Podbielskiallee is an underground railway station in the German capital city of

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitu ...

. It is part of the

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 tra ...

network and located in the Dahlem district on the line.

History

The station opened on 12 October 1913 (architect was H.Schweitzer). The street was named after

Prussian Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

Minister of State Victor von Podbielski (1844–1916), son of General

Eugen Anton Theophil von Podbielski Eugen Anton Theophil von Podbielski (17 October 1814 – 31 October 1879) was a general in the Prussian Army. He was born in Köpenick and originally was a cavalry officer. Podbielski served as Quartermaster-General of the German General St ...

. It was destroyed in the

Battle of Berlin The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II. After the Vistula– ...

. The platform was roofed over in 1978, before only a part of it was under the roof. The U3 trains towards Krumme Lanke came above ground after Breitenbachplatz.J. Meyer-Kronthaler, ''Berlins U-Bahnhöfe'', Berlin: be.bra, 1996

References

U3 (Berlin U-Bahn) stations Berlin U-Bahn stations located above ground Railway stations in Germany opened in 1913 Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf {{Berlin-railstation-stub