Underground line U2 at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin-Mitte

by Silva Wischeropp

This urban photographic image was taken with the Nikon D90.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz station is a station of the Berlin underground at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in the Mitte district of Berlin. It is served by the U2 line. The station was opened on 27 July 1913 in connection with the opening of the Alexanderplatz - Nordring line. It is 813 metres from Alexanderplatz underground station and 595 metres from Senefelderplatz underground station. The central platform is 7.6 metres wide and 110.1 metres long, and the concourse is 2.7 metres high. Due to its shallow depth below the road surface of four metres, it is called an under-pavement station.
After the political changes and German reunification, the renaming of the station was initially discussed. Conservative politicians in particular called for the station to be renamed back to its original name, Schönhauser Tor, but were unable to gain the approval of the Senate Transport Administration. The Senate's argument was that the name had been in use for a very long time and had been ingrained in the population.
First, however, the U-Bahn line between Ruhleben and Pankow had to be rebuilt. Since 13 November 1993, trains have once again been running continuously between Vinetastrasse and Ruhleben under the name U2.
After the trains had a direct connection to a small-profile workshop at Olympia-Stadion station, the small workshop behind Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz station was no longer needed. It was dismantled, but a reversing track for abandoned trains was left in place.
Nevertheless, the station is still waiting for its basic renovation. The entrance portals were already renovated in the 1990s. Since the station has had a lift to access the platform since February 2023, it is barrier-free.