Kottbusser Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

Kottbusser Tor (German pronunciation: [ˌkɔtbʊsɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] ^ⓘ) is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on lines U1, U3, and U8. Many Berliners use the affectionate term Kotti (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔti] ^ⓘ; see Berlin dialect).

Kottbusser Tor
General information
Location	Kottbusser Tor Kreuzberg, Berlin Germany
Coordinates	52°29′57″N 13°25′05″E
Owned by	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated by	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	: 140, N1, N8
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (U1/U3) Underground (U8)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened	15 February 1902; 123 years ago (1902-02-15) (U1/3 level) 12 February 1928; 97 years ago (1928-02-12) (U8 level)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station Prinzenstraße towards Uhlandstraße U1 Görlitzer Bahnhof towards Warschauer Straße Prinzenstraße towards Krumme Lanke U3 Moritzplatz towards Wittenau U8 Schönleinstraße towards Hermannstraße
Route map U1/U3 station Görlitzer Bahnhof Prinzenstraße U8 station Moritzplatz Schönleinstraße
Location Kottbusser Tor Location within Berlin

Kottbusser Tor station

Kottbusser Tor station at night

It is located in central Kreuzberg. The area has a bad reputation for the relatively high, mainly drug-related crime rate, instances of which have recently^[when?] become quite rare in most other parts of the district^{[citation needed]}. The original Kottbusser Tor was a southern city gate of Berlin; the road through the gate led via the Neukölln suburb to the town of Cottbus.

History

The station on the first U-Bahn line from Potsdamer Platz to Stralauer Tor was opened on 18 February 1902 on a viaduct above Skalitzer Straße. When the U8 was built in 1926, a new two-level station was constructed 100 metres (330 ft) westwards to allow both lines to meet in one location, and the original station was demolished.^[2] The former site of the old side platform station is currently utilized by a pocket track.

On August 29th, 1940, a bomb from a World War II raid struck the U8 subway tunnel but did not explode.

Gallery

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  U1/U3 platform
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  U8 platform
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  Kottbusser Tor station at night