Tracks 4 Address 80802 Munich, Germany Platforms in use 2 | Structure type Underground Opened 19 October 1971 | |
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Location Schwabing-Freimann
Munich, Germany Similar Fürstenried West, Alte Heide, Josephsburg, Munich Moosach station, Bogenhausen | ||
Münchner Freiheit is a Munich U-Bahn interchange station in the Munich borough of Schwabing-Freimann. Here, the U3 and U6 subway lines part, with U3 continuing west towards Scheidplatz and U6 continuing north towards Freimann. The station serves as a major interchange for northern Munich.
Underground, the station consists of two island platforms, each servicing two tracks.
On the surface, a bus and tram terminal is located on the corner of Leopoldstraße and Feilitschstraße. This is the southern terminus of route of the Munich tramway, which opened in 2009 and continues north towards the Parkstadt Schwabing office and residential development.
Name
The station is named for the eponymous square located on the eastern side of Leopoldstraße. Before the renovation in 2009, the name had the old spelling: Münchener Freiheit. The spelling was changed to omit the extra letter 'e' in Münchner.