Französische Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Französische Straße was a
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underground
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on the line located under the street
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in central
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. This station was built by Grenander/Fehse/Jennen and opened in 1923. In 1945 it closed for a few months; it was closed in 1961. During the
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(1961–1990), the station became a
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. The station was closed to passenger traffic, and the underground trains of the
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BVG passed the
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in
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slowly without stopping. In 1990, after the Berlin Wall fell, the station became accessible again. In 1995, the platform had to be lengthened by so that the longer, six-car trains could stop there. It is the only former partition-related ghost station in Berlin to have since been closed a second time, albeit for different reasons.


2020 closure

With the opening of the expanded line connecting
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with
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, Französische Straße station was closed and replaced by the newly built
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station directly to the north, allowing transfers between the U6 and U5 lines. The last trains called at Französische Straße on 3 December 2020, with Unter den Linden station opening the following day.


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Buildings and structures in Mitte Railway stations in Germany opened in 1923 Railway stations in Germany closed in 2020 Disused Berlin U-Bahn stations {{Berlin-railstation-stub