Bundestag (Berlin U-Bahn)

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Bundestag
U-Bahn.svg
U55 Bundestag 2009-08-10 3.jpg
General information
Location Mitte
Berlin
Germany
Coordinates 52°31′12.05″N13°22′22.82″E / 52.5200139°N 13.3730056°E / 52.5200139; 13.3730056
System Ubf
Operated by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Line Berlin transit icons - U5.svg
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zone VBB: Berlin A/5555 [1]
History
Opened8 August 2009 (2009-08-08)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Berlin Hbf
Terminus
 U5 Brandenburger Tor
towards Hönow
Location
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Red pog.svg
Bundestag
Location within Berlin
Bundestag (Berlin U-Bahn)

Bundestag is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U5 line. The name of this station was changed in April 2006 from Reichstag to Bundestag to better reflect the physical location of the station and the function of nearby buildings.

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History

Spectators seated for an opera performance on 16 November 2008. At that time the station was not served by any line. U55 U-Bahnhof Bundestag Berlin Oper.jpg
Spectators seated for an opera performance on 16 November 2008. At that time the station was not served by any line.

Even though construction was completed in 1994, [2] it took over a decade until the subway line U55 went into service in August 2009. [3] In the intervening period, the partially completed station with its high ceiling and unusual architecture served as a location for cultural events like performances of the opera The Magic Flute and saw use as a film set for the Resident Evil film series, [4] for Æon Flux and for Equilibrium . [5]

From 2009 to early 2020, only the eastern side of the island platform was used, and only as a shuttle service between Hauptbahnhof and Brandenburger Tor. On 4 December 2020 the U5 extension opened, and from this date both sides were serviced by trains.

References

  1. ↑ "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Berlins U-Bahnstrecken – Die Kanzler-U-Bahn Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (german)
  3. ↑ Große Premiere für kleine „Kanzler-U-Bahn“ (german)
  4. ↑ Beschreibung der Dreharbeiten zu Resident Evil (2002) Archived March 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , outnow.ch (german)
  5. ↑ Equilibrium (film).

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