Französische Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)

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Französische Straße
U-Bahn.svg
Ubhf Franz-str.JPG
Platform view of Französische Straße
LocationMitte
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
ConnectionsBUS-Logo-BVG.svg
Other information
Fare zoneVBB: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened30 January 1923; 98 years ago (1923-01-30)
Closed3 December 2020; 13 months ago (2020-12-03)
Services
Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station
  Former service  
towards Alt-Tegel
Berlin U6.svg
Location
Französische Straße is located in Berlin
Französische Straße
Französische Straße
Location within Berlin
Entrance to Französische Straße station in the middle of Friedrichstraße

Französische Straße was a Berlin U-Bahn underground station on the Berlin U6.svg line located under the street Friedrichstraße in central Berlin.

This station was built by Grenander/Fehse/Jennen and opened in 1923. In 1945 it closed for a few months; it was permanently closed in 1961. During the Cold War (1961–1990), the station became a ghost station. The station was closed to passenger traffic, and the underground trains of the West Berlin BVG passed the island platform in East Berlin slowly without stopping. In 1990, after the Berlin Wall fell, the station became accessible again. In 1995, the platform had to be lengthened by 25 m so that the long, six-car trains could stop there.[2] It is the only former partition-related ghost station in Berlin to have since been closed a second time, albeit for different reasons.

2020 closure[]

With the opening of the expanded Berlin U5.svg line connecting Alexanderplatz with Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Französische Straße station was closed and replaced by the newly built Unter den Linden station directly to the north,[3] allowing transfers between the U6 and U5 lines. The last trains called at Französische Straße on 3 December 2020, with Unter den Linden station opening the following day.

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. ^ J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)
  3. ^ "FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions". Projektrealisierungs GmbH U5. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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Coordinates: 52°30′53″N 13°23′21″E / 52.51472°N 13.38917°E / 52.51472; 13.38917


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