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Originally Posted by khazars
Rathaus is going to be an exchange station with the planned U10?
Is the planned S-bahn tunnel line in the future going to run through the new U55 stations of Brandenburger Tor and/or Bundestag, or will this future line bypass these stations and connect straight to Hauptbahnhof from S- bahn Potsdamerplatz?
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Building for the Future
Extension of the U5
The U55 Shuttle Line from Hauptbahnhof to the Brandenburg Gate
Various versions of a new east-west line through Berlin have been under discussion since 1919. The extension of Berlin’s U5 metro line is not a new idea in terms of planning. When the city was divided after World War II, connecting the eastern and western parts of the city was suddenly no longer a possibility. This changed only with reunification.
Under the current transport policy of the Berlin Senate, the U5 metro line, which currently connects eastern districts from Hönow to Mitte with the eastern city centre, is to be extended to Hauptbahnhof. The decision for this extension was made in the early 1990s, and the project will be carried out in two parts (Hauptbahnhof to Pariser Platz and Pariser Platz to Alexanderplatz). The tunnel structure between Hauptbahnhof and Pariser Platz has already been built, as part of the extensive building work for the government district, and plans to complete construction were finalised in 1999. Work on closing the gap between Pariser Platz and Alexanderplatz will start in 2010 at the latest.
When the metro station at the Brandenburg Gate is completed, transport can begin on the first section. As part of the major U5 line, this section will be given the provisional name of U55.
The Berlin Transport Authority (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe – BVG) is the largest municipal transport company in Germany. The BVG will open the U55 metro shuttle line in 2006. It is also the contractor for the construction work, commissioned by the Urban Planning Office of the State of Berlin. Funding will be provided by the state and federal governments.
Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of the Construction Work
Main construction site
The main construction site will be located on Unter den Linden between Pariser Platz and Wilhelmstrasse, facing the Adlon Hotel.
Logistics tunnel
A second part of the construction site will be located on the central promenade of Unter den Linden, between the Polish Embassy and the Bundestag administrative offices.
A tunnel will be built there to supply the materials for construction work. It will later be used as the second access to the station, in order to meet current fire protection standards.
Construction phase 1
Traffic : removal of the urban rail (S-Bahn) passageway
Demolition of S-Bahn passageway ,approx. 2200 sqm (66 m x 32 m)
“Open construction site” Moderate noise pollution, within legal limits Dust generation reduced by sprinkling & Removal of excavated earth