U-Bahn Berlin

A tribute to Berlin’s U-Bahn network on its 120th Anniversary.
A project of @Berlin_Type and @Berlin_Texture.
Not affiliated with BVG.

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Plattenbau fans take note: there is a great new documentary on @ARTEde that features some fantastic aerial footage of Berlin’s Plattenbauten (plus a brief appearance from yours truly). Check it out here:
https://t.co/tVQZATjh9v

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U5 — Weberwiese.
Matching clocks.

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U5 — Weberwiese.
Yellow overload.

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U5 — Weberwiese.
Welcome to yellow.

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U5 — Frankfurter Tor.
A brief trip above ground.

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U5 — Frankfurter Tor.
This is one of the very few stations – perhaps the only one – that features a sign at the end of the platform, perpendicular to the tracks.

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U5 — Frankfurter Tor.
Gateway blues.

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U5 — Samariterstraße.
The structure with the rounded corners.

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U5 — Samariterstraße.
Two halves make one sign.

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U5 — Frankfurter Allee.
The opposite of calm.

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U5 — Magdalenenstraße.
Vanishing point.

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U5 — Magdalenenstraße.
Platform symmetry.

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U5 — Magdalenenstraße.
Minimalism.

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U5 — Lichtenberg.
Platform sign close-up.

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U5 — Lichtenberg.
Two levels.

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U5 — Lichtenberg.
Yellows and ochres.

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U5 — Lichtenberg.
Lemon and Lime.

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U5 — Friedrichsfelde.
The lighter blues.

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U5 — Friedrichsfelde.
One minute off.

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U5 — Friedrichsfelde.
Blue on blue.