Berlin Heidelberger Platz is a

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in the

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district of

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. It is served by

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lines , and and

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line . The station on the

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was opened with the name "

Schmargendorf Schmargendorf () is a south-western locality (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the district (''Bezirk'') of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Until 2001 it was part of the former district of Wilmersdorf. Geography Schmargendorf borders with the localities o ...

" on 15 December 1883. In 1980 the S-Bahn service was discontinued and the former entrance hall eventually became a

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. On 17 December 1993 the S-Bahn station was reopened, now directly connected to the adjacent U-Bahn station and therefore renamed Heidelberger Platz. The U-Bahn station opened on 12 October 1913 (architect

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).J. Meyer-Kronthaler, ''Berlins U-Bahnhöfe'', Berlin: be.bra, 1996 With its high

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it is one of the most brightly decorated of the Berlin network. The eponymous square was named after the city of

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Berlin S-Bahn stations U3 (Berlin U-Bahn) stations Buildings and structures in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Berlin Heidelberger Platz {{Berlin-railstation-stub