Strausberger Platz is a

Berlin U-Bahn The Berlin U-Bahn (; short for , "underground railway") is a rapid transit system in Berlin, the capital and largest city of Germany, and a major part of the city's public transport system. Together with the Berlin S-Bahn, S-Bahn, a network of ...

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located on the line.

History

The station was designed by

Alfred Grenander Alfred Frederik Elias Grenander (26 June 1863 – 14 March 1931) was a Swedish architect, who became one of the most prominent engineers during the first building period of the Berlin U-Bahn network in the early twentieth century. Biography Gr ...

and opened in 1930. On 7 May 1944, the western concourse was directly hit. It was closed in 1945 after the station was destroyed during the

Battle of Berlin The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II. After the Vistula–Od ...

. In 1952, the station was rebuilt. The entrances were moved and a new one was built.J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996) In 2003, the station was renovated and green panels were attached to the walls.

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U5 (Berlin U-Bahn) stations Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Railway stations in Germany opened in 1930 {{Berlin-railstation-stub