Königsreh U-Bahn

Königsreh U-Bahn

U4 at Böcklerstraße station
Overview
Owner	Königsreher Verkehrbetriebe (KRVB)
Locale	Königsreh
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	7
Number of stations	219
Daily ridership	1,559,231 (2019)
Annual ridership	569.12 million (2019)
Website	kvb.ubahn.mc
Operation
Began operation	21 May 1919 (1919-05-21)
Operator(s)	Königsreher Verkehrsbetriebe (KRVB)
Technical
System length	179.4 km (111.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in)
Electrification	806 V DC third rail
Average speed	33.85 km/h (21.03 mph)
System map

The Königsreh U-Bahn is an electric rail rapid transit network in Königsreh, Mascylla's capital and second largest city. Serving as one of the four components of the city's public transport capabilities, along with the S-Bahn, buses and a tram network, it is owned, maintained and operated by the Königsreher Verkehrsbetriebe (KRVB, "Königsreh Transport Company"). It is additionally integrated into the Verkehrverbund Zentralmaskillien (VZM, "Transport Association of Central Mascylla") to expand its network and allow access to the cities of Flussmund, Lehpold and Lensrau.

The first line, the U1, was finished and opened to the public on 21 May 1919; it is the second-oldest metro line and system currently in operation in Erdara. Today it contains 179.4 kilometres (111.5 miles) of tracks and routes, serving 219 stations on 7 separate lines, making it the largest metro system in Mascylla and fourth largest worldwide. In 2019, around 1.56 million people used the U-Bahn each day, or about half of Königsreh's population, and more than 569 million throughout the year; it is the busiest means of transportation in the city and country respectively and the most expensive public transport system in Erdara.

History

Roundel

Logo of the U-Bahn in 1919-1939

1939-1982

1982-1997

1997-2010

since 2010

The logo or roundel of the metro has seen various alterations throughout its history. All versions, excluding the first one utilized from 1919 to 1939 depict a capitalized "U" as the abbreviation of "U-Bahn" and "Untergrund", the Hesurian term for "underground" and "rapid transit" together. The first one to be counted as a logo of the metro is the trademark of the Hauptstadtregion Königsreh Untergrund-Bahn. The colours blue and white were also heavily used to differentiate from the colour schemes of the city's other public transport, most notably the S-Bahn which uses an orange-white palette, the buses green-white, and the trams purple-white, respectively.

Despite its simplistic design, it has risen to the status of a cultural icon of the city and has thus never been completely remodelled. The logo is most frequently used on stations and platform signs to signal the presence of an U-Bahn connection at the location, on the front of U-Bahn trains, or on maps of the system to notify the viewer; it is however mostly used in tandem with the logo of its umbrella company, the Königsreher Verkehrsbetriebe, usually depicted in the lower left or right section of the sign space. There is no formal code as to how the logo is to be used however.

Network

Map

Network map of the Königsreh U-Bahn as of April 2020

Lines

Currently seven lines are maintained and part of the system:

Line	Colour	Name	Start terminus	Transfer stations	End terminus	Stations	Opening
	Orange	Zentrallinie	Schrödernplatz	Hauptbahnhof - Königsdamm - Burggrafenstraße - Klaus-Edger-Straße - Aldischer Platz - Hönigmannstraße - Rathaus Schönhoch - Oberneuenweide	Wildenbruch	32	21 May 1919
	Red	Ringlinie	Schrödernplatz	Westbahnhof - Messaltstraße - Lorenzinsel - Zoologischer Park - Auroraplatz - Ahnerndamm - Fahnichtplatz- Erwin-Reuthers-Platz - Königsdamm - Burggrafenstraße - Klaus-Edger-Straße - Aldischer Platz - Hönigmannstraße - Rathaus Schönhoch - Rommiestraße	Schönkiefer	36	17 November 1925
	Blue	Metropollinie	Am Bergpark	Neckentor - Kaiserin-Anneliese-Straße - Alsenplatz - Jensenmarkt - Friedenau - Westbahnhof - Henckenallee - Lehpolder Platz - Lustgarten - Reichsrat - Kaulsmarkt - Hauptbahnhof - Würthersstraße - Marcowallee	Kaulsberg	61	6 April 1927
	Green	Königslinie	Grätzwalder Allee	Terundertor - Hauptbahnhof - Kaulsmarkt - Reichsrat - Lustgarten - Lehpolder Platz - Henckenallee - Westbahnhof - Friedenau - Jensenmarkt - Alsenplatz - Kaiserin-Anneliese-Straße - Böcklerstraße - Sarah-Kaiser-Damm - Akademie der Wissenschaften - Tyron-Heep-Straße - Piedbalenskistraße - Klöppelheide - Nikolaisheim	Bahnhof Hadernsee	58	14 February 1930
	Yellow	Nordstadtlinie	Henckenallee	Messaltstraße - Lorenzinsel - Zoologischer Park - Auroraplatz - Ahnerndamm - Fahnichtplatz- Erwin-Reuthers-Platz - Königsdamm - Terundertor - Würthersstraße	Alt-Ahndau	35	10 July 1931
	Lime	Außenlinie	Neckentor	Böcklerstraße - Hensbach - Oberneuenweide - Rommiestraße - Grätzwalder Allee	Marcowallee	38	28 August 1963
	Purple	Flusslinie	Jensenmarkt	Friedenau - Westbahnhof - Hensbach - Sarah-Kaiser-Damm - Akademie der Wissenschaften - Tyron-Heep-Straße - Piedbalenskistraße - Klöppelheide - Nikolaisheim	Bahnhof Hadernsee	31	11 April 1942

Travel

Tickets

The metropal card as of 2019, a smart card and subscription for universal use of the metro