The Vienna Underground
General information
The Vienna Underground system has a long history and was opened in 1898. It has got 76 stations, 5 lines, and altogether it is 186.3 km long.
If you spend a day in Vienna, you can buy a 24-hour ticket, which you can use on any tram, bus, night bus, Underground, train, S-Bahn or ordinary train.
Dialogue work
Read the following dialogue. Find the Underground lines and the stations on the map. Then act out the dialogue.
Mike:Let’s meet at Schwedenplatz Underground station tomorrow afternoon at
four.
Tom:OK. What’s the best way to get there?
Mike:Volkstheater station is just round the corner. Get the U3 line from there to
Stephansplatz.
Then get the U1 line northbound to Schwedenplatz.
Tom:Right. In the afternoon I’ll be in the cinema in Gasometer. How do I get to
Zieglergasse from there?
Mike:Easy. From Gasometer take the U3 line westbound and it’s just 11 stops.
Tom:I want to go to a musical this evening in Kettenbrückengasse. How do I get
there from Zieglergasse?
Mike:That’s easy. Get the U3 line eastbound, change at Volkstheater. Take the U2
line southbound and change at Karlsplatz. Get the U4 line westbound and it
takes you straight to Kettenbrückengasse.
Write down similar dialogues with the help of the information given and act them out.
- Susan and Ann
Westbahnhof Schwedenplatz
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- Paul and David
Praterstern Schloss Schönbrunn
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- Linda and Lucy
Donauinsel Schottenring
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Giving directions
You go by Underground. Find the way to the various sights.
- You are at Donauinsel Underground station and you would like to visit the Tiergarten Schönbrunn.
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- You are at Museumsquartier Underground station and you would like to go to Gasometer Underground station.
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- You are at Schottenring Underground station and you would like to go to Praterstern Underground station.
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The Vienna Underground – possible answers/solutions
Dialogue work
Write down similar dialogues with the help of the information given and act them out.
- Susan and Ann
Westbahnhof Schwedenplatz
Susan:What’s the best way to get to Schwedenplatz?
Ann:Westbahnhof station is just round the corner. Get the U3 line eastbound and
change at Stephansplatz. Take the U1 line northbound and it takes you
straight to Schwedenplatz.
Susan:Thank you very much.
- Paul and David
Praterstern Schloss Schönbrunn
Paul:Can you tell me, what’s the best way to get from Praterstern to Schloss
Schönbrunn?
David:Yes, of course. Take the U1 line southbound and change at Karlsplatz. It’s
just 4 stops. Then get the U4 line westbound and it takes you straight to
Schloss Schönbrunn.
Paul:I see.
- Linda and Lucy
Donauinsel Schottenring
Linda:How do I get from Donauinsel to Schottenring by Underground?
Lucy:Well, take the U1 line southbound and change at Schwedenplatz. Get the U4
line northbound and it takes you straight to Schottenring.
Linda:Oh, that’s easy. Thank you.
Giving directions
You go by Underground. Find the way to the various sights.
You are at Donauinsel Underground station and you would like to visit the Tiergarten Schönbrunn.
I take the U1 line southbound and change at Karlsplatz. Then I get the U4 line westbound and it’s just 7 stops to Hietzing (Zoo).
You are at Museumsquartier Underground station and you would like to go to Gasometer Underground station.
From Museumsquartier I take the U2 line southbound and change at Karlsplatz. Afterwards I get the U4 line northbound and again change at Landstraße/Wien Mitte. From Landstraße I then take the U3 and it takes me straight to Gasometer.
You are at Schottenring Underground station and you would like to go to Praterstern Underground station.
I take the U4 line and change at Schwedenplatz. Then I get the U1 line northbound to Praterstern Underground station. It’s just 2 stops.
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