Zitadelle is a station on 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 train li ...

line U7. It was opened on 1 October 1984 with the line's extension from Rohrdamm to

Rathaus Spandau The Rathaus Spandau () is the town hall of the borough of Spandau Spandau () is the westernmost of the 12 boroughs () of Berlin, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and extending along the western bank of the Havel. It ...

. Its name means "Citadel" in English and it was named for the historic Spandau Citadel. Unlike most U-Bahn stations, Zitadelle has side platforms. The station's interiors were also designed to resemble the citadel's style. U-Bahnhof Zitadelle

It lies between the stations

Altstadt Spandau Altstadt Spandau is the historic centre ( old town) of the Spandau borough in the western suburbs of Berlin, situated on the right bank of the Havel river by its confluence with the Spree tributary. It arose near the site of a former Slavic gor ...

and Haselhorst. It was built/opened by R.G.Rümmler in 1984 (planned was the name "Am Juliusturm"). This station has side platforms because during its construction the important street above could not be blocked. So first the northern platform was built then the southern. The next station is Haselhorst.J. Meyer-Kronthaler, ''Berlins U-Bahnhöfe'', Berlin: be.bra, 1996

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U7 (Berlin U-Bahn) stations Berlin U-Bahn stations located underground Buildings and structures in Spandau Railway stations in Germany opened in 1984 {{Berlin-UBahn-stub