Berlin U-Bahn U8 Ride - Weinmeisterstraße to Pankstraße | 2x Escalator | Germany | 15/11/24

Riding the Berlin U-Bahn U8 from Weinmeisterstraße to Pankstraße. Germany, 15/11/24

Weinmeisterstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U8.

It was built in 1930 (95 years ago) by Alexander Grenander and shortly closed during World War II.

During the Berlin Wall (from 1961) the station was closed by the East German government, later on top of the entrances apartments were built. When it was reopened on 1 July 1990, there were some difficulties to open them again, but so far minor cleanup is needed.


Pankstraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U8. It was opened on 5 October 1977 (Rümmler) with the line's extension from Gesundbrunnen to Osloer Straße. The station's name derives from its location: It sits under the intersection of Pankstraße and Badstraße.

The actual spelling of the station's name is under debate. The German orthographic rules call for the spelling "Pankstraße", but the signs inside the station spell "Pankstrasse", acceptable if in capital letters, but not in lower case as used.

Like the station Siemensdamm (Berlin U-Bahn), the station is constructed as a "Multi Purpose Facility". It is prepared and partially stocked to be used as an fallout shelter. It has an emergency kitchen and a filtered ventilation system. It is specified to sustain 3339 people for 14 days.


U8 is a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. It has 24 stations and is 18.1 km 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

Colouring and naming
The U8 line has had dark blue as its distinguishing colour since it first opened in 1927. It initially ran between Gesundbrunnen and Neukölln and was therefore known as the GN-Bahn. Until 1966 it was designated the D line; when the U-Bahn then changed to a numeric designation system, it was renamed Line 8. In 1984, the letter U was added as part of efforts to better distinguish the S-Bahn from the U-Bahn


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