Kottbusser Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

Kottbusser Tor (German pronunciation: [ˌkɔtbʊsɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] (listen)) is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on lines U1, U3, and U8. Many Berliners use the affectionate term Kotti (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔti] (listen); see Berlin dialect).

Kottbusser Tor
General information
LocationKottbusser Tor
Kreuzberg, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°29′57″N 13°25′05″E
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections: 140, N1, N8
Construction
Structure type
  • Elevated (U1/U3)
  • Underground (U8)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened15 February 1902 (1902-02-15) (U1/3 level)
12 February 1928 (1928-02-12) (U8 level)
Services
Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station
towards Uhlandstraße
towards Krumme Lanke
towards Wittenau
Location
Kottbusser Tor
Location within Berlin
Kottbusser Tor station
Kottbusser Tor station at night

It is located in central Kreuzberg. The area has a bad reputation for the relatively high, mainly drug-related crime rate, instances of which have recently become quite rare in most other parts of the district. The original Kottbusser Tor was a southern city gate of Berlin; the road through the gate led via the Neukölln suburb to the town of Cottbus.

Trivia - K and missing h (Cotbusser Thor) rely to a language reform at begin of 20th century. See e.g. Stralauer T(h)or, or Cölln and Neukölln.

History

The station on the first U-Bahn line from Potsdamer Platz to Stralauer Tor was opened on 18 February 1902 on a viaduct above Skalitzer Straße. When the U8 was built in 1926, a new two-level station was constructed 100 metres (330 ft) westwards to allow both lines to meet in one location, and the original station was demolished.[2]

It was directly hit on 26 February 1945.

  • U1/U3 platform
  • U8 platform
  • Kottbusser Tor station at night

References
  1. "Alle Zielorte". Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2021. p. 63. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)


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