Kochstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Kochstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the 
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Kochstrasse
It is close to Checkpoint Charlie and the Checkpoint Charlie Museum.
History
It was built by Grenander / Fehse in 1923. Due to a lack of money, the platform was made only 80 metres long. On 7 May 1944, there was a bomb damage in the station area on the ceiling and in the wall area. The station was closed for a few months in 1945, and from 1961 to 1990 it was the last stop in West Berlin. In 1995, the platform was lengthened by 26 metres.[1]
Platform in 2004
Notes
- J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)
External links
Media related to U-Bahnhof Kochstraße (Berlin) at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station | Berlin U-Bahn | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
towards Alt-Tegel | | towards Alt-Mariendorf |
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