U12 (Berlin U-Bahn)

Berlin U-Bahn Line 12
A U12 train leaving Warschauer Straße
A U12 train leaving Warschauer Straße
Overview
StatusInactive
LocaleBerlin
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBerlin U-Bahn
Operator(s)Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Depot(s)
  • Grunewald
  • Warschauer Straße
Rolling stock
History
Created13 November 1993 (1993-11-13)
Withdrawn15 June 2003 (2003-06-15)
Technical
Line length16.0 km (9.9 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Loading gaugeKleinprofil
Electrification750 V DC third rail (top running)
Route map

8.7
Warschauer Straße
Berlin Warschauer Straße station
Depot
7.9
Schlesisches Tor
7.0
Görlitzer Bahnhof
6.3
Kottbusser Tor
U8
5.4
Prinzenstraße*
4.4
Hallesches Tor
U6
3.9
Möckernbrücke
U7
3.3
Gleisdreieck
U2
2.2
Kurfürstenstraße
1.7
Nollendorfplatz
U2U4
0.0
0.9
Wittenbergplatz
U1U2U3
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
(*) Step-free eastbound only

The U12 is an inactive Berlin U-Bahn line. It existed between 1993 and June 2003, as a peak-time and night line between Ruhleben (today U2) and Warschauer Straße (today U1) stations. The route remains available for temporary use when it is not possible to run a full U1 or U2 service for reasons such as maintenance.

The line was withdrawn in June 2003 and more night-time lines were introduced, which is U1, U2, U3 (from 2006), U5, U6, U7, U8 and U9.

On 22 June 2020, the U12 line was reinstated due to maintenance repairs of the U1, U2 and U3. The U12 runs between Kottbusser Tor (via Wittenbergplatz) to Ruhleben station. It is expected to run until 9 August 2020.

  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.