Schottentor station

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Schottentor
Wien U-Bahn-Station Schottentor Bahnsteig.jpg
LocationInnere Stadt, Vienna
Austria
Coordinates48°12′54″N 16°21′48″E / 48.2149°N 16.3633°E / 48.2149; 16.3633Coordinates: 48°12′54″N 16°21′48″E / 48.2149°N 16.3633°E / 48.2149; 16.3633
Line(s)Wien U2.svg
History
Opened1980
Services
Preceding station Wiener Linien Icon.svg Wiener Linien Following station
Rathaus
toward Karlsplatz
U2 Schottenring
toward Seestadt

Schottentor is a station on U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn.[1] It is located in the Innere Stadt District, below Maria-Theresien-Straße. It opened in 1980.

The station is an interchange node between U2 and 10 tramway lines, 5 of them using a small underground section as a terminal station.

The name of the station derives from the Schottentor, a former city gate in the , which was demolished in 1860.

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