U8 (Berlin U-Bahn)

Berlin U-Bahn Line 8
A U8 train at Alexanderplatz
A U8 train at Alexanderplatz
Overview
LocaleBerlin
Termini
Stations24
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBerlin U-Bahn
Operator(s)Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Depot(s)
  • Britz
Rolling stock
History
Opened17 July 1927 (1927-07-17)[a]
Last extension13 July 1996 (1996-07-13)[b]
Technical
Line length18.0 km (11.2 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Loading gaugeGroßprofil
Electrification750 V DC third rail (bottom running)
Route map

17.2
Reversing point
16.6
Wittenau
Berlin-Wittenau station
15.5
Rathaus Reinickendorf
14.3
Karl-Bonhoeffer-Nervenklinik
Berlin Karl-Bonhoeffer-Nervenklinik station
13.7
Lindauer Allee
13.0
Paracelsus-Bad
12.1
Residenzstraße
11.3
Franz-Neumann-Platz
10.3
Osloer Straße
U9
9.5
Pankstraße
8.9
Gesundbrunnen
Berlin Gesundbrunnen station
8.1
Voltastraße
7.5
Bernauer Straße
6.6
Rosenthaler Platz
6.0
Weinmeisterstraße
5.2
Alexanderplatz
U2U5 Berlin Alexanderplatz station
4.5
Jannowitzbrücke
Berlin Jannowitzbrücke station
3.9
Heinrich-Heine-Straße
3.1
Moritzplatz
2.2
Kottbusser Tor
U1U3
1.5
Schönleinstraße
0.7
Hermannplatz
U7
0.0
Boddinstraße
0.8
Leinestraße
1.4
Hermannstraße
Berlin Hermannstraße station
1.7
Reversing point

U8 is a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. It has 24 stations and is 18.1 km (11.2 mi) long. The U8 is one of three north–south Berlin U-Bahn lines (U6, U9), and runs from Wittenau to Neukölln via Gesundbrunnen. The original proposal was for a suspended monorail like the Wuppertal Schwebebahn.

  1. ^ "Einsatz Fahrzeugtypen U-Bahn". Berliner Linienchronik (in German). Berlin: Fabian Sawall. 1 January 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Berlin Subway • Trackmap" (PDF). Gleisplanweb.de (in German and English). Kranenburg: Christian Stade. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.


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