Olympia-Stadion (Berlin U-Bahn)

For the S-Bahn station called Olympiastadion, see Berlin Olympiastadion station.

Olympia-Stadion
2009
General information
Location	Olympiastadion Westend, Berlin Germany
Coordinates	52°31′02″N 13°15′00″E
Owned by	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated by	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	: Berlin B/5656
History
Opened	8 June 1913 (1913-06-08)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station Ruhleben Terminus U2 Neu-Westend towards Pankow
Location
Olympia-Stadion Location within Berlin

The station in 2011

Olympia-Stadion is a Berlin U-Bahn station on line U2, in the Westend district. It serves Berlin's Olympic Stadium, where football matches and other events are regularly held. The station is located around 500 m (1,600 ft) from the similarly named S-Bahn station, Olympiastadion, whose name – without hyphen – more closely reflects that of the Olympic Stadium.

Bahnhof Stadion in 1913

History

The Stadion station was opened on 8 June 1913, together with the Deutsches Stadion, the predecessor of the Olympic Stadium. Due to World War I, the 1916 Summer Olympics, for which the building of the stadium was intended, were cancelled and regular train service at the Stadion station was not available until 1922. Subsequent to Berlin's successful application for the 1936 Summer Olympics, the renowned U-Bahn architect Alfred Grenander redesigned the building and the station was named Reichssportfeld.

On 15 February 1944, it was directly hit by the air raids.

From 1950 on, the station was called Olympia-Stadion; between 1992 and 1999, it bore the name Olympia-Stadion (Ost). The building was extensively restored in preparation of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and received blue pillars and benches, according to the colours of the local Hertha BSC Berlin football club.