U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)

Berlin U-Bahn Line 5
Two trains at Hönow, the eastern terminus of the U5
Two trains at Hönow, the eastern terminus of the U5
Overview
LocaleBerlin
Termini
Stations26
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBerlin U-Bahn
Operator(s)Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Depot(s)
  • Friedrichsfelde
  • Hönow
Rolling stock
History
Opened21 December 1930 (1930-12-21)[a]
Last extension4 December 2020 (2020-12-04)[b]
Technical
Line length22.1 km (13.7 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Loading gaugeGroßprofil
Electrification750 V DC third rail (bottom running)
Route map

Legend
4.3
Reversing point
3.7
 Hauptbahnhof
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Spree
3.1
 Bundestag
2.3
 Brandenburger Tor Berlin Brandenburger Tor station
1.8
 Unter den Linden U6
Spreekanal
1.2
 Museumsinsel
Spree
0.4
 Rotes Rathaus
0.0
 Alexanderplatz
U2 U8 Berlin Alexanderplatz station
0.6
 Schillingstraße
1.4
 Strausberger Platz
2.3
 Weberwiese
2.9
 Frankfurter Tor
3.6
 Samariterstraße
4.4
 Frankfurter Allee
Berlin Frankfurter Allee station
5.2
 Magdalenenstraße
5.9
 Lichtenberg
Berlin-Lichtenberg station
7.1
 Friedrichsfelde
Friedrichsfelde Depot
8.3
 Tierpark
10.2
 Biesdorf-Süd
11.3
 Elsterwerdaer Platz
S5 to Westkreuz
12.7
 Wuhletal
Berlin Wuhletal station
S5 to Strausberg Nord
14.1
 Kaulsdorf-Nord
15.0
 Kienberg (Gärten der Welt)
15.8
 Cottbusser Platz
16.5
 Hellersdorf
17.4
 Louis-Lewin-Straße
Hönow Depot
18.4
 Hönow
This diagram:

U5 is a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. It runs from Hauptbahnhof in Mitte eastwards through Alexanderplatz, Friedrichshain, Lichtenberg and Friedrichsfelde, surfaces in Biesdorf-Süd to pass Kaulsdorf and Hellersdorf above ground and finally reaches city limits at Hönow.

  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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