Kottbusser Tor (Berlin U-Bahn)

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Simplified map of the Kottbusser Tor roundabout
Simplified map of the Kottbusser Tor roundabout

Kottbusser Tor is an Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U1 and U8. Many Berliners endearingly call it Kotti.

It is located in central Kreuzberg. The area has a bad reputation for the relatively high, mainly drug-related crime rate, instances of which have recently become quite few in most other parts of the district. The original Kottbusser Tor was a southern city gate of Berlin, the road through the gate lead via the Neukölln suburb to the town of Cottbus.

The station on the first Berlin U-Bahn line from Potsdamer Platz to Stralauer Tor was opened on February 18, 1902 on a viaduct above the Skalitzer Straße. When in 1926 the U8 was built, the station was demolished and shifted about 100m westwards to make both lines meet within a new two-level station.

Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station
U1
toward Wittenau
U8

Coordinates: 52°29′57″N, 13°25′05″E