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Weißer Turm station is a Nuremberg U-Bahn station, located on the U1 line. Located in the south-western part of Nuremberg's historical city and at the western end of the pedestrian-only shopping district. It serves as a destination for shoppers and shop employees during the day and provides transportation to the amusement venues (primarily bars and restaurants) located in the vicinity during the evenings. Like all subway stations in Nuremberg, it opens at about 5 am and closes at about 1 am Mondays to Sundays.

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Weißer Turm
Nuremberg U-Bahn station
General information
Location	Ludwigspl. 90403 Nürnberg, Germany
Coordinates	49.4508039°N 11.0715905°E / 49.4508039; 11.0715905
Operated by	Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
Line(s)
Construction
Structure type	underground
Other information
Fare zone	VGN: 100[1]
History
Opened	28 January 1978
Services
Preceding station Nuremberg U-Bahn Following station Plärrer towards Fürth Hardhöhe U1 Lorenzkirche towards Langwasser Süd

Architecture

Platform level

The station features an island platform with one track at each side located at -2 storeys. The 100 meter long platform is aligned in a northeast-southwest direction and has middle columns.

At the southwest end, a straight staircase and one upward escalator lead to the southwest entrance level. About one third from the northeast end the northeast staircase is located one upward and one downward escalator on each side. At the northeast platform end (below the northeast staircase) an elevator provides access from and to the platform, the northeast access level and the street level.

Almost walls and all columns are tiled with leaf-green tiles, except the wall behind the tracks, which are covered with sandstones, a reference to the sandstone of Nuremberg's Castle Hill, to which this subway station is the closest.

Access levels

There are two access level, located at the -1 level at the northeast and at the southwest end of the station.

Southwest

The southwest access level is a small space with a disused ticket booth and ticket vending machines. A staircase with one upward escalator leads from the platform level to this access level, and another staircase with one upward escalator leads to the street level. The access level space and the downward staircase are tiled leaf-green.

Northeast

This is the access level used by most shoppers. A broader staircase with one upward and one downward escalator provide access to the platform level. Two escalators (one up and one down) opposite the downward staircase are located inside the historical structure of the Weißer Turm link the access level to the pedestrian only street above, and surface in front of the Ehebrunnen (Marriage Fountain). At the north side of the access level, there are two ticket vending machines, a ticket and convenience booth and a door to the basement level of the Wöhrl clothing store. To the south, there is a fixed staircase to the street level and door to the basement level of the C&A clothing store.

Subway infrastructure and service

Infrastructure

The station is served by two tracks (1435 mm European normal gauge), which are usually used as direction tracks, with right side traffic. Signals are present at both tracks in both directions.

To the northeast there are no points between Weißer Turm and Lorenzkirche (Nuremberg U-Bahn), therefore signal can show only Hp0 (Stop), Hp1 (Proceed at Line speed) and Hp5 (Proceed and be prepared for obstacles on track, used only in cases of Interlocking malfunctions) aspects.

To the southwest, an X-shaped crossing (scissors crossing) links both tracks before the two tracks separate, the westbound track leading to Plärrer's -2 Level and the eastbound track leading to Plärrer's -3 level. Consequently, the signals at the southwest platform end can show the aspect Hp2 (Proceed at 40 km/h) in addition to Hp0, Hp1 and Hp5 which is used when a train crosses from one track to the other via the X-shaped crossing.

References

На других языках

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[de] U-Bahnhof Weißer Turm

Der U-Bahnhof Weißer Turm (Abkürzung: WT) ist der 14. U-Bahnhof der Nürnberger U-Bahn und wurde am 28. Januar 1978 eröffnet. Der Bahnhof wird von der Linie U1 bedient und war bis zum 20. September 1980 deren Endpunkt. Er ist 445 m vom U-Bahnhof Plärrer und 635 m vom U-Bahnhof Lorenzkirche entfernt. An den Bahnhof schließt sich Richtung Fürth ein x-förmiger doppelter Gleiswechsel an. Der U-Bahnhof ist nach dem Torturm der vorletzten Nürnberger Stadtbefestigung benannt, unter dem er liegt. Täglich wird er von rund 20.100 Fahrgästen genutzt.[1]

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- [en] Weißer Turm station

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