Ziegelstein station

Ziegelstein station is a Nuremberg U-Bahn station, located on the U2. Operated by the Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg.

Ziegelstein
Nuremberg U-Bahn station
General information
Location	Ziegelsteinstr. 90411 Nürnberg, Germany
Coordinates	49.4850325°N 11.1052561°E / 49.4850325; 11.1052561
Operated by	Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
Line(s)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus 21 Ziegelstein - Buchenbühl 22 Thon - Herrnhütte
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Fare zone	VGN: 200[1]
History
Opened	27 September 1999
Services
Preceding station Nuremberg U-Bahn Following station Herrnhütte towards Röthenbach U2 Flughafen Terminus

As the track between Ziegelstein and the terminus of U2, Flughafen is single track without passing loops about two thirds of all U2 trains terminate here during the day. Prior to 2017, these early terminating U2 trains were signalled "U21". The word "Ziegelstein" refers to the neighborhood the station serves, but is also the German word for brick.

Future plans

As the stretch between Ziegelstein and Flughafen is both the longest in the system and one of the longest single track sections in any metro system in Germany, there have been debates about both an infill station and the upgrading of the line to double track operations or at least the addition of a passing loop at a "strategic" location to increase capacity. There is an emergency exit near the proposed site of a future "Marienberg" station, but as of 2021 the idea of building this station has been indefinitely shelved on cost grounds.^[2]

References

1. "Tarifzonenplan: Nürnberg, Fürth" (PDF). Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
2. "Nach Gutachten: U-Bahnhof am Marienberg ist abgehakt".