Frankfurter Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

U-Bahn station Frankfurter Tor
Entrances on each side of Karl-Marx-Allee

Frankfurter Tor is a station on U-Bahn line U5 in Berlin, Germany. It is situated under Frankfurter Tor, a large square. Built by A. Grenander in 1930 it was first named Petersburger Straße. The stations were renamed as follows:

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.[1]

Notes

  1. J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)
Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station
U5
towards Hönow

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

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