The North-South Link, less than six years old, became the setting for one of the most contentious episodes of the final Battle for Berlin, in late April and early May 1945.
Although construction of some tunnel sections went ahead (and these still exist, though are inaccessible to the public), the line was never opened.ĭuring the war, many sections of the U-Bahn and S-Bahn were closed due to enemy action, and the sections through Potsdamer Platz were no exception. A connection from Anhalter Bahnhof was also to be made. The Potsdamer Platz S-Bahn station also contained an underground shopping arcade, the largest in Europe.įour platforms were provided at the station, and all were used although just two were planned to suffice: the other two were originally intended to be utilised by another new line, which was to branch off eastwards and run under the city to Görlitzer Bahnhof. In spite of all the setbacks, it was opened from Unter den Linden to Potsdamer Platz on 15 April 1939, extended to Anhalter Bahnhof on 9 October, and then to Yorckstraße, to complete the link, on 6 November. Needless to say, the line was not ready for the Berlin Olympics in fact it was another three years before it first saw public use. Determination to have it finished in time for the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936 meant vital safety measures were ignored: on 20 August 1935, a tunnel collapse just south of the Brandenburg Gate buried 23 workmen of whom only four survived then on 28 December 1936, a fire near the Potsdamer Platz station destroyed vital equipment. Begun in 1934, it was plagued with disasters. The idea for a North-South Link rapid transit rail line from Unter den Linden to Yorckstraße, via Potsdamer Platz and Anhalter Bahnhof, had first been mooted in 1914, but it was not planned in detail until 1928, and then approval had to wait until 1933. In 1939 the S-Bahn, or Stadtbahn (City Railway), arrived. ►►►View this station on Google Maps: to support my channel?Īltona is a station on the S1, S2 and S3, S11 and S31 lines.The first station at Potsdamer Platz was the Potsdamer Bahnhof terminus, which was closed on 27 September 1945 due to war damage.
▪ Edited with CyberLink PowerDirector 365 Brandenburger Tor is a station on the S1, S2, S25 and S26 lines.
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