Kottbusser Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

Kottbusser Tor is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the , and . Many Berliners use the affectionate term Kotti.

Kottbusser Tor
LocationKottbusser Tor
Kreuzberg
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operatorsBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Connections
140
Other information
Fare zoneVBB: 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
towards Uhlandstraße
towards Krumme Lanke
towards Wittenau
Location
Kottbusser Tor
Location within Berlin
Kottbusser Tor station
view Kottbusser Tor station at night

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 Berlin U-Bahn line from Potsdamer Platz to Stralauer Tor was opened on 18 February 1902 on a viaduct above Skalitzer Straße. When in 1926 the U8 was built, 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]

It was directly hit on 26 February 1945.

  • U1/3 platform
  • U8 platform
  • Kottbusser Tor metro station at night

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)


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