Kottbusser Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

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Kottbusser Tor
Berlin U-Bahn
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 zoneVerkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB): Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened15 February 1902; 122 years ago (1902-02-15) (U1/3 level)
12 February 1928; 96 years ago (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 is located in Berlin
Kottbusser Tor
Kottbusser Tor
Location within Berlin
Kottbusser Tor station
Kottbusser Tor station at night

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[when?] become quite rare in most other parts of the district[citation needed]. 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

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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]

It was directly hit on 26 February 1945.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "Alle Zielorte". Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2021. p. 63. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)
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