Kottbusser Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

Kottbusser Tor
Location Kottbusser Tor
Kreuzberg
Owned by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Train operators Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Connections
140
Other information
Fare zone Berlin A
History
Opened 15 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
U 1
towards Krumme Lanke
U 3
towards Wittenau
U 8
Location
Kottbusser Tor
Location within Berlin
Window cleaner at Kottbusser Tor, by Elsa Thiemann c.1946
Kottbusser Tor station
view Kottbusser Tor station at night

Kottbusser Tor is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U 1, U 3 and U 8. Many Berliners use the affectionate term Kotti.

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.[1]

It was directly hit on 26 February 1945.

References

  1. ↑ J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)

Coordinates: 52°29′57″N 13°25′05″E / 52.49917°N 13.41806°E / 52.49917; 13.41806

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