Nuremberg U-Bahn

Nuremberg U-Bahn
Nuremberg U-Bahn
Overview
Locale	Nuremberg, Fürth
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	49
Daily ridership	410,000 As of 2017
Annual ridership	111 million (2023)
Website	VAG Nürnberg
Operation
Began operation	March 1, 1972
Operator(s)	Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
Number of vehicles	32 VAG Class DT3; 14 VAG Class DT3-F; 35 VAG Class G1;
Technical
System length	38.2 km (23.7 mi)
Track gauge	standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Average speed	33.4 km/h (20.8 mph)
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
System map
	U-Bahn network in Nuremberg

The Nuremberg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system run by Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg (VAG; Nuremberg Transport Corporation), which itself is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg (VGN; Greater Nuremberg Transport Network). The Nuremberg U-Bahn is Germany's newest metro system, having begun operation in 1972, although the Nuremberg-Fürth route (U1) uses part of the right of way of the Bavarian Ludwig Railway, Germany's first passenger railway opened in 1835. The current network of the U-Bahn is composed of three lines, serving 49 stations, and comprising 38.2 kilometres (23.7 mi) of operational route, making it the shortest of the four metro systems in Germany, behind Berlin, Hamburg and Munich.^[2]

In 2008, driverless and fully automated trains were introduced on the new U3 line, making it Germany's first automatic U-Bahn line. U2 was converted to driverless operation by 2010, the first such conversion anywhere in the world.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Geschäftsbericht 2012 Ziele erreichen – auf ganzer Strecke" [Annual Report 2012 Targets achieved – over the whole distance] (PDF) (in German). VAG. June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
^ [1] Archived 2017-09-12 at the Wayback Machine p.5
^ "VAG verzeichnet bei der U-Bahn Fahrgastrekord für 2023". 16 January 2024.

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[report-2] "Geschäftsbericht 2012 Ziele erreichen – auf ganzer Strecke" [Annual Report 2012 Targets achieved – over the whole distance] (PDF) (in German). VAG. June 2013. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-03.

[3] [1] Archived 2017-09-12 at the Wayback Machine p.5

[4] "VAG verzeichnet bei der U-Bahn Fahrgastrekord für 2023". 16 January 2024.

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