Bundestag (Berlin U-Bahn)

Bundestag is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the line. The name of this station was changed in April 2006 from Reichstag to Bundestag after deputations from the Bundestag which sits in the Reichstag building.

Bundestag
Ubf
LocationMitte
Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°31′12.05″N 13°22′22.82″E
Operated byBerliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Line(s)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Fare zoneVBB: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened8 August 2009 (2009-08-08)
Services
Preceding station   Berlin U-Bahn   Following station
Terminus
towards Hönow
Location
Bundestag
Location within Berlin

History
Spectators seated for an opera performance on 16 November 2008. At that time the station was not served by any line.

Even though construction was completed in 1994,[2] it took over a decade until the subway line U55 went into service in August 2009.[3] In the intervening period, the partially completed station with its high ceiling and unusual architecture served as a location for cultural events like performances of the opera The Magic Flute and saw use as a film set for the Resident Evil film series,[4] for Æon Flux and for Equilibrium.[5]

From 2009 to early 2020, only the eastern face of the island platform was used for a shuttle service between Hauptbahnhof and Brandenburger Tor. On 4 December 2020 the extended line U5 opened and from this date trains both platforms faces were served by trains.

References
  1. "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. Berlins U-Bahnstrecken – Die Kanzler-U-Bahn Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (german)
  3. Große Premiere für kleine „Kanzler-U-Bahn“ (german)
  4. Beschreibung der Dreharbeiten zu Resident Evil (2002) Archived March 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, outnow.ch (german)
  5. Equilibrium (film).

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