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
Location	Hausvogteiplatz Mitte, Berlin Germany
Coordinates	52°30′47″N 13°23′48″E / 52.51306°N 13.39667°E / 52.51306; 13.39667
Owned by	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated by	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Yes (Call a Bike, bicycle parking)
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened	1 October 1908; 115 years ago (1908-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station Stadtmitte towards Ruhleben U2 Spittelmarkt towards Pankow
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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.^[2]