Voltastraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
U-Bahn station Voltastraße
Platform view
Voltastraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the 
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Built in 1914 but not opened until 1930 (a delay caused by the First World War), it has granite columns and is 4.5 metres (15 ft) below the street.[1]
After the completion of the Berlin Wall, line U8 was severely curtailed. In the north, only Voltastraße and Gesundbrunnen stations could be used by West Berliners. Thereafter U8 became a tiny line of two stations that was little used, a condition that lasted until 5 October 1977 when it was extended to Osloer Straße to interchange with line U9.
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- ^ J. Meyer-Kronthaler, Berlins U-Bahnhöfe, Berlin: be.bra, 1996
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Coordinates: 52°32′32″N 13°23′35″E / 52.54222°N 13.39306°E
Categories:
- Berlin U-Bahn stations
- Buildings and structures in Mitte
- Railway stations in Germany opened in 1930