U-Bahn station Südstern (Below ground)
U-Bahn station Südstern (Above ground)

Südstern is a circus [1] of Kreuzberg district, Berlin, as well as a Berlin U-Bahn station of same denominator located on the U7.

History

Built by Alfred Grenander in 1924, the station was originally named "Hasenheide." In 1933 the name changed to "Kaiser-Friedrich-Platz," and to "Gardepionierplatz" in 1939.

On 24 May 1944, during the Battle of Berlin, two allied bombs hit the station and the ceiling collapsed.

In 1947 the station was renamed again, this time to its present “Südstern.” In 1958, the platform was elongated.

In 2010 the station was planned to gain accessibility support for the blind and partially-sighted, and an elevator.[2]

References

  1. ↑ A circus is "circular open space at a street junction"
  2. ↑ Schriftliche Anfrage des Grünen-Abgeordneten Michael Cramer bzgl. des Aufzugseinbaus, Prioritätenliste im Anhang, 1. Dezember 2003, Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Gneisenaustraße
towards Rathaus Spandau
 U7 Hermannplatz
towards Rudow

52°29′22″N 13°24′28″E / 52.48944°N 13.40778°E / 52.48944; 13.40778

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