U5 (Berlin U-Bahn)
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U5 is a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. It was the only line actively extended by the German Democratic Republic while Berlin was divided by the Berlin Wall.
U5 is also the only line in the network that connects to other lines at only at one point (Alexanderplatz). There have long been plans to extend the line westward to Berlin Hauptbahnhof. The temporary line U55, presently under construction for completion in 2008, is the first stage in realizing this, with construction on the connecting segment scheduled to start in 2009.
[edit] History
- December 21, 1930: Alexanderplatz - Friedrichsfelde
- June 6, 1973: Friedrichsfelde - Tierpark
- July 1, 1988: Tierpark - Elsterwerdaer Platz
- July 1, 1989 Elsterwerdaer Platz - Hönow
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