Stadlau is a

station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle statio ...

on the U2 of the

Vienna U-Bahn The Vienna U-Bahn () is a rapid transit system serving Vienna, Austria. The five-line network consists of of route, serving 109 stations. 459.8 million passengers rode the U-Bahn in 2019. The modern-day U-Bahn opened on 25 February 1978, after ...

. It is located in

Donaustadt Donaustadt (; "Danube City") is the 22nd district of Vienna, Austria (). Donaustadt is the easternmost district of Vienna.Statistik Austria, 2007, webpagestatistik.at-23450. Wien.gv.at webpage (see below: References). Geography The Donaustadt ...

, the 22nd

district of Vienna A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

. The station was opened on 2 October 2010 as part of the third expansion of the U2 between Stadion and Aspernstraße. The station is conjoined with the Wien Stadlau railway station.

About

The station is located in

Stadlau Stadlau () is a neighbourhood in Vienna, Austria, within Donaustadt, the 22nd district of Vienna. It has a population of 16.152 and covers 4.99 km2. History Stadlau was first recorded in 1150 as "Stadelouve," meaning "barn in the floodp ...

, Donaustadt. It was inaugurated on 2 October 2010 with the opening of the third section of the U2 line, connecting Stadion and Aspernstraße and crossing the

Danube The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...

via the Donaustadtbrücke. The station is linked to the Wien Stadlau railway station, served by the REX 8 and R 81 operated by the

Austrian Federal Railways The Austrian Federal Railways ( , formally or () and formerly the or ''BBÖ'' ), now commonly known as ÖBB (), is the national railway company of Austria, and the administrator of Liechtenstein's railways. The ÖBB group i ...

(ÖBB), as well as the S80 of the

Vienna S-Bahn The Vienna S-Bahn is a suburban commuter rail network in Vienna, Austria. As opposed to the city-run urban metro network, the Vienna U-Bahn, it extends beyond the borders of the city, is operated by the Austrian Federal Railways, ÖBB (Austria ...

. It is served by the Wiener Linien bus lines 92A, 95A, and 96A. The newly constructed platforms are located further south along Kaisermühlenstraße and are each designed as dual platforms for both the ÖBB and the U-Bahn. The U2 line runs approximately 14 meters above ground level. State-of-the-art noise barriers were installed, featuring highly sound-absorbent aluminum panels up to 2.5 meters in height. The station is equipped with lifts and escalators, making it accessible.

Art

Since 2010, the figure “Nepomuk” by Tyrolean artist Werner Feiersinger has been located on a supporting pillar on the east side of the station building. It references

Saint John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (; ; ) ( 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (a western part of what is now the Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts st ...

(c. 1350–1392), the patron saint of bridges, and corresponds to the silhouette of the Nepomuk figure on the

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Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. The figure was crafted from stainless steel by the Buchsbaum metal workshop in

Waldhausen Waldhausen is a municipality in the district of Zwettl (district), Zwettl in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Geography Waldhausen lies in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria. About 42.86 percent of the municipality is forested. Reference ...

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, and painted red by Feiersinger.

Gallery

File:U2 Stadlau AG süd innen 01.jpg, The interior File:U2 Stadlau Bahnsteig Kaisermühlenstraße.jpg, The platform File:U2 Stadlau Kunst Nepomuk d.jpg, Nepomuk figure File:U2.14 Stadlau Umgebungsplan a.jpg, Map of the surrounding area

References

{{Vienna U-Bahn Station , line2=yes Buildings and structures in Donaustadt Vienna U-Bahn stations Railway stations in Austria opened in 2010