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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park (Berlin U-Bahn)

Coordinates: 52°30′14″N 13°22′30″E / 52.50389°N 13.37500°E / 52.50389; 13.37500
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
Berlin U-Bahn
General information
LocationMendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
Tiergarten, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°30′14″N 13°22′30″E / 52.50389°N 13.37500°E / 52.50389; 13.37500
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • : N1
  • : M29
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneVerkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB): Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened2 October 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10-02)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Gleisdreieck
towards Ruhleben
U2 Potsdamer Platz
towards Pankow
Location
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park is located in Berlin
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
Location within Berlin
A train to Pankow departs from the station
The station seen from the west side, or the corner of Reichpietschufer / Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade, with the opening for the possible extension of the S21 S-Bahn line. In the foreground the bust of the eponymous composer

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park is a Berlin U-Bahn station on line U2, located in the Tiergarten district at the border with Kreuzberg. Opened in 1998, the station is named after a small park east of the building, itself named in honor of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, commonly known as Felix Mendelssohn.

Though it is one of the newest stations on the U-Bahn, it is located on the first Stammstrecke line of 1902, where its northern branch crosses the Landwehr Canal on a viaduct and passes north through part of the Scandic Hotel before heading underground towards Potsdamer Platz. With the building of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961, train service was interrupted, and for a brief time in 1991 the tracks served for the experimental M-Bahn maglev line, stopping at Bernburger Straße station slightly to the north.

Following reunification, the M-Bahn was removed to allow the U2 to be reinstated. The line was reopened on 13 November 1993, but the station was not opened until 2 October 1998.

The station has disabled access, with lifts at the southern entrance.

References

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  1. ^ "Alle Zielorte". Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2021. p. 63. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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