1945: Underground up and running
IN NOVEMBER 1945 – just seven months after the war ended – 6,250,000 passengers were being carried weekly on the restored Berlin underground system. Authorities […]
Berlin Underground
1935: Berlin underground accident, scaffolding collapse
IN NOVEMBER 1935, a second accident occurred during excavation work for Berlin’s underground. The incident happened near the Anhalter station. It was reported that scaffolding […]
Hermannplatz, first station with escalators
Hermannplatz station first opened on 11 April 1926 – it it is one of the busiest stations on the Berlin U-Bahn system. The second platform, […]
Rathaus Neukölln underground station
The subway station at Rathaus Neukölln is served by the U7 train line. Swedish architect Alfred Grenander designed the station, using a special tiling and […]
Karl-Marx-Straße, formally Bergstrasse
Karl-Marx-Straße on the U7 was opened in 1926 as “Bergstrasse” and renamed in 1946, and although Karl Marx was a hero of the socialist republic […]
Neukölln S-Bahn and U-Bahn station
The Neukölln S-Bahn and U-Bahn station is an important crossroads for public transport in Berlin. It is located in the northern part of Neukölln on […]
Grenzallee ‘a perfect example’ of new objectivity style
THIS ICONIC STATION was opened in December 1930 becoming the terminus for all trains coming from Wedding on the then ‘line C’ (now U7). Swedish […]
Blaschkoallee
Blaschkoallee is a Berlin U-Bahn station on the U7 line which was opened in 1963 and intended to be called “Buschkrug” The station is located […]
Parchimer Allee on the U7 was opened on 28 September 1963.
Parchimer Allee on the U7 was opened on 28 September 1963. It was part of the first southeast extension of the line. The station is […]
Britz-Süd, opened 1963
Next station….Britz-Süd. Nothing remarkable to report here. The station, which now sits on the U7, was opened on 29 September 1963 and is only 3,5m […]