Frankfurter Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

Frankfurter Tor is a station on U-Bahn line U5 in Berlin, Germany. It is situated under Frankfurter Tor, a large square.

Frankfurter Tor
Berlin U-Bahn
Platform view of Frankfurter Tor
General information
LocationFrankfurter Allee/Karl-Marx-Allee/Warschauer Straße/Petersburger Straße
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Owned byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zoneVBB: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened21 December 1930; 93 years ago (1930-12-21)
Services
Preceding stationBerlin U-BahnFollowing station
Weberwiese
towards Berlin Hbf
U5Samariterstraße
towards Hönow
Location
Frankfurter Tor is located in Berlin
Frankfurter Tor
Frankfurter Tor
Location within Berlin
Entrances on each side of Karl-Marx-Allee

History

In future, there are plans for U1 to be extended to Frankfurter Tor, but because it duplicates the tram route M10, there is also a possibility of extending U1 to Ostkreuz after the refurbishment in 2015.[2]

References

52°30′57″N 13°27′15″E / 52.51583°N 13.45417°E / 52.51583; 13.45417