Nürnberger Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Nürnberger Platz was a Berlin U-Bahn
station on what is now the , located under the square of the same name in Wilmersdorf
on the border with Charlottenburg
. The station opened on 12 October 1913 and was permanently closed on 1 June 1959.
Nürnberger Platz was the first station south of Wittenbergplatz
on the Wilmersdorf-Dahlem U-Bahn, which was built branching off the original U-Bahn line, the Stammstrecke. The stretch of line to Nürnberger Platz, and that station, fell within the borders of Charlottenburg and was paid for by the Hochbahngesellschaft, the operators of the existing U-Bahn; the remainder of the line was paid for by Wilmersdorf, then a developing settlement independent of Berlin. The station was therefore designed by Alfred Grenander
and resembled that at Uhlandstraße
, built at about the same time. It had a centre platform with entrances at each end, oval station name plaques with green borders, and steel columns supporting the roof over the platform. However, the north entrance, like the rest of the extension, was designed by the Wilmersdorf architect Wilhelm Leitgebel, who gave it a stone enclosure in keeping with the prestige blocks of flats around the square. By the 1920s this had already been replaced by a simple steel structure.
The area around the station was so severely damaged by World War II bombing that it was completely cleared. The station was repaired and returned to service, but when the G Line (today U9
) was built in the 1950s, an interchange station was built at Spichernstraße
and the Nürnberger Platz station, only one or two hundred metres to the north, closed the day before it opened on 2 June 1959. However, the 1100 m between Spichernstraße and Wittenbergplatz was judged to be too great a distance for city centre stations, so a new station, Augsburger Straße
, was opened between them in 1961.
Nothing remains of the Nürnberger Platz station; the site is now used for a shunting and turnaround area.
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...
station on what is now the , located under the square of the same name in Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf is an inner city locality of Berlin, formerly a borough by itself but since Berlin's 2001 administrative reform a part of the new borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.-History:...
on the border with Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte...
. The station opened on 12 October 1913 and was permanently closed on 1 June 1959.
Nürnberger Platz was the first station south of Wittenbergplatz
Wittenbergplatz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Wittenbergplatz is a Berlin U-Bahn station on the , the , and lines. The station is located in the northwestern corner of Schöneberg.-History:...
on the Wilmersdorf-Dahlem U-Bahn, which was built branching off the original U-Bahn line, the Stammstrecke. The stretch of line to Nürnberger Platz, and that station, fell within the borders of Charlottenburg and was paid for by the Hochbahngesellschaft, the operators of the existing U-Bahn; the remainder of the line was paid for by Wilmersdorf, then a developing settlement independent of Berlin. The station was therefore designed by Alfred Grenander
Alfred Grenander
Alfred Frederik Elias Grenander, , was one of the most prominent architects during the first building period of the Berlin U-Bahn in the first half of the twentieth century....
and resembled that at Uhlandstraße
Uhlandstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
The underground station Uhlandstraße is the western terminus of U1 line, which is part of the Berlin U-Bahn network in Germany.The station opened on October 12, 1913 as the first section of a projected metro line connecting Wittenbergplatz with Berlin-Halensee railway station which was never built...
, built at about the same time. It had a centre platform with entrances at each end, oval station name plaques with green borders, and steel columns supporting the roof over the platform. However, the north entrance, like the rest of the extension, was designed by the Wilmersdorf architect Wilhelm Leitgebel, who gave it a stone enclosure in keeping with the prestige blocks of flats around the square. By the 1920s this had already been replaced by a simple steel structure.
The area around the station was so severely damaged by World War II bombing that it was completely cleared. The station was repaired and returned to service, but when the G Line (today U9
U9 (Berlin U-Bahn)
U9 is a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. The line was opened on 28 August 1961 as Line G.-References:...
) was built in the 1950s, an interchange station was built at Spichernstraße
Spichernstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Spichernstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the and the in Wilmersdorf neighbourhood. The U3 portion opened on 2 June 1959, replacing the nearby Nürnberger Platz station, which was closed and demolished. The U9 portion, which lies deeper underground, opened on 28 August 1961 as the...
and the Nürnberger Platz station, only one or two hundred metres to the north, closed the day before it opened on 2 June 1959. However, the 1100 m between Spichernstraße and Wittenbergplatz was judged to be too great a distance for city centre stations, so a new station, Augsburger Straße
Augsburger Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)
Augsburger Straße is a Berlin U-Bahn station on the line. It is located in Charlottenburg under Nürnberger Straße where Augsburger Straße crosses it...
, was opened between them in 1961.
Nothing remains of the Nürnberger Platz station; the site is now used for a shunting and turnaround area.