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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Berlin_-_U-Bahnhof_Hauptbahnhof_der_U55_(6247720841).jpg) A U55 train at Hauptbahnhof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Locale | Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Rapid transit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Berlin U-Bahn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 August 2009[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 17 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Absorbed into U5 | 4 December 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 1.4 km (0.87 mi)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loading gauge | Großprofil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail (bottom running) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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U55 was an U-Bahn line in the German capital city of Berlin. It connected the new Berlin Hauptbahnhof, or main railway station, to an interchange with the S-Bahn at Brandenburger Tor. It had only three stations, did not connect to any other U-Bahn line, and was operated as a shuttle line using a single train.
The line was constructed as part of an extension of the U5 that was subsequently postponed due to financial difficulties. As much of the work on this disconnected section of the extension had been completed, it was decided to complete the section and open it as a separate line in 2009. In 2010, construction began on the intervening section connecting Brandenburger Tor to Alexanderplatz; on 4 June 2018, U55 was closed until December 2018 to accommodate the work needed to connect it to this new phase of the project. The complete project, merging U55 and U5 into a single line, opened on 4 December 2020.[4] Operation of the U55 ceased on 17 March 2020 in preparation for the line's incorporation into the U5 extension.
- ^ "Einsatz Fahrzeugtypen U-Bahn". Berliner Linienchronik (in German). Berlin: Fabian Sawall. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "U-Bahnlinie U55". Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (in German). Berlin: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe. 8 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U55 wird für sechs Monate gesperrt". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). 1 June 2018. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 5 June 2018.