Sophie-Charlotte-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
The underground station Sophie- Charlotte-Platz is a station on the U2 line of the Berlin U -Bahn. The station is located under the Emperor and south of the dam after Sophia Charlotte of Hanover named place in the district of Charlottenburg, it was opened on 29 March 1908.
History
Beginning of the 20th century, numerous colonies developed on the edge of the Berlin metropolitan area, which included the then issue also includes the independent cities of Wilmersdorf, Charlottenburg, Schöneberg and Rixdorf. The colony 's West, located west of Charlottenburg, had some shortcomings, not least was also due to the non-existent public transport links to the building development. Since at that time already a stretch of the Berlin High and underground railway at that knee (now Ernst- Reuter -Platz) was built with the idea to extend the subway to the colony was established at the Terraingesellschaft Westend. After some negotiations, the terrain company whose investor German bank, the city of Charlottenburg and the elevated railway company was signed on June 23, 1906 a contract for the construction of the line from Bismarck Bahnhof (today: German opera ) located in the Westend Reichskanzlerplatz.
The 2.6 km long route involved the construction of three stations ( Sophie- Charlotte-Platz, Kaiser dam and Reichskanzlerplatz ) and the conversion or the rescheduling of the still under construction station Bismarck Street. All planning and design tasks delegated the elevated railway company of her house architect Alfred Grenander. The station Sophie- Charlotte-Platz he designed as the other stations with two side platforms; the walls were white, small-scale ceramic tiles. About the two platforms was installable Grenander skylights, so the station is to be geared to come during the day without artificial light. The station name is reminiscent of Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, first queen of Prussia and mother of the " Soldier King", who resided at the nearby Schloss Charlottenburg. The route Bismarck Street - Reichskanzlerplatz opened Kaiser Wilhelm II, the so-called " Kaiserfahrt " already on March 19, 1908; the actual recording operation took just two weeks later on 29 March 1908.
Until the 1930s, little changed at the station. Only in 1938 was Albert Speer as part of the " Germania " plans to build an east -west axis that connect important main roads within Berlin each other and should be, inter alia, military parades a way of ostentation. In these works had, among other things, the inputs to Sophie- Charlotte -Platz Train Station, which previously were still on the central promenade, be laid on the side sidewalks. Moreover spear tactics involved the skylights of the station.
During World War II it hit the station especially on February 15, 1944 heavy; a bomb crashed through the ceiling of the station, so that the operation had to be temporarily suspended. Because of the approaching " final battle " and the poor energy supply presented the BVG operating on the route Wittenberg Platz - a Ruhleben April 25, 1945. Unlike many other routes in the Berlin U- Bahn network of Streckenast between Ruhleben and knee had suffered relatively little damage, so already for the May 17, 1945 first commuter services could be included; the complete line of AI on the track Ruhleben - Pankow drove again from 15 September 1946.
Again followed for the station a time of daily continuity. Changes occurred only in the haul destinations that could be reached in 1961. After the division of Berlin could now be reached by the terminus Pankow from the station no longer the eastern part of the city. The trains of the then line 1 now drove to the Metro Station Silesian Gate.
In 1977, the SNB had access emperor dam / lock road to roof. 1986, a year before the 750th anniversary of the city of Berlin, the station received a complete renovation. The Berlin public transport could, among other things, the white tiles replace it with light gray. Also, now color plates adorned with historical views and drawings of the Berlin U -Bahn history the station. Thematically complement this old wooden benches and fire extinguisher cabinets from that era. Thus, the station Sophie- Charlotte-Platz presented quasi represents a counterpart to the nearby train station in East Berlin monastery road, which is also the 750th anniversary of the city received enamel panels with the history of the Berlin traffic.
Occurred only in the last years in the everyday life of the station to new changes. Due to a fire at the German Opera station on 8 July 2000, the BVG all stations that only had access to equip a further decided. This included the station Sophie- Charlotte-Platz. Construction of two entrances to the station began in late 2005, and the south-western access to Witzlebenstraße was opened on 4 May 2006. However, an elevator installation could be yet to come, as the train station is not among the leading entries of the so-called " priority list " for the installation of lifts. Only in the context of a complete renovation of the station, it is planned to install a lift, but the funding is open. According to current planning is only after 2016 can be expected with the installation of an elevator.
Connection
At the metro station is a transfer possibility of the U2 line to bus line 309, the Berlin public transport.