Hönow (Berlin U-Bahn)
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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 and the eastern terminus of the line. It borders Hönow
Hönow
Hönow is a village in Brandenburg, Germany, near the border of Berlin. It belongs to the municipality of Hoppegarten, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland; and its population is of 8,300 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, a village of the Hoppegarten
Hoppegarten
Hoppegarten is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.-History:The actual municipality was created in 2003 when the former municipalities of Hönow and Münchehofe were united with Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten...
municipality in the state of Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
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The station opened with the last extension of the U5 on July 1, 1989. The station was in Hönow
Hönow
Hönow is a village in Brandenburg, Germany, near the border of Berlin. It belongs to the municipality of Hoppegarten, in the district of Märkisch-Oderland; and its population is of 8,300 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, and the area around the station was incorporated into Berlin during German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
on October 3, 1990.