Kottbusser Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

Kottbusser Tor
General information
LocationKottbusser Tor
Kreuzberg, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°29′57″N 13°25′05″E / 52.49917°N 13.41806°E / 52.49917; 13.41806
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections: 140, N1, N8
Construction
Structure type
  • Elevated (U1/U3)
  • Underground (U8)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened15 February 1902 (1902-02-15) (U1/3 level)
12 February 1928 (1928-02-12) (U8 level)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Prinzenstraße U1 Görlitzer Bahnhof
Prinzenstraße
towards Krumme Lanke
U3
Moritzplatz
towards Wittenau
U8 Schönleinstraße
Location
Kottbusser Tor
Location within Berlin

Kottbusser Tor (German pronunciation: [ˌkɔtbʊsɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] ) is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on lines U1, U3, and U8. Many Berliners use the affectionate term Kotti (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔti] ; see Berlin dialect).

It is located in central Kreuzberg. The area has a bad reputation for the relatively high, mainly drug-related crime rate, instances of which have recently become quite rare in most other parts of the district. The original Kottbusser Tor was a southern city gate of Berlin; the road through the gate led via the Neukölln suburb to the town of Cottbus.

History

The station on the first U-Bahn line from Potsdamer Platz to Stralauer Tor was opened on 18 February 1902 on a viaduct above Skalitzer Straße. When the U8 was built in 1926, a new two-level station was constructed 100 metres (330 ft) westwards to allow both lines to meet in one location, and the original station was demolished.[2] The former site of the old side platform station is currently utilized by a pocket track.

On August 29th, 1940, a bomb from a World War II raid struck the U8 subway tunnel but did not explode.

References

  1. ^ "Alle Zielorte". Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2021. p. 63. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ Meyer-Kronthaler, J. (1996). Berlins U-Bahnhöfe (in German). be.bra Verlag. ISBN 3-930863-16-2.