(Germany )NURNBERG-U3

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Nurnmberg DT1 car	Nurnmberg DT2 car	Nurnmberg DT3 car

Nurnmberg
Nurnmberg built in the years '60-'70 an U-Bahn metro system; in 1972 the first line (U1) opened, with a partially underground track.
Between 1978 and 1984 the southern branch of the second line (U2) was completed up to Rothenbach, while the northern branch followed in 1996 (up to Herrnhutte), extended in 1999 up to Flughafen Airport. U2 is totally underground, with 2 interchange points with U1 at Plarrer and Hauptbahnhof (2 levels stations). Other important interchanges points between U2 and the ground level railways are located at Nordostbahnhof, Hauptbahnhof, Rothenburger Strasse and Schweinau. Works for a total automation of U2 were completed on January 2010.
A third line (U3, first section Gustav Adolf Strasse-Maxfeld) opened on 15 June 2008; U3 is totally automated and shares 3.5 km track and 6 stops with U2. Maxfeld-Friedrich Ebert Platz extension opened on December 2011.
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CHRONOLOGY
14-06-2008	Gustav Adolf Strasse-Maxfeld
30-10-2008	ACCIDENT: death of a passenger who fell into the track while the train approached the platform of Rathenauplatz station
11-12-2011	Maxfeld-Friedrich Ebert Platz

Country	Germany
Line	U3
Inhabitants	City 500.000, District 800.000
Date opening	2008
Future development:	Friedrich Ebert Platz-Nordwestring extension
Length (km)	7.5
Track sections	completely underground
Stops	11, average distance m 750
Platforms	central
Platform doors	no
general characteristics	--
n. of vehicles	30
n. of cars per vehicle	2
Type	steel wheels
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 38.4 - width 2.90
Vehicle capacity (pax)	308 (82 seated)
Frequency	100''/
Current/Voltage	750 V DC (third rail)
Guide/gauge	standard gauge rails (1435 mm)
Speed Km/h	Max 80
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	1.3/1.4
System capacity	--
Ridership	--
Total cost	--
Staff	--
System builder	SIEMENS
Model	DT3
NOTE	rolling stock total amount referred only to a new speciphic order for U2 and U3 driverless operations; some existing DT2 vehicles (modified) will run along U2, U3 routes