Hausvogteiplatz (Berlin U-Bahn)

Hausvogteiplatz is a Berlin U-Bahn station on line U2, located in Mitte. The eponymous square, former site of a bastion of the historic city fortification (Berlin Fortress), was named after the Prussian aulic court and prison. In the late 19th century it had developed as a centre of Berlin's clothing industry.

Hausvogteiplatz
Eastern entrance, 2006
General information
LocationHausvogteiplatz
Mitte, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°30′47″N 13°23′48″E
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Call a Bike, bicycle parking)
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone: Berlin A/5555
History
Opened1 October 1908 (1908-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Stadtmitte
towards Ruhleben
U2 Spittelmarkt
towards Pankow
Location
Hausvogteiplatz
Location within Berlin
Hausvogteiplatz
Location within Germany
Hausvogteiplatz
Location within Europe

The station, designed by Alfred Grenander, opened on 1 October 1908 with Berlin's second U-Bahn line, running from Potsdamer Platz on the initial Stammstrecke route to Spittelmarkt. During an air raid on 3 February 1945 it was devastated by a direct bomb hit and could not be reopened until 1950.

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