History
On 20 March 1967, German transport minister Georg Leber and Nuremberg Oberbürgermeister ("Lord Mayor") Andreas Urschlechter had the honour of "striking the first blow" for the new metro. This was done in Bauernfeindstraße when they triggered the pile driver.
On 1 March 1972, the first 3.7 km-long (2.3-mile) stretch of the system opened, U1 Langwasser Süd <> Bauernfeindstraße. Over the next few years, further stretches of U1 were opened.
On 28 January 1984, Nuremberg's second U-Bahn line went into service between Plärrer and Schweinau. This line, too, underwent further extensions, eventually even reaching the airport.
In 2004, 6 Munich A cars were bought by VAG to supplement its own rolling stock fleet. However, owing to the divergence in specifications between the Nuremberg and Munich systems, it turned out that the old Munich stock could not be coupled with Nuremberg stock. As a result, it was not possible to compose trains using both types, although they can at least run on the same tracks. VAG left the Munich stock in its old white and blue Munich livery, reasoning that it was not worth repainting in Nuremberg livery, given that it was approaching the end of its service life.
On 4 December 2004, a new 1.3 km (0.81 mi) section of U1 opened in Fürth, stretching from Stadthalle station to Klinikum station.
On 8 December 2007, U1 was further extended to Fürth Hardhöhe.
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