Olympia-Stadion (Berlin U-Bahn)

Olympia-Stadion is a Berlin U-Bahn station on line U2, in the Westend district. It serves Berlin's Olympic Stadium, where football matches and other events are regularly held. The station is located around 500 m (1,600 ft) from the similarly named S-Bahn station, Olympiastadion, whose name – without hyphen – more closely reflects that of the Olympic Stadium.

Olympia-Stadion
Berlin U-Bahn
2009
General information
LocationOlympiastadion
Westend, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°31′02″N 13°15′00″E / 52.51722°N 13.25000°E / 52.51722; 13.25000
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms
  • 1 island platform
  • 1 side platform
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneVerkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB): Berlin B/5656[1]
History
Opened8 June 1913; 111 years ago (1913-06-08)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Ruhleben
Terminus
U2 Neu-Westend
towards Pankow
Map
Location
Olympia-Stadion is located in Berlin
Olympia-Stadion
Olympia-Stadion
Location within Berlin
The station in 2011
Bahnhof Stadion in 1913

History

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The Stadion station was opened on 8 June 1913, together with the Deutsches Stadion, the predecessor of the Olympic Stadium. Due to World War I, the 1916 Summer Olympics, for which the building of the stadium was intended, were cancelled and regular train service at the Stadion station was not available until 1922. Subsequent to Berlin's successful application for the 1936 Summer Olympics, the renowned U-Bahn architect Alfred Grenander redesigned the building and the station was named Reichssportfeld.

On 15 February 1944, it was directly hit by the air raids.

From 1950 on, the station was called Olympia-Stadion; between 1992 and 1999, it bore the name Olympia-Stadion (Ost). The building was extensively restored in preparation of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and received blue pillars and benches, according to the colours of the local Hertha BSC Berlin football club.

References

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  1. ^ "Alle Zielorte". Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2021. p. 64. Retrieved 5 May 2021.