Berlin U5 link unites east and west

Berlin U5 opening

Photos: BVG

GERMANY: A 2·2 km extension of Berlin metro Line U5 west from Alexanderplatz to Brandenburger Tor opened on December 4, and U5 absorbed the formerly-isolated U55 with trains now running through from Hauptbahnhof  to U5’s eastern terminus at Hönow.

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