Olympia-Stadion (Berlin U-Bahn)

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Olympia-Stadion is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U2. It serves Berlin's Olympic Stadium, where football matches and other events are regularly held.

It is located around 500 m from the S-Bahn station with a similar name, Olympiastadion, whose name - without hyphen - more closely reflects that of the Olympic Stadium.

The station Stadion was opened on June 8, 1913 together with the Deutsches Stadion, predecessor of the Olympic Stadium, though regular train service was not available until 1922. Subsequent to Berlin's successful application for the 1936 Summer Olympics, Alfred Grenander redesigned the building and the station was named Reichssportfeld.

From 1950 on the station was called Olympia-Stadion, between 1992 and 1999, it bore the name Olympia-Stadion (Ost). The building was extensively restored in preparation of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and received blue pillars and benches, according to the colours of the local Hertha BSC Berlin football club.

Preceding station		Berlin U-Bahn		Following station
Ruhleben Terminus		U2		Neu-Westend toward Pankow

Coordinates: 52°31′02″N, 13°15′00″E