Hermann

Hermann

Hermann or Herrmann is a German given name , and might refer to:-People:* Herrmann or Hermann der Cherusker, "Arminius", Germanic leader opposed to Roman conquest and victor of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest...

platz is a station

Metro station

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 in the Neukölln

Neukölln

Neukölln is the eighth borough of Berlin, located in the southeastern part of the city and was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city...

 district of Berlin

Berlin

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 which serves as an interchange between the lines and . Operated by the BVG

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe

The 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....

, it is one of the busiest stations on the 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...

 system.

History

Hermannplatz station first opened on 11 April 1926 together with the rest of the newly-built line between the stations Hasenheide and Bergstraße, which are today the U7 stations Südstern

Südstern (Berlin U-Bahn)

Südstern is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .Opened as "Hasenheide" in 1924 , the name changed to "Kaiser-Friedrich-Platz" in 1933 and to "Gardepionierplatz" in 1939....

 and Karl-Marx-Straße

Karl-Marx-Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)

Karl-Marx-Straße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .The station was opened in 1926 as "Bergstrasse" and renamed in 1946, although Karl Marx was a hero of the socialist republic of East Germany the station is in former West-Berlin. 1968 the station was elongated to 105m, due to this a lot...

 respectively. The second platform

Railway platform

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, built above the original, was opened on 17 July 1927 to serve what is now the U8 line. The station's architect

Architect

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s were Alfred Grenander

Alfred Grenander

Alfred Frederik Elias Grenander, , was one of the most prominent architects during the first building period of the Berlin U-Bahn in the first half of the twentieth century....

 and Alfred Fehse. The station was the first on the Berlin network to be fitted with escalators, which connected the two platforms.

Until 1930, tram

Tram

A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

 lines were present on all the streets converging on Hermannplatz, and it was served by no fewer than 15 separate routes. In the following years, however, there was a gradual reduction in tram provision in the former West Berlin

West Berlin

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, and the last tram ran to Hermannplatz on 1 October 1964.

Today, the square is a hub of activity in one of the most densely-populated areas of Berlin. It has therefore retained its status as a transport hub, and is served by five bus

Bus

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 lines during the day (two of which operate continuously) and four lines at ]]. : The next station is Rathaus Neukolln

Rathaus Neukölln (Berlin U-Bahn)

Rathaus Neukölln is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .It was built in 1926 by A.Grenander. The platform was extended in 1968. In 1989 a lift was build in. It was indeed the first subway station in Neukölln that was handicapped accessible. The next stop is Karl-Marx-Straße.-References:...

 or Sudstern

Südstern (Berlin U-Bahn)

Südstern is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .Opened as "Hasenheide" in 1924 , the name changed to "Kaiser-Friedrich-Platz" in 1933 and to "Gardepionierplatz" in 1939....

.
: The next station is Schonleinstraße

Schönleinstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)

Schönleinstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .Opened in 1928 and designed by Grenander it was shortly closed in 1945 and renamed in 1951 to Kottbusser Damm. In 1992 the station was named Schönleinstrasse again.-References:...

 or Boddinstraße

Boddinstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)

Boddinstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the .It was opened in 1927 . At that time trains could only go one station further to Schönleinstrasse. But 1928 the line was extended to Leinestrasse. Grey tiles on the walls and blue tiles on the columns are the main attributes of this station.-...

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