Augsburger Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Augsburger Straße is a Berlin U-Bahn
station on the line. It is located in Charlottenburg
under Nürnberger Straße where Augsburger Straße crosses it. Station and street are named for the city of Augsburg
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Augsburger Straße station was built in 1960/61 and opened on May 8, 1961, after the replacement of the Nürnberger Platz
station by the new Spichernstraße
interchange with the U9
line left too great a distance between stations for centre-city service. It is 491 m north of the Spichernstraße station and 615 m south of Wittenbergplatz
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The station has side platforms with exits at each end and a passenger tunnel under the tracks. The walls are tiled in dark orange or "red-brown". As at Spichernstraße, there is a drop ceiling which causes a powerful draught. There are only steps at the exits and the station is thus inaccessible to the handicapped.
Arrangement before Nurnburger Platz Closed
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 the line. It is located in Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte...
under Nürnberger Straße where Augsburger Straße crosses it. Station and street are named for the city of Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
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Augsburger Straße station was built in 1960/61 and opened on May 8, 1961, after the replacement of the Nürnberger Platz
Nürnberger Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
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...
station by the new 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...
interchange with the 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:...
line left too great a distance between stations for centre-city service. It is 491 m north of the Spichernstraße station and 615 m 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:...
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The station has side platforms with exits at each end and a passenger tunnel under the tracks. The walls are tiled in dark orange or "red-brown". As at Spichernstraße, there is a drop ceiling which causes a powerful draught. There are only steps at the exits and the station is thus inaccessible to the handicapped.
External links
- Plan of station and surroundings, Berliner VerkehrsbetriebeBerliner VerkehrsbetriebeThe is the main public transport company of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It manages the city's U-Bahn underground railway, tram, bus and ferry networks, but not the S-Bahn urban rail system....
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Arrangement before Nurnburger Platz Closed