Rohrdamm (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Rohrdamm is a station on the Berlin U-Bahn
line U7
in the Siemensstadt
district.
It was opened on October 1, 1980 (by architect Rümmler) with the line's extension from Richard-Wagner-Platz
to Rohrdamm. Until the second extension of the line from Rohrdamm to Rathaus Spandau
in 1984, it was the western terminus of the U7. The name literally means "pipe dam"; as the eponymous street was laid out along a water pipe
. The pipe gets it water from the Tegeler See and fills the water works in Jungfernheide, from which about 250000 people gets the drinking water. The next station is Siemensdamm
.
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...
line U7
U7
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in the Siemensstadt
Siemensstadt
The Siemensstadt Housing Estate is a nonprofit residential community in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin. It is one of the six Modernist Housing Estates in Berlin recognized in July 2008 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.-Geography:...
district.
It was opened on October 1, 1980 (by architect Rümmler) with the line's extension from Richard-Wagner-Platz
Richard-Wagner-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Richard-Wagner-Platz is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the in the Charlottenburg district.The original station opened on May 14, 1906 under the name Wilhelmplatz, together with Deutsche Oper the first of several U-Bahn stations designed by Alfred Grenander...
to Rohrdamm. Until the second extension of the line from Rohrdamm to Rathaus Spandau
Rathaus Spandau
Rathaus Spandau is one of the terminals of the Berlin U-Bahn line U7 . It was opened on October 1, 1984 with the line's extension from Rohrdamm to Rathaus Spandau...
in 1984, it was the western terminus of the U7. The name literally means "pipe dam"; as the eponymous street was laid out along a water pipe
Water pipe
Water pipes are pipes or tubes, frequently made of polyvinyl chloride , ductile iron, steel, cast iron, polypropylene, polyethylene, or copper, that carry pressurized and treated fresh water to buildings , as well as inside the building.-History:For many centuries, lead was the favoured material...
. The pipe gets it water from the Tegeler See and fills the water works in Jungfernheide, from which about 250000 people gets the drinking water. The next station is Siemensdamm
Siemensdamm (Berlin U-Bahn)
Siemensdamm is a station on the Berlin U-Bahn line U7, located in the Spandau district. It was opened on October 1, 1980 with the line's extension from Richard-Wagner-Platz to Rohrdamm. The station is named after an arterial street, which itself is named after Werner von Siemens...
.