Mehringdamm (Berlin U-Bahn)
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![]() Platform view of Mehringdamm | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Kreuzberg | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Template:Bmti Template:Bmti | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Train operators | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Template:Bmti | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | VBB: Berlin A/5555[1] | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 19 April 1924 | |||||||||||||||
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Mehringdamm is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the Template:BVG lines and the Template:BVG lines.
History
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Opened in 1924 as Belle-Alliance Straße it was built by Grenander and later renovated by Rümmler. The station's ceiling collapsed during the Battle of Berlin.
In 1946 the station was renamed Franz-Mehring-Straße, after the socialist politician.
In 1947, the station received its current name Mehringdamm. Following renovations in 1965, passengers could transfer from the U6 to the U7 on the same platform.[2]
References
- ^ "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)
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52°29′40″N 13°23′19″E / 52.49444°N 13.38861°E