Louis-Lewin-Straße is an underground railway station in the German capital city of Berlin. It is part of the Berlin U-Bahn; the

station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle statio ...

is located on the line. The station opened in July 1989, just a few months before the fall of the

Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall (german: Berliner Mauer, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government ...

. The station was formerly located in Hönow, and the surrounding area was annexed by Berlin during

German reunification German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...

on 3 October 1990. The eastern extension of (what is now) line U5 was one of the last major construction projects of the former German Democratic Republic. It was originally called Hönow-West in planning stages. In 1989 up to 1991 the name of the station was Paul-Verner-Strasse, however as P. Verner was an SED politician the name was changed after the reunification of Germany to the toxicologist and professor at the Humboldt University Lewin (1850–1929).

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U5 (Berlin U-Bahn) stations Berlin U-Bahn stations located above ground Buildings and structures in Marzahn-Hellersdorf Railway stations in Germany opened in 1989 1989 establishments in East Germany {{Berlin-railstation-stub