Ruhleben (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Ruhleben is a Berlin U-Bahn
station in the Westend
district. It is the western terminus of the line.
The elevated station designed by Alfred Grenander
opened on December 22, 1929. Plans to extend the U2 toward Spandau
were never carried out and became obsolete after the construction of the in 1984 and the re-opening of the Spandau Suburban Line of the Berlin S-Bahn
in 1998.
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 in the Westend
Westend (Berlin)
Westend is a locality of the Berlin borough Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf situated on the Spandauer Berg, the northern peak of the Teltow plateau between the river valleys of Spree and Havel...
district. It is the western terminus of the line.
The elevated station 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....
opened on December 22, 1929. Plans to extend the U2 toward Spandau
Spandau
Spandau is the fifth of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is the fourth largest and westernmost borough, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel, but the least populated.-Overview:...
were never carried out and became obsolete after the construction of the in 1984 and the re-opening of the Spandau Suburban Line of the Berlin S-Bahn
Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...
in 1998.