Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park (Berlin U-Bahn)

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park is a Berlin U-Bahn station opened in 1998 on the line in the Tiergarten district, at the border with Kreuzberg. The station received its name after a small park east of the building, itself named in honor of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, commonly known as Felix Mendelssohn.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
LocationMendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
Tiergarten
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Connections
M29
Other information
Fare zoneVBB: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened2 October 1998 (1998-10-02)
Services
Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station
towards Ruhleben
towards Pankow
Location
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
Location within Berlin
U-Bahn station Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park in Berlin, with train departing for Pankow
The station seen from the west side, or the corner of Reichpietschufer / Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade, with the opening for the possible extension of the S21 S-Bahn line. In the foreground the bust of the eponymous composer

Though it is one of the youngest stations of the Berlin U-Bahn system, it is located on the first Stammstrecke line of 1902, where its northern branch crosses the Landwehr Canal on a viaduct and passes north through part of the Scandic Hotel before heading underground towards Potsdamer Platz. With the building of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961, train service was interrupted and for a brief time in 1991 the tracks served for the experimental M-Bahn maglev line, stopping at Bernburger Strasse station slightly to the north.

Following reunification, the M-Bahn was removed to allow the U-Bahn U2 to be reinstated. The line was reopened on 13 November 1993, the station with access to the debis headquarters of the former Daimler-Benz company however was not opened until 2 October 1998.

The station has disabled access with lifts on the South entrance of the 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.

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