Cottbusser Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Cottbusser Platz is a Berlin U-Bahn
station located in the borough Marzahn-Hellersdorf
on the .
The station opened in July 1989, just a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall
. The eastern extension of (what is now) line U5 was one of the last major construction projects of the former German Democratic Republic
.
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 located in the borough Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Marzahn-Hellersdorf is the tenth borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Marzahn and Hellersdorf.-Geography:It is situated in the northeast of Berlin...
on the .
The station opened in July 1989, just a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
. The eastern extension of (what is now) line U5 was one of the last major construction projects of the former German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
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