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+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gaugeKleinprofil
Electrification750 V DC third rail (top running)
Route map

Legend
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
U5 U8 Berlin Alexanderplatz station
4.3
 Klosterstraße
Spree
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
Landwehr Canal
0.1
 Gleisdreieck
U1 U3
0.0
3.2
Change of mileage
2.3
 Bülowstraße
1.7
 Nollendorfplatz
U1 U3 U4
0.9
 Wittenbergplatz
U1 U3
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
[Berlin S-Bahn Messe Nord/ICC]
4.4
 Theodor-Heuss-Platz
5.5
 Neu-Westend
6.1
 Olympia-Stadion
Grunewald Depot
7.4
 Ruhleben
This diagram:

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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