U9 (Berlin U-Bahn)
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U9 is a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. The line was opened on 28 August 1961 as Line G.
Route
The path of the U9 is completely underground. It starts in the north at Osloer Straße in
History
First stage of construction
After the division of Berlin in 1948, the citizens of West Berlin preferred buses and trams that bypassed East Berlin. Furthermore, the highly populated boroughs of Steglitz, Wedding and Reinickendorf were in need of rapid transit access to the new center of West Berlin south of the Zoo. This prompted the construction of a completely new line, then called line G, becoming the third north–south line after line C (modern U6) and line D (modern U8).
Groundbreaking took place on 23 June 1955 at Tiergarten. Construction was difficult as it needed to pass under four U-Bahn lines (U1, U2, U3, U6), two S-Bahn lines (Stadtbahn, Ringbahn twice) and three waterways (Spree River, Landwehr Canal, Berlin-Spandau Canal).
Line G from Leopoldplatz to Spichernstraße was planned to open on 2 September 1961. This was pushed up to 28 August 1961 after the construction of the Berlin Wall underscored the necessity of this new line. To accommodate the U9, the Nürnberger Platz station was closed. It was replaced by Spichernstraße (opened 2 June 1959) and Augsburger Straße (opened 8 May 1961) stations respectively.
The new stations include:
- Leopoldplatz (today: U6)
- Amrumer Straße
- Putlitzstraße (today: Westhafen; S-Bahn /Ringbahn)
- Birkenstraße
- Turmstraße
- Hansaplatz
- Zoologischer Garten (heute: U2; S-Bahn /Stadtbahn)
- Kurfürstendamm (today: U1)
- Spichernstraße (today: U3)
It will also interchange with the smaller profile station, but it was opened on the same day as U9 was opened:
- Kurfürstendamm
Second stage
Since the subsidies from the Federal Republic still went to West Berlin, was further built on the busy subway. On 29 January 1971, the longest subway extensions was implemented. The U7 takes the lead of the Möckernbrücke to Fehrbelliner Platz, Line 9 of the Spichernstraße to Walther-Schreiber-Platz. Nine kilometers of track with eleven new stations went into operation on that day. Groundbreaking began 1 July 1962. For the Steglitz and Neukölln a fast connection to the western center and no longer had the buses in claim take.
The route follows the U9 from the previous terminus Spichernstraße the Bundesallee and crosses line U7 on
Similar to the Berliner Straße railway station also encloses the then-newly built
All stations were built designed by
Final extension
Between Walther-Schreiber-Platz station and the Schloßstraße the U9 changes to the tunnel section of U10. In Schloßstraße station itself, the tracks are heading north on the top, in the direction of Rathaus Steglitz on the lower level, however, the offices on the eastern edge of the platform on which was supposed to take the U10. The western edge of the platform is separated by a fence from the passenger traffic. In track trough, unused tracks are laid without
Behind the
The background for this management decision lies at the intersection of the planned U9-line and
The section to Rathaus Stegliz was definitely opened on 30 September 1974, its construction began on 7 July 1969.
The addition is from Leopoldplatz to Osloer Straße. It was opened on 30 April 1976, construction began on 6 November 1969. Since this was not feasible but due to the political situation, they let the U9 only to cross Osloer Straße/Swedener Straße construct. They were provided for two new stations: Nauener Platz, Turmstraße, and Osloer Straße. Until then, the U8 can be extended. This resulted in the situation that this tower station could be built without regard to existing underground services. It has also helped build a spacious, bright basement distribution, in which there are several shops and snack bars.
Planned extensions
The route was suggested to go via Holzstraße, Wollankstraße and will be divided into two options:
- Going to Pankow Kirche, it will be via Rathaus Pankow, Pankow Kirche, Hadlichestraße and towards Quartier am Pankower Tor
- Going to Pankow, it will be via Florapromenade, Pankow, Neumannstraße and towards Quartier am Pankower Tor
All planned extensions were abandoned due to low patronage.
Notes
- ^ From Leopoldplatz to Spichernstraße
- ^ From Leopoldplatz to Osloer Straße
References
- ^ "Einsatz Fahrzeugtypen U-Bahn". Berliner Linienchronik (in German). Berlin: Fabian Sawall. 1 January 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Berlin Subway • Trackmap" (PDF). Gleisplanweb.de (in German and English). Kranenburg: Christian Stade. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.