Platz der Luftbrücke (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Platz der Luftbrücke is a
Station
The station was designed by Alfred Grenander. For topographic reasons, it lies unusually deep underground and the station was therefore constructed with an unusually high vault and long platform.[1] Grenander made exceptionally expressive use of the play of light and shadow in the vaulting and its supports.[2] It is one of only 2 Berlin U-Bahn stations with no central columns, the other being Märkisches Museum.[3] It is tiled in grey with black accents.[1]
There are four entrances, one at the north end on Mehringdamm and three on Platz der Luftbrücke.[4]
History
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The station opened on 14 February 1926 and was then called Kreuzberg (after the
In 1975, it was renamed a second time, after the square above,
The platform was extended in 1971, and in 1990 the station was renovated and re-tiled and a new lift was installed.[7]
In May 2020 extensive renovations began to provide step-free access to the platforms from the street, as part of wider landscaping improvements in the area. The first phase - involving platform renovations is due to be completed in 2021.[8][needs update]
References
- ^ a b c d Der Tempelhofer Abzweig der Nord-Süd-Bahn Archived 2011-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, Berliner Untergrundbahn.de (in German)
- ISBN 978-3-89479-344-9, p. 78(in German)
- ISBN 3-936573-01-8, [1].
- ^ Map of station and surroundings, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (in German) (pdf)
- ^ Die Bahnhöfe der U6: Platz der Luftbrücke at Untergrundbahn.de Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- ^ Beginning in 1927 when the connection was at what is now Paradestraße station: Flughäfen in und um Berlin at Stadtplan Berlin.de: "[Der Flughafen Tempelhof] ist der älteste Flughafen Europas und der weltweit erste, der über eine eigene U-Bahnverbindung mit dem Stadtzentrum verbunden wurde. (Bereits 1927)" - "[Tempelhof Airport] is the oldest airport in Europe and the first worldwide to have been connected via its own metro link to the city centre. (Already in 1927)"
- ^ J. Meyer-Kronthaler, Berlins U-Bahnhöfe, Berlin: be.bra, 1996, p. 75.
- ^ Bauarbeiten am U-Bahnhof Platz der Luftbrücke beginnen, Berlin.de, 11 May 2020, retrieved 18 April 2022
External links
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- Map of station and surroundings, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (in German) (pdf)
Preceding station | Berlin U-Bahn | Following station | ||
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Mehringdamm towards Alt-Tegel
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U6 | Paradestraße towards Alt-Mariendorf
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