Görlitzer Bahnhof (Berlin U-Bahn)

Görlitzer Bahnhof subway station, seen from Wiener Straße

Platform of the station

Görlitzer Bahnhof is a Berlin U-Bahn station on the viaduct of the U1.

It is located in Kreuzberg, in an area that offers a wide range of nightlife but is also notorious for its riots on May 1.

History

The station opened on February 18, 1902 under the name of Oranienstraße and is still preserved in its original condition. Designed by the company Siemens & Halske. In 1926 it was named after the nearby Görlitzer Bahnhof, one of Berlin's pre-war railway stations where southeastbound trains departed. 1981 it was renovated.^[1]

References

1. ^ J. Meyer-Kronthaler, Berlins U-Bahnhöfe, Berlin: be.bra, 1996

Preceding station		Berlin U-Bahn		Following station
Kottbusser Tor toward Uhlandstraße		U1		Schlesisches Tor toward Warschauer Straße

Coordinates: 52°29′56″N 13°25′41″E / 52.499°N 13.428°E / 52.499; 13.428