Line U6 is a
metro line on the
Vienna U-Bahn.
It currently has 24 stations and runs 17.3 km from to .
It is connected to at , at and at .
The first section of the line opened in 1989, and was completed at its present length in 1996.
It is the only metro line in the
DACH countries which is not operated by
third rail
A third rail, also known as a live rail, electric rail or conductor rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a track (r ...
but by
overhead wire; this is because the centre portion of the line is an elevated part of the former
Vienna Stadtbahn system, which was operated by overhead wire.
When the line was transformed to rapid transit standards, it was considered too expensive to rebuild the elevated portion for high-floor trains and third rail, as it was done with the
U4. As a result, the U6 currently uses low-floor
T-Class vehicles, but the U6 is not the only rapid transit line that uses low-floor metro trains, with
Line M1 of the
Budapest Metro being another notable example.
Stations
Line U6 currently serves the following stations:
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(transfer to: )
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(transfer to: )
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(transfer to: - park & ride facility)
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(transfer to: )
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(transfer to: )
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(transfer to: )
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( park & ride facility)
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( park & ride facility)
References
External links
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{{Metro lines in Vienna
U6
Railway lines opened in 1989