Bülowstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)

Bülowstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station on line U2, located in the Schöneberg district. It opened in 1902 on the western branch of the Stammstrecke, Berlin's first U-Bahn line. Like the eponymous street, the station is named after the Prussian general Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow.

Bülowstraße
Berlin U-Bahn
Station building seen from the outside from street level
General information
LocationBülowstraße/Potsdamer Straße
Schöneberg, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°29′52″N 13°21′44″E / 52.497701°N 13.362287°E / 52.497701; 13.362287
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • : 106, 187, N1, N2
  • : M19, M48, M85
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneVerkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB): Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened11 March 1902; 122 years ago (1902-03-11)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Nollendorfplatz
towards Ruhleben
U2 Gleisdreieck
towards Pankow
Map
Location
Bülowstraße is located in Berlin
Bülowstraße
Bülowstraße
Location within Berlin
Bülowstraße is located in Germany
Bülowstraße
Bülowstraße
Location within Germany
Bülowstraße is located in Europe
Bülowstraße
Bülowstraße
Location within Europe

The station features in the 2011 film Unknown, starring Liam Neeson.[2]

Bülowstraße station around 1902

History

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Architect Bruno Möhring planned it in an Art Nouveau style, and his son Rudolf enlarged the hall in 1929.

Heavily damaged by air raids and the Battle of Berlin on 22/23 November 1943 and 19 July 1944, the station was rebuilt after World War II, but went out of service in 1972 due to the interruption of the U2 line by the construction of the Berlin Wall. The building then hosted a bazaar in discarded U-Bahn cars, until in 1993 the eastern and western parts of the U2 were reconnected.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Alle Zielorte". Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2021. p. 62. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ Meyer-Kronthaler, Jürgen (1996). Berlins U-Bahnhöfe [Berlin's subway stations] (in German) (2nd, corrected and expanded ed.). Berlin: be.bra. ISBN 978-3-930863-16-7. OCLC 40288234. Also OCLC 246976215.
  3. ^ Bülowstraße Station: From the outskirts to the centre of the capital. In: Sites of Unity (Haus der Geschichte), 2023.