Oranienburger Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Oranienburger Tor is a Berlin U-Bahn
station located on the . It is located 4.9 metres (16.1 ft) below the street.
The station was designed by Alfred Grenander
, built in 1915, and officially opened on January 30, 1923. Between April and June 1945, the station was closed because of war damages. After Berlin was divided by the wall
, it became a ghost station
until it was reopened on July 1, 1990.
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 on the . It is located 4.9 metres (16.1 ft) below the street.
The station was designed by 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....
, built in 1915, and officially opened on January 30, 1923. Between April and June 1945, the station was closed because of war damages. After Berlin was divided by the 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...
, it became a ghost station
Ghost station
Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War...
until it was reopened on July 1, 1990.