Gasometer is on Line U3 Ottakring – Simmering and opened in 2000. It is named after the huge gas tanks of
the old gas works, a masterpiece of 19th century industrial architecture. The U3 is 8.4 miles (13.5Km) long
with a travel time of 25 mins. There are 21 stations, of which 4 are interchange stations with the S-Bahn and
4 with other metro lines. All of the line except the stations at Erdberg and Ottakring is in tunnel. Construction
of the line started in 1983 and the first section opened in 1991, finally completed in late 2000. The standard
platform length is 377ft (115m) and rolling stock used are U and U11. Train intervals are 5 mins; peak hours
3 mins; evenings 7-8 mins.
Photographed 20th April 2007.
© Adrian D. Smith. Plymouth, England. #(fotosvanadrian@blueyonder.co.uk)