Messe-Prater station

Messe-Prater
General information
LocationLeopoldstadt, Vienna
Austria
Coordinates48°13′04″N 16°24′20″E / 48.2179°N 16.4056°E / 48.2179; 16.4056
Line
History
Opened2008
Services
Preceding station Wiener Linien Following station
Praterstern
toward Karlsplatz
U2 Krieau
toward Seestadt
Location

Messe-Prater is a station on the U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn. It is located in Leopoldstadt, Vienna's 2nd district. The station opened in May 2008 as part of the second extension of the U2.[1]

About

The station takes its name from the Messe Wien exhibition and congress centre and the nearby Prater. It is the last subterranean station on the line heading eastwards.[2]

References

  1. ^ "U2-Verlängerung: Ein Hauch von Zitrusfrische". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  2. ^ "Mit der U-Bahn zum Ernst-Happel-Stadion". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2026-02-06.
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