Friedrichstrasse Railway Station

(Local Name: Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse) Friedrichstrasse Station in Berlin was opened on May 1, 1882. It had taken nine years to build and measured 163 m/540ft by 40 m/132ft. It quickly became the capital's most important station. Between 1924-26 it was completely redesigned with two parallel halls, one for long-distance and one for suburban lines. It suffered serious damage during the Second World War but was rebuilt by 1959-60. After the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 Friedrichstrasse became the only link for main-line, suburban and underground trains between the two sectors of the city. As the East Berlin Station, and also the border control point, it became the sluice gate between two worlds. From July 1, 1990,