Information

Name: Potsdamer Platz (P.) (30 January 1923)

Former names: 

• Potsdamer Platz (old station, in use until 17 September 1907, demolished)

• Leipziger Platz (18 September 1907)

Opening: 18 February 1902

Closed: 

• April 1945 - 30 July 1945

• 13 August 1961 - 12 November 1993

Next stations: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park (? meter)  ← Potsdamer Platz → (600 meter) Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße

Transfer: S-Bahn, railway

• U2 stops at this station. 

• The station was closed due to World War II damage between April 1945 and 30 July 1945.

• This station wasn't accessible for travellers during 13 August 1961 - 12 November 1993. The GDR built the Berlin Wall, ending freedom of movement between East and West Berlin in 1961. As a result, the Berlin public transit network, was also divided into two. The station was located in East Berlin near the border and only used as marshalling yard for trains with the destination Thälmanplatz / Otto-Grotewohl-Straße.