Westfriedhof (Munich U-Bahn)

Underground Station West Cemetery is a located underground station of the Munich U -Bahn. It is during the second trunk route on the border between the Neuhausen -Nymphenburg and Moosach the Bavarian capital Munich.

The built below the Orpheus Street station was opened to traffic on 24 May 1998. The underground station is served by the subway line U1. He is also since December 12, 2011 end point of the gain line U7, which runs only in the rush hour. A link with other lines of the Munich transport is at surface stops of the tram network.

He was, from 1998 to 2003, the last stop of the U1 and is the terminus of tram 21 Because of its light design, it is sometimes used as a photo opportunity of advertising agencies and also as a record cover the special atmosphere already was used. The light comes from eleven lamps, each 3.80 meters in diameter, have the lights in the colors blue, red and yellow. At the western end is incident sunlight. Thus, the platform is divided into different colors. Together with the rough untreated walls reminiscent of the station to a cave. Originally, the architect had provided before the walls of a glass pane, but he liked it so much the better. However, the walls had to be secured with a steel net 2003 as get individual chunks were loosened from the wall. The lock floor is accessed via roller and fixed stairs and by a lift. From there you can also passes through rolling and fixed stairs and a lift to the surface, where a connection to the tram 20 is to Moosach and tram lines 20 and 21 towards the city center.