Berlin Heidelberger Platz train station
| Berlin Heidelberger Platz | |
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 Platform of the S-Bahn station
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| Operating point type | Breakpoint |
| Platform tracks | 2 |
| abbreviation | BHEI |
| IBNR | 8089112 |
| Price range | 4th |
| opening | December 15, 1883 December 17, 1993 |
| Conveyance | September 18, 1980 |
| Website URL | sbahn.berlin |
| Profile on Bahnhof.de | Heidelberger_Platz |
| Architectural data | |
| Architectural style | Neo-Romanesque |
| architect | Julius Holverschig |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Berlin |
| Place / district | Wilmersdorf |
| country | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 28 '48 " N , 13 ° 18' 43" E |
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| Railway stations in Berlin | |
The station Heidelberger Platz is a Berlin underground and metro station in the district of Wilmersdorf of the district Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf . It is located near the flyover of Mecklenburgische Strasse over the Ringbahn and forms the northern end of the Rheingauviertel . The S-Bahn station was opened in 1883 as Schmargendorf station, the U-Bahn station in 1913 under its current name. It was not until 1993 that the S-Bahn station was renamed and a direct transition between the two modes of transport was set up. The S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations are listed buildings .
S-Bahn station
The station on the Ringbahn, initially served by steam trains, was opened on December 15, 1883 as Schmargendorf station. From 1890 to 1892 the station was expanded, with the reception building still preserved today in the neo-Romanesque style and a connecting passage to the central platform , known colloquially as the “greenhouse corridor” . The roof initially consisted of a two-row wooden structure, which was replaced by a riveted steel structure in the 1920s. Electrical operation began on November 6, 1928.
During the Second World War , the stop was not hit by the Allied bombers , so that almost the entire station system continued to exist in the 1950s as it was in the 1920s. Only by following the construction of the wall proclaimed boycott of the S-Bahn in West Berlin fell ridership and thus revenue. The Reichsbahn, as the operator of the S-Bahn in both halves of the city, then cut the funds for the operation. Repairs were only carried out in emergencies, and the few staff were given significantly longer working hours. The criticism of the workers came to a head in September 1980, so that between September 15 and 24 there was an open strike. The S-Bahn traffic was completely stopped on the evening of September 17 and not resumed after the end of the strike.
After the shutdown, the plants became neglected. Only the station building was renovated in the 1980s. However, it burned out a short time later. After the second renovation, a discotheque moved into the building.
In 1989 it was decided to reopen the Ringbahn between Westend and Schöneberg . After the political change , the plans were corrected and the section between Schöneberg and Baumschulenweg on the east side was included. Comprehensive renovation of the route followed by 1993. The S-Bahn station was moved under Mecklenburgische Strasse to provide a staircase to the other side of the street and direct access to the underground line below. On the northern side, the staircase was led straight to the street so that passengers are no longer guided through the reception building. On December 17, 1993, the reopening took place under the new name Heidelberger Platz.
Subway station
The Heidelberger Platz U-Bahn (underground) station was created as the underground station between Wilmersdorf and Dahlem , which is now the U3 line . The station, abbreviated as Hb , opened on October 12, 1913. The city of Wilmersdorf, as the owner of the railway, endeavored to express its prosperity with the subway, and arranged that all stations in the city area should not have steel, but stone pillars. The stations themselves are fundamentally different from each other and do not refer to equivalent features such as shape and equipment.
Since in the case of the Heidelberger Platz underground station, the tunnel section had to pass under the incision of the circular railway (especially at this point very deep), the profile was twice as deep as when other underground stations were built. This particular low-lying location enabled the architect in charge, Wilhelm Leitgebel , to design a train station that resembles a cathedral : the platform ceiling was laid out as a groin vault , so that with its hanging illuminated candelabra it gives the train station a grandiose spatial effect (occasionally the train station was even mentioned in literature compared to the magnificent stations of the Moscow Metro from the 1930s). The impression is enhanced by the curved position of the hall and the central platform, which is closed off at both ends by vestibules to which the exits are connected. All cladding is made of stone and partly of tiles.
In addition, outside the train station, the tunnels have a vault-like profile in both directions up to a certain distance, as long as the depth below the surface allows this: in a north-easterly direction under Barstrasse up to about 80 meters before the corner of Wallenbergstrasse (or approx. 100 meters before crossing under the Barbrücke at Volkspark Wilmersdorf , formerly ' Seeparkbrücke ') as well as in a south-easterly direction under Aßmannshauser Straße until about halfway between the corners of Triberger and Siegburger Straße (purpose of this subway tunnel construction method, which was very rare in Berlin at the time was the saving of large quantities of steel girders, which were required everywhere with the other shaft construction).
Later, the northeast exit in the middle of Mecklenburgische Strasse was demolished in the course of the road widening and relocated to the outside. The southern exit with its long corridor under the Ringbahn is still in its original state.
In the construction of the underground station, a direct transition to the ring station above was taken into account, but not built. This only came about when the S-Bahn reopened in 1993. At the same time, an elevator was built on the south side of the street.
Connection
The station is served by the S41, S42 and S46 lines of the S-Bahn Berlin GmbH and the U3 underground line of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). You can change to bus lines 249 and 310 of the BVG.
literature
- Biagia Bongiorno: Traffic monuments in Berlin - The stations of the Berlin elevated and underground railway , Michael Imhof Verlag, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86568-292-5 ; Pp. 114/115.
- Berlin S-Bahn Museum (ed.): Endless route. The Berlin Ringbahn . Verlag GVE, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89218-074-1 .
Web links
- BVG map of the station (PDF; 41 kB)
- Heidelberger Platz S-Bahn station on stadtschnellbahn-berlin.de
- Entry in the Berlin State Monument List (S-Bahn station)
- Entry in the Berlin State Monument List (underground station)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Station price list 2020. In: Deutsche Bahn. Deutsche Bahn, January 1, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 .
- ↑ http://www.robert-schwandl.de/berlin/u3/U3-78.png
