Landstraße U4 metro station - Vienna

Line U4 of the Vienna Metro transports passangers between Heiligenstadt and Hütteldorf, from north to south along the Donaukanal, the Danube Canal, and then to east along the Wienfluss, the Vienna River. The first half to Karlsplatz mainly runs in tunnel, the rest mostly on the surface. Construction work on the first line, called Stadtbahn, started in 1894, the first section was opened in 1898. The line was closed in 1918, and re-opened as a WD line in 1926. Ongoing renovation followed, and the first section of the modern metro line was completed in 1976, the rest of today’s line – the total of 10.3 miles – was finished in 1981. Travel time is 29 minutes, and there are 18 stations in between: Spittelau, Friedensbrücke, Roßauer Lände, Schottenring, Schwedenplatz, Landstraße, Stadtpark, Karlsplatz, Kettenbrückengasse, Pilgramgasse, Margaretengürtel, Längenfeldgasse, Meidling Hauptstraße, Schönbrunn, Hietzing, Braunschweiggasse, Unter St Veit, Ober St Veit.
Landstraße is the sixth stop from the northern end of the Viennese U4 metro line, the green line, going along the Donaukanal and Wienfluss. When the station was first opened, it was named Hauptzollamt – Customs office, the present name was given in 1962. It was rebuilt and re-opened in 1978. Wien Mitte railway station is also situated here. At this point, the line meets the orange U3 metro line.