Heinrich-Heine-Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)

The underground station Heinrich -Heine-Straße is a railway line U8 of the Berlin U -Bahn. It is located at the same street in the district of Mitte. He was put into operation on 6 April 1928. Metro Station, which is referred to in the station directory of BVG than He, has no lift and is therefore not accessible.

History

From 1912, the AEG own underground between the Swedish road and the Hermann Square began to build. However, due to the First World War and the subsequent difficult economic and political times could the AEG- speed rail A.-G. not complete the work. After the city of Berlin complained and got right to the already built track pieces were transferred to the city. From 1926 worked again at the so-called " GN -Bahn ".

The design of the subway station was transferred Alfred Grenander, who carried out the station in the New Objectivity style again. As a color code for the station Grenander chose a bright purple. So the underground station Heinrich -Heine-Straße ended on April 6, 1928 under the name Neanderstraße in operation. He was then initially for two years terminus for trains from Boddinstraße - or Leinestraße. From 18 April 1930, the trains ran further to healthy well.

The station has a northern and a southern exit. The northern is integrated in a corner of the Kopenickerstrasse whose upper floors contain offices and apartments. The entire building is a listed building.

As a result of the Second World War had to be shut down in the entire metro network traffic in late April 1945. The operation of the station could be resumed on June 3, 1945. The southern exit, originally created in a house on the corner Schmid Street, was opened by the removal of debris as a freestanding staircase accesses on the sidewalks Neanderstraße.

On 31 August 1960, the railway station in Heinrich -Heine-Straße was renamed a year later, the station fell into a deep sleep. Due to the construction of the Wall and the division of Berlin on 13 August 1961, the trains of the lines C ( U6 ) and D held (U8 ) is no longer in East Berlin. The additions were walled up, leveled the stairs at the Heinrich -Heine-Straße, they were no longer recognizable. Just a passing through was allowed, the stations turned into " ghost stations ". The re-opening was not held until nearly 30 years later: For the Monetary, Economic and Social Union on 1 July 1990 all went " ghost stations " again. The access stairs had not be re- created.

The installation of an elevator is not required until after 2016.

Connection

At the metro station is a transfer possibility from the U8 to bus line 265 of the Berlin Transport Authority.