Mehringdamm
Berlin U-Bahn
Cross-platform interchange
Platform view of Mehringdamm
General information
LocationKreuzberg
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Line(s)U6 U7
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operatorsBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zoneVBB: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened19 April 1924 (1924-04-19)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Hallesches Tor
towards Alt-Tegel
U6 Platz der Luftbrücke
Möckernbrücke U7 Gneisenaustraße
towards Rudow
Location
Mehringdamm is located in Berlin
Mehringdamm
Mehringdamm
Location within Berlin

Mehringdamm is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U6 and the U7.

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's ceiling collapsed 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.[2]

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)

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

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