U2 (Berlin U-Bahn)

Berlin U-Bahn Line 2
A southbound U2 train entering the tunnel, near Eberswalder Straße
A southbound U2 train entering the tunnel, near Eberswalder Straße
Overview
LocaleBerlin
Termini
Stations29
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBerlin U-Bahn
Operator(s)Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Depot(s)Grunewald
Rolling stock
History
Opened11 March 1902 (1902-03-11)[a]
Last extension16 September 2000 (2000-09-16)[b]
Technical
Line length20.7 km (12.9 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Loading gaugeKleinprofil
Electrification750 V DC third rail (top running)
Route map

10.5
Reversing point
10.2
Pankow
Berlin-Pankow station
9.3
Vinetastraße
8.2
Schönhauser Allee
Berlin Schönhauser Allee station
7.4
Eberswalder Straße
6.3
Senefelderplatz
5.7
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
4.9
Alexanderplatz
U5U8 Berlin Alexanderplatz station
4.3
Klosterstraße
3.7
Märkisches Museum
3.2
Spittelmarkt
2.6
Hausvogteiplatz
2.2
Stadtmitte
U6
1.8
Mohrenstraße
1.2
Potsdamer Platz
Berlin Potsdamer Platz station
0.6
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
0.1
Gleisdreieck
U1U3
0.0
3.2
Change of mileage
2.3
Bülowstraße
1.7
Nollendorfplatz
U1U3U4
0.9
Wittenbergplatz
U1U3
0.0
Zoologischer Garten
U9 Berlin Zoologischer Garten station
0.9
Ernst-Reuter-Platz
1.8
Deutsche Oper
Richard-Wagner-Platz
(closed 1970)
 
2.1
Bismarckstraße
U7
2.8
Sophie-Charlotte-Platz
3.6
Kaiserdamm
4.4
Theodor-Heuss-Platz
5.5
Neu-Westend
6.1
Olympia-Stadion
Grunewald Depot
7.4
Ruhleben

U2 is a line of the Berlin U-Bahn. The U2 line starts at Pankow S-Bahn station, runs through the eastern city centre (Alexanderplatz) to Potsdamer Platz, the western city centre (Wittenbergplatz, Zoologischer Garten, Theodor-Heuss Platz) and finally to the Ruhleben terminal station.

U2 sign at Ernst-Reuter Platz

The U2 has 29 stations and a length of 20.7 kilometers (12.9 mi). Together with the U1, U3, and U4 lines, it was part of the early Berlin U-Bahn network built before 1914. The line between Potsdamer Platz and Zoologischer Garten was the western section of the "stem line" (Stammstrecke), Berlin's first U-Bahn line opened in 1902.

Gleisdreieck higher platform - today the U1 and the U3 stop here
Zoologischer Garten station, looking towards Ruhleben
  1. ^ "Einsatz Fahrzeugtypen U-Bahn". Berliner Linienchronik (in German). Berlin: Fabian Sawall. 1 January 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Berlin Subway • Trackmap" (PDF). Gleisplanweb.de (in German and English). Kranenburg: Christian Stade. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.


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