrances are housed in pavilions on surface.
Forstenrieder Allee station is similar to
Aidenbachstr station, but it´s coloured in different greens. The
elevator is located on the west side of the station.
Another station with exposed bored-piles is Basler
Straße. Around the elevator in the middle of the platform hall
daylight floods down by using mirrors.
The Fürstenried-West terminus station is
also formed with visible bored-piles. Aluminum boards on the ceiling
reflect the light. The elevator is in the middle of the platform.
Between the stations in this section most of the tunnels are built in
mine-tunnel, shotcrete construction.
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