Görlitzer Bahnhof is a Berlin U-Bahn

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 viaduct

Viaduct

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 of the .

It is located in Kreuzberg

Kreuzberg

Kreuzberg, a part of the combined Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte since 2001, is one of the best-known areas of Berlin...

, in an area that offers a wide range of nightlife

Nightlife

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 but is also notorious for its riots on May 1.

History

The station opened on February 18, 1902 under the name of Oranienstraße and is still preserved in its original condition. Designed by the company Siemens & Halske. In 1926 it was named after the nearby Görlitzer Bahnhof

Görlitzer Bahnhof

Görlitzer Bahnhof was the name of the Berlin railway terminus for the mainline link between the capital, Cottbus in Brandenburg and Görlitz in Lower Silesia...

, one of Berlin's pre-war railway stations where southeastbound trains departed. 1981 it was renovated.