Berlin Brandenburger Tor station

Berlin Brandenburger Tor (in German Bahnhof Berlin Brandenburger Tor) – formerly Berlin Unter den Linden (1936-2009) – is an underground railway station in the central Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, located on the Unter den Linden boulevard near Hotel Adlon, Pariser Platz and Brandenburg Gate. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn and U-Bahn, as well as local bus lines.

Berlin Brandenburger Tor Formerly known as Berlin Unter den Linden Bahnhof Berlin Brandenburger Tor
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Seats and sign with the station's current name (Brandenburger Tor) on the station's S-Bahn platforms. The station's old name (Unter den Linden) can be seen on the station's wall.
Location	Mitte, Berlin Germany
Platforms	4 S-bahn: 2 (1 island platform) U-bahn: 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	4 (1 not in use)
Other information
Station code	6340
DS100 code	BUDL
Category	4
Fare zone	VBB: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened	27 July 1936 (First opening) 2 December 1946 (Second opening) 1 September 1990 (Third opening)
Closed	21 April 1945 (First closing) 13 August 1961 (Second closing)
Services
Preceding station   Berlin S-Bahn   Following station Potsdamer Platz toward Wannsee Friedrichstraße toward Oranienburg Potsdamer Platz toward Blankenfelde Friedrichstraße toward Bernau Potsdamer Platz toward Teltow Stadt Friedrichstraße toward Hennigsdorf Potsdamer Platz toward Teltow Stadt Friedrichstraße toward Waidmannslust Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station Bundestag towards Hauptbahnhof Unter den Linden towards Hönow
Location
Berlin Brandenburger Tor Formerly known as Berlin Unter den Linden Location within Berlin Berlin Brandenburger Tor Formerly known as Berlin Unter den Linden Location within Germany Berlin Brandenburger Tor Formerly known as Berlin Unter den Linden Location within Europe

Overview

Historical station sign of 1936

The station opened on 27 July 1936 in the course of the building of the Nord-Süd Bahn tunnel. Train service discontinued on 21 April 1945 and could not be resumed until 2 December 1946 as the tunnel was flooded. The station was again closed with the construction of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961 and for decades became one of Berlin's ghost stations, as while both terminals of the Nord-Süd railway line were located in West Berlin, the station itself was located in the East. Unter den Linden later reopened on 1 September 1990, following the German reunification.

On completion of the new U55 line of the Berlin U-Bahn from Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the U-bahn station started operations as its temporary southern terminus and as an interchange with the Nord Süd S-Bahn lines. Both the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn station were renamed Brandenburger Tor in 2009 to distinguish them from Unter den Linden U-Bahn station at the junction of Unter den Linden with the Friedrichstraße.[2] The U5 line through the station to the east opened on 4 December 2020.

Gallery

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  Unter den Linden station sign in 2007
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  View of the S-Bahn station
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  Platform of the new U-Bahn station (U55)
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  U-Bahn station - empty track to Alexanderplatz
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  Signboards with new and old station names (S-Bahn)

See also

• Unter den Linden U-bahn station

References

1. "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
2. PDF Map of Brandenburger Tor station (BVG official website)

External links

• Station information (in German)