U3 (Nuremberg U-Bahn)

U3
Overview
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemNuremberg U-Bahn
Operator(s)Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
Rolling stockVAG Class DT3
History
Opened14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)
Latest extension15 October 2020 (2020-10-15)
Technical
Line length9.2 km (5.7 mi)
Number of trackstwo
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

0.0 km
Großreuth bei Schweinau
1.1 km
Gustav-Adolf-Straße
1.7 km
Sündersbühl
2.6 km
Rothenburger Straße
3.6 km
Plärrer
to Roth
to Augsburg
4.4 km
Opernhaus
4.9 km
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
Dürrenhof
to Hersbruck
5.7 km
Wöhrder Wiese
6.2 km
Rathenauplatz
7.2 km
Maxfeld
7.6 km
Kaulbachplatz
8.2 km
Friedrich-Ebert-Platz
8.7 km
Klinikum Nord
9.1 km
Nordwestring
9.2 km

The U3 is an U-Bahn line in Nuremberg. The line was opened on 14 June 2008. It has 14 stations along its 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) long route, making it the shortest in the system. The termini are Nordwestring and Großreuth. Its rolling stock has been entirely driverless since the opening. U3 shares part of its route (from Rathenauplatz to Rothenburger Straße) with the older U2. Due to the circuitous horseshoe-shaped route, U3 is not always the fastest public transit option between its stations. For example, the buses that run along B4R are - per the official schedules - faster for getting from Nordwestring to Gustav Adolf Straße and the tramway line 4 is faster for getting from Friedrich Ebert Platz to Plärrer than the respective U3 connection.