Schwartzkopffstraße is a

Berlin U-Bahn The Berlin U-Bahn (; short for , "underground railway") is a rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system. Together with the S-Bahn, a network of suburban train li ...

station located on the line.

History

The station was built in 1923 by Grenander/Fehse/Jennen. Due to massive financial problems, the station was built in a very simple way, without any artwork: the walls are covered only in plaster, and many columns are left as exposed, painted steel. In 1951 the station was renamed " Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion" after the stadium nearby. In 1961 the station was closed due to the building of the Berlin Wall, rendering it a so-called "

ghost station A ghost station is a disused train station through which revenue-service passenger trains (especially rapid transit trains) pass but at which they do not stop. The term is also sometimes used for any unused underground station or any unused ...

"; trains then passed through the station without stopping. In 1973, despite having been closed for over 11 years, the station was renamed "

Stadion der Weltjugend Stadion der Weltjugend was a multi-use stadium in the locality of Mitte in the eponymous borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. It was inaguruated on 20 May 1950 by the First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party, Walter Ulbricht for the first ...

" to reflect the change in name of the stadium. This change was visible only to East German guards patrolling the platform, and West Berliners passing through the closed station, as ghost stations were not printed on East German city maps. It was secured with utmost care; the station entrances were walled and equipped with observation points, and a locked access door. Rolls of barbed wire were installed to prevent people from crawling onto the tracks. All these measures were removed by 30 June 1990, and the station was reopened on 1 July 1990. As a result of the demolition of the stadium, the station's name was changed back to Schwartzkopffstraße on 3 October 1991. In 1995 the platform was lengthened to allow trains with six cars. Currently, all U6 trains stop at this station.J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)

Gallery

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-10280-0001, Berlin, U-Bahnhof Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion.jpg, BI type train number 43 passes through the Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion station in 1951.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartzkopffstrasse (Berlin U-Bahn) U6 (Berlin U-Bahn) stations Berlin U-Bahn stations located underground Buildings and structures in Mitte Railway stations in Germany opened in 1923