Voltastraße is a

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station located on the . Built in 1914 but not opened until 1930 (a delay caused by the

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), it has granite columns and is below the street.J. Meyer-Kronthaler, ''Berlins U-Bahnhöfe'', Berlin: be.bra, 1996 After the completion of the Berlin Wall, line U8 was severely curtailed. In the north, only Voltastraße and Gesundbrunnen stations could be used by West Berliners. Thereafter U8 became a tiny line of two stations that was little used, a condition that lasted until 5 October 1977 when it was extended to Osloer Straße to interchange with line U9.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Voltastrasse (Berlin U-Bahn) U8 (Berlin U-Bahn) stations Buildings and structures in Mitte Railway stations in Germany opened in 1930