Berlin Stations - (Französische Straße)

Berlin Stations

(Französische Straße )

Name: Französische Straße (Fr.)

Opening: January, 30th 1923

Closed: April 1945 - July 12, 1945; August 13, 1961 - July 1, 1990; December 4, 2020

Next stations: Friedrichstraße (620 meter) ← Französische Straße → (495 meter) Stadtmitte

U6 stops at this station.
This station was closed due to World War II damage between May 2, 1945 and July 12, 1945.
Station Französische Straße was closed on December, 4th 2020 due to the opening of the new station Unter den Linden.

This station wasn't accessible for travellers during 13 August 1961 - 1 July 1990. 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 line we call U6 today, ran for the most part through West Berlin but passed through a relatively short stretch of East Berlin territory in the city centre. This line continued to be open to West Berliners; however, trains did not stop at the stations located within East Berlin, though for technical reasons they did have to slow down significantly while passing through.

The station was closed during GDR times (1988.05.11).

Entrance Friedrichstraße (2019.08.04)

Platform U-Bahn (2019.01.19)

Platform U-Bahn (2019.08.04)

Platform U-Bahn (2020.07.29)

Entrance Friedrichstraße (2019.01.19)

Closed entrance (2021.08.02)

Closed entrance (2022.07.27)

Nord-Süd (North-South) has been written there on a blue background since the end of September 2023. They correspond to the historical models and are a homage to the long history of the Berlin subway. In the 1920s, parts of the U6 subway line were among the first subway routes. When the first section of the route opened on January 30, 1923, there were no line numbers. That's why the route was named "Nordsüdbahn". The route led from the Stettiner Bahnhof underground station (today the Naturkundemuseum to the Hallesches Tor underground station. The Französische Straße subway station was also part of this first route.

The architect Alfred Grenander was responsible for the architectural design of the North-South Railway stations from 1922 onwards. Together with his colleague Alfred Fehse, he designed a decagonal portal, which from then on was installed at many stations on the North-South Railway. Because of their shape, experts also call them “bat portals”. (Picture, 2023.10.21)

Last update: 2023.12.01

Created: 2019.03.03

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