Hardeggasse station

Hardeggasse
General information
Location	Donaustadt, Vienna Austria
Coordinates	48°13′15″N 16°27′28″E / 48.2209°N 16.4577°E / 48.2209; 16.4577
Line
Tram routes	25
Bus routes	92A, 95A, 96A, N26
History
Opened	2 October 2010
Services
Preceding station Wiener Linien Following station Stadlau toward Karlsplatz U2 Donauspital toward Seestadt
Location

Hardeggasse is a station on the U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn. It is located in Donaustadt, the 22nd district of Vienna. The station was opened on 2 October 2010 as part of the third expansion of the U2 between Stadion and Aspernstraße.^[1]

About

The station sits on the border of Stadlau and Aspern in Donaustadt. It lies between Donauspital to the east and Stadlau to the west. It was inaugurated on 2 October 2010 with the opening of the third section of the U2 line, between Stadion and Aspernstraße, crossing the Danube via the Donaustadtbrücke.^[2] Four buses - the 92A, 95A, 96A, and the 26 night bus - stop at the station, alongside the 25 tram.^[3]

The station was built above ground, next to the Stadlau cemetery, with two stairs and two lifts leading to the island platform.^[4] To keep the building costs cheap and to withstand the heavy foot traffic, the station was outfitted with granite floors, walls, and ceilings.^[5] Natural sources of light were integrated into the design to enhance the station’s openness, contributing to a brighter space.^[6]

The station is surrounded by apartments,^[7] sits opposite a Spar supermarket,^[8] and has an Anker bakery and a pizza place.^[9][10]

Name

The station is named after Hardegggasse, a road which runs perpendicular to the tracks and is named after the Hardegg dynasty.^[11] Following the German orthography reform of 1996, which the city agreed to adopt, the station should have been named Hardegggasse (Hardegg-gasse, with gasse meaning "street"). However, the city, without providing an explanation, opted for Hardeggasse.^[12]

Gallery

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  Entrance to the station
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  Interior
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  Platform
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  Map of the surrounding area

References

1. Prillinger, Horst (2017-06-22). "The Vienna Metro: Line U2 Seestadt - Karlsplatz". The Vienna Metro. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
2. "U2-Verlängerung eröffnet". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-05.
3. "U2: Fahrplan, Abfahrtzeiten mit Beschreibung aller Stationen". www.ganz-wien.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-05.
4. "U2: Elf neue Stationen bis 2009". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-04-05.
5. "Projects / Exterior Design - Naturstein". www.naturstein-schaden.at. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
6. Edittio. "Extension Subway Line U2, Vienna, Stations in Upper Level". EUmies Awards. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
7. "Donaustadt: Licht bedeutet Sicherheit - Donaustadt". MeinBezirk.at (in German). 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
8. "Spar: Drei neue Spar-Standorte in Wien". www.cash.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-05.
9. "Ankerbrot Filialen - Bäcker in der Nähe". Ankerbrot Bäckerei (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-05.
10. "Puzzle Pizza ( Hardeggasse U2 Station ) » Speisen, Restaurants, Hotels, Cafés und feine Genüsse" (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-05.
11. "Hardeggasse". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-05.
12. "Gemeinderat, 44. Sitzung vom 17.12.1999, Sitzungsbericht - Seite 5 von 14". www.wien.gv.at. Retrieved 2025-04-05.

External links

• Media related to Hardeggasse metro station at Wikimedia Commons