Schlesisches Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

Silesian Gate is a station on the U1 line of the Berlin U -Bahn in the district of Kreuzberg in the district of Friedrichshain- Kreuzberg. The elevated station is located on a small square, near the upper tree bridge. Is named the station after the city gate in Berlin's tariff wall, which stood until the mid 19th century there. It is about 900 meters from the subway station Görlitz railway station and 800 meters from the Warschauer Straße station. Since the station has only stairs and no elevators, it is not wheelchair accessible.

History

Construction and opening

Metro Station Silesian Gate - actually be described as " high station ", as the trains of the Berlin U -Bahn ride six meters above the street level - is one of the first stations of the Berlin elevated and subway. After the groundbreaking for the construction of the new means of transport on September 10, 1896 took place in the Gitschiner road, the end of 1897, work began on the eastern stretch to Warsaw Bridge and 1899 was followed by the start of construction of the Silesian station gate. The Siemens & Halske company completed the Silesian station gate 1901, a year before the official opening of the first track ( main line ) on February 15, 1902 between the stations Potsdamer Platz and Stralauer Thor by the Company for electrical high and subways in Berlin ( elevated railway company ).

While the majority of the designs of the Berlin subway stations of the first hour from the site office Siemens'schen come, Siemens & Halske announced a competition for the design of this station. This was because the turn of the century the area around the Silesian Gate was an important transport hub in the vicinity was among other things a large boat dock. The competition to design won the architect Hans Grisebach and August Dinklage. They designed a polygonal station in historicist style, the numerous elements of the Renaissance and the brick facade corresponded to the then prevailing taste, so the station was well received by the population. In the lower part of the station there was a large-scale residence hall, which also took up the restaurant " Torkrug ", a pastry shop and other shops. To top it off to the train station designed by the architects on the south side a small onion dome with a small, supposedly from Paris dating weather vane with the initials " S" and " H " for the company Siemens & Halske.

Changes from 1914

Over the years, the passenger flow grew considerably, so first structural alterations have been required. Apart from the roof terrace of the restaurant in 1914, let the be operated overhead railway company 1926-1929 extend the hall, install a Rabitzdecke and dress up the walls with ceramic plates.

The Second world war 1939 began early for the Silesian Station Gate, the first restrictions. Apart from the general darkening the elevated railway and its stations were exposed to constant dangers in the air raids on Berlin by its exposed position. However, the station was operational until April 1945, presented on 22 April 1945, the Berlin Transport Services ( BVG), the operation because of a lack of electricity. Already on 11 June 1945, the station could be re - opened, initially there was a shuttle service between the stations Kottbusser Tor and Silesian Gate - structurally simplified. As of April 27, 1947, the entire elevated railway track was passable again.

Since 1961 the terminus

Due to the political development of the BVG a double track, reversible front of the station built a Silesian Gate to allow the trains to terminate there. This was the first time necessary for the uprisings of 17 June 1953 in East Berlin. Permanently necessary it was then off on 13 August 1961, since the Wall, the trains no longer have the upper tree bridge to Friedrichshain to the station Warschauer Brücke ( 1995: Warschauer Straße ) could drive. 1962 extended the BVG, the two side platforms of the station by 17 meters to 109 meters.

During the division of the importance of this last station shrank before the sector boundary. Since 1980, the station is a listed building. Between the International Building Exhibition in 1984 and the 750th anniversary of Berlin in 1987, the SNB left the station gently restore and rehabilitate. Here, the steel deck was produced in the entrance hall again.

Reunification

With the fall of the Wall and the reunification of Berlin and Germany to restore the route through the Upper tree bridge to the now renamed Warschauer Straße station was in order. After several years of construction, the trains of today U1 go back beyond Silesian Gate, so there do not send more trains and the station was returned to its function as a through station. Today is located in the premises of the former restaurant of the music venue Bi Nuu.

After 2000, the station received a reactive control system. According to the agreed between the SNB, the Senate and disability organizations priority list, it is planned to equip the metro station only after 2016 with a lift.

Connection

At the metro station is a transfer possibility of the U1 line to bus line 265 of the Berlin Transport Authority.

788631
de