Nollendorfplatz (Berlin U-Bahn)

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The dome of Nollendorfplatz station with an U2 train
The dome of Nollendorfplatz station with an U2 train
Station Nollendorfplatz c. 1903
Station Nollendorfplatz c. 1903

Nollendorfplatz is an Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U1, the U2, the U3, and the U4. It opened in 1902 and today is the only station in Berlin that is served by four metro lines.

The station and the eponymous square lie in the north of Schöneberg at the junction of Motzstraße, Kleiststraße and Bülowstraße. The area is an important centre of gay culture and the nearby Winterfeldtplatz is home to a widely known market. The quarter, that used to be a fairly unstable center of heroin addicts, punks, and squatters twenty years ago has seen a remarkable comeback into the (somewhat intellectual) mainstream culture with high rents and upscale restaurants and bookshops. In this it resembles (and indeed was a role model) for the western part of Kreuzberg. The subway station itself recently received an art nouveau glass dome which resembles the one, designed by Cremer & Wolffenstein, it carried before the war.

Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station
U1
toward Ruhleben
U2
toward Pankow
U3 Terminus
U4

Coordinates: 52°29′57″N, 13°21′14″E