Mehringdamm (Berlin U-Bahn)

Mehringdamm
Cross-platform interchange
Platform view of Mehringdamm
Location Kreuzberg
Owned by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Line(s)
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Train operators Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Connections
Other information
Fare zone Berlin A
History
Opened 19 April 1924 (1924-04-19)
Services
Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station
towards Alt-Tegel
U 6
U 7
towards Rudow
Location
Mehringdamm
Location within Berlin

Mehringdamm is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U 6 and the U 7.

History

Structure of subway lines U6 and U7 at Mehringdamm.
The entrance of U-Bahn station Mehringdamm

Opened in 1924 as Belle-Alliance Straße it was built by Grenander and later renovated by Rümmler. The station had received ceiling collapse 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.[1]

References

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

Coordinates: 52°29′40″N 13°23′19″E / 52.49444°N 13.38861°E / 52.49444; 13.38861

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