Kurfürstendamm (Berlin U-Bahn)

Kurfürstendamm Underground Station is an interchange station of the Berlin U -Bahn lines U1 and U9 in Berlin's Charlottenburg district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district. It lies at the eastern end of the Kurfürstendamm. In the station list of the BVG he is called Kfo (U1, upper level) and Kfu ( U9, below).

Since the subsequent installation of a lift of the heritage railway station is wheelchair accessible.

History and Structure

The deeper central platform of the then new metro line G (now U9) was inaugurated along with this on August 28, 1961. Because of its his time traffic- meaning he was running up to 10.73 meters wide. The walls are decorated with light green tiles that had to be renewed in the 1980s, after the original tiles had begun to solve. The columns are clad with natural colored mosaics.

Five days later, the previously interrupted for four years due to construction traffic to Uhland Street was resumed on the upper platform. Here, the station had been added later to improve the Umsteigesituation and therefore has two side platforms. The wall cladding is made here also of green, but smaller tiles and the center support number is kept dark.

Others

• Also, the upper station of the U1 line today was built by the wide gauge standards, although there is so far only keep small gauge trains. This is striking, for example, on the basis of the unusually large distance to the middle row of supports as well as to the relatively wide platforms and is due to still existing, meanwhile repeatedly revised plans for a large profile line under the Kurfürstendamm, the execution in the foreseeable future is unlikely.
• The train station allotted due to its location in the center of the then divided city of importance is clear not only to the platform dimensions, but also to the very large mezzanine level with its many entrances. This should also common, as at that time, serve as safe for pedestrians crossing the busy intersection possibility Joachimstalerstraße / Kurfürstendamm. This level is designed in white, the railings are kept green.
• The blue plates of the station entrance with the inscription subway station Kurfürstendamm due to their proximity to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, one of today's great popularity and are a popular motif for film and photo shoots. We Children from Bahnhof Zoo, whose main venue is located in the immediate vicinity - in the station itself, among other scenes for the film Christiane F. emerged.
• From the opening in 1961 until the late 1980s, the station was posted as Kurfürstendamm ( Joachimstalerstraße ).

Connection

In addition to the transit traffic between lines U1 and U9 is at the underground station, a transition to the bus lines of the Berlin Transport Authority.