Austria
Vienna
Neubau

Volkstheater station

Volkstheater is a station on U3 and U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn. It is located in the District. It opened in 1980. The U2 part of the station was closed between 2020 and late 2024 to install platform screen doors.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: metro station in Vienna, Austria
  • Also known as: “Volkstheater”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Volkstheater and Architecture Centre Vienna.

Theater building
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The in was founded in 1889 by request of the citizens of Vienna, amongst them the dramatist Ludwig Anzengruber and the furniture manufacturer Thonet, in order to offer a popular counter weight to the Hofburgtheater.

Museum
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The Architekturzentrum Wien is a museum in , in the Museumsquartier. It is conceived as a centre for exhibitions, events and research into architecture and related topics, particularly the architecture and urban design of the 20th and 21st centuries. is situated 120 metres south of Volkstheater station.

Museum
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is a museum in the Museumsquartier in , . The museum has a collection of 10,000 modern and contemporary art works, including major works from Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, Wolf Vostell, Gerhard Richter, Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein. is situated 160 metres south of Volkstheater station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Ulrich and Josefstadt.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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is the 8th district of . It is bounded on the north side by Alser Straße, by the "2er Linie" on the east, Lerchenfelder Straße on the south, and the Gürtel on the west.

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is the inner-most district of . Its historic centre dates back to Roman ages and has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Volkstheater station

Latitude
48.20522° or 48° 12′ 19″ north
Longitude
16.35785° or 16° 21′ 28″ east
Operator
Wiener Linien
Network
Vienna U-Bahn
Open location code
8FWR6945+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4113713892
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2465791
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Volkstheater station” goes by many names.

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