Fröttmaning station

Fröttmaning
General information
Location	Fröttmaning Munich, Germany
Coordinates	48°12′43″N 11°37′00″E
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	: M and 1
History
Opened	30 June 1994
Services
Preceding station Munich U-Bahn Following station Kieferngarten towards Klinikum Großhadern U6 Garching-Hochbrück towards Garching-Forschungszentrum

Fröttmaning is an U-Bahn station in the Freimann district of Munich on the U6 line of the Munich U-Bahn system. Located on Stammstrecke 1, it serves the Allianz Arena and was opened on 30 June 1994.

History

In order to create a transfer option from private transport to public transport outside the city, the U6, which previously ended at the Kieferngarten subway station, was extended by one station to the north and a park-and-ride car park was built there at the same time, especially since the route to Garching-Hochbrück that had already been decided should run here anyway. On 30 June 1994, the station was opened with two tracks, approximately 50 metres (160 ft) south of its current location. Until the route extension to Hochbrück opened on 28 October 1995, Fröttmaning was the northern terminus of the U6. The commissioning of the Allianz Arena made it necessary, especially with a view to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, to demolish the old train station and build a completely new train station with the current one. This happened from 2002 to 2005. Only the southern of the two bridges over the technical base tracks, which ended in the middle of the platform at the old train station, was preserved. Both stations were planned by the architects Peter Bohn and Julia Mang-Bohn.

Location and surroundings

Aerial view of the Allianz Arena with the Fröttmaning U-Bahn station in the upper right part of the image (light roof)

The station is primarily known for connecting the Allianz Arena, which is located north of the station, to local public transport. The stadium is about a 10-15 minute walk from the subway station. On the other side of the tracks of the Fröttmaning Technical Base, which are directly next to the train station, is the park-and-ride parking garage, which was built at the same time as the station. To the west are the Fröttmaninger Heide and the Haidpark residential area, which was developed at this point due to its proximity to the subway station. The Holy Cross Church, the only relic of the defunct village of Fröttmaning, which gave the station its name, is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the northeast.

The next stop towards the city center is the Kieferngarten underground station, 830 metres (2,720 ft) away. The tracks branch off to the technical base between these two stations. Towards the north, the subways cross under the Bundesautobahn 99 and leave the Munich area before reaching the Garching-Hochbrück subway station, 4,208 metres (13,806 ft) away, in the neighboring town of Garching bei München. No other neighboring train stations in the Munich subway network are so far apart. Marienplatz train station, centrally located in Munich, is around 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) and a 17-minute drive away.

Notable places nearby

• Allianz Arena

See also

• List of Munich U-Bahn stations

External links

Media related to U-Bahnhof Fröttmaning at Wikimedia Commons