Berlin Aerial Fortresses, Episode 5 Highlight: Key Points in Ten Lines
In the heart of Berlin, remnants of a phantom line still echo through the city's underground. Known as the U10, this line was planned to connect Weißensee with Lichterfelde, running through some of the city's most iconic neighborhoods.
The U10 line was first conceived in the late 1920s and was part of a 200-kilometer plan for Berlin, presented in 1955. Initially named 'F', it was later called 'U10'. The line was intended to pass through the city center, avoiding a stop at the existing U2 line, and obtain a new interchange station with the U6. It was also planned to connect to the U1 at Kurfürstenstraße and the U7 at Kleistpark.
However, the course of history prevented the construction of the U-Bahn line 10. The division of Berlin, culminating in the construction of the Wall in August 1961, put a halt to many development projects, including the U10 line. The visible raw tunnels and half-finished stations at interchange stations serve as reminders of this never-built line.
Today, these tunnels are used as signal box facilities or event locations for various events. Some structural preparations were made for the construction of the line, some of which were later used in different forms, but not as tunnels of the originally planned U-Bahn line 10.
The northeastern branch of the proposed U3 line, between Weißensee and Potsdamer Platz, mirrored the original U10 plan. However, the current U3 line, which runs to Krumme Lanke and is planned to be extended to Mexikoplatz in the coming years, has hardly any parallels with the original U10 plan, except for the Wittenbergplatz station.
The U10 line remains a phantom line of the Berlin U-Bahn network, with no plans for completion in focus. The series 'Berlin's Luftschlösser' provides further insights into various abandoned projects in Berlin, offering a glimpse into what could have been.
Despite several attempts, the U10 line was never realized. In 1993, plans for the U10 line were abandoned in favor of the new U3 line. The person responsible for revising the plan for the never-realized Berlin U-Bahn line 10 in the late 1970s is not explicitly named in the search results.
As we navigate Berlin's U-Bahn network today, it's hard not to wonder about the U10 line, a ghost line that once promised to connect the city in a different way. Its story serves as a reminder of the city's rich history and the paths it could have taken.
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