Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park (Berlin U-Bahn)

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park is a Berlin U-Bahn station on line U2, located in the Tiergarten district at the border with Kreuzberg. Opened in 1998, the station is named after a small park east of the building, itself named in honor of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, commonly known as Felix Mendelssohn.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park
General information
Location	Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park Tiergarten, Berlin Germany
Coordinates	52°30′14″N 13°22′30″E
Owned by	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Operated by	Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	: N1 : M29
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened	2 October 1998 (1998-10-02)
Services
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station Gleisdreieck towards Ruhleben U2 Potsdamer Platz towards Pankow
Location
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park Location within Berlin

A train to Pankow departs from the station

The station seen from the west side, or the corner of Reichpietschufer / Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade, with the opening for the possible extension of the S21 S-Bahn line. In the foreground the bust of the eponymous composer

Though it is one of the newest stations on the U-Bahn, it is located on the first Stammstrecke line of 1902, where its northern branch crosses the Landwehr Canal on a viaduct and passes north through part of the Scandic Hotel before heading underground towards Potsdamer Platz. With the building of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961, train service was interrupted, and for a brief time in 1991 the tracks served for the experimental M-Bahn maglev line, stopping at Bernburger Straße station slightly to the north.

Following reunification, the M-Bahn was removed to allow the U2 to be reinstated. The line was reopened on 13 November 1993, but the station was not opened until 2 October 1998.

The station has disabled access, with lifts at the southern entrance.