Schwedenplatz, Wien - Austria
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N 48° 12.695 E 016° 22.622
33U E 602298 N 5340733
Line U1 of the Vienna Metro transports passangers between Kagran and Reumannplatz.
Waymark Code: WMJ6XJ
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 10/04/2013
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Line U1 of the Vienna Metro transports passangers between Kagran and Reumannplatz. The line was completed in 1982, running entirely in tunnel south of the Danube, and entirely on elevated track north of the Danube. The length of the line is 6.8 miles, travel time is 18 minutes, and there are 12 stations in between: Alte Donau, Kaisermühlen, Donauinsel, Vorgartenstrasse, Praterstern, Nestroyplatz, Schwedenplatz, Stephansplatz, Karlsplatz, Staubstummengasse, Südtiroler Platz, Keplerplatz. An extention line further north to Leopoldau is under construction.
Schwedenplatz is the eighth stop of the Vienese U1 metro line, the red line, going from northeast to southwest. The name commemorates a Swedish humanitarian aid granted to Austrian in 1919-22. Nearby sights: St. Rupert’s Church, Otto Wagner’s Postsparkasse, old Jewish quarter.
-Source wikipedia
Is there other puplic transportation in the area?: Yes
What level is the station?: Below street level
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