Kanzlerlinie in Berlin Chancelor Line in Berlin

Planning and Building the Chancellor Line in Berlin/D

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1 Brandenburg Gate Metro Station in Berlin on August 8, 2009

2 Complete construction section

3 Layout of the Brandenburg Gate Metro Station

4 Trenchless construction, construction sequence

5 View of start-up wall for the construction pit

6 FRP shavings during separation

7 Thoroughly frozen soil in the excavation area

8 Removal of microtunnels

9 Temperature development in the soil after switching off the freezing plant (JV U55 measurement programme)

In August 2009 the new Metro section between the Central Station and the Pariser Platz, the first roughly 1.9 km long part-section of the so-called U5 Chancellor Line, was opened in the German capital Berlin. The Brandenburg Tor Station was the last structure to be constructed for the time being. This structure represents a part of the 2nd plan approval section running to the Berlin Rathaus, whose amendment plans are tabled for approval.

1 Introduction

On August 8, 2009, the new Metro section between the Central Station and the Pariser Platz was opened by the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (Fig. 1). This means that the first part-section of the so-called Chancellor Line has been completed. The Brandenburg Tor Station was the last structure to be constructed for the time being. This structure represents a part of the 2^nd plan approval section running to the Berlin Rathaus, whose amendment plans are tabled for approval (Fig. 2).

2 Brandenburg Gate Station

The construction areas for the station building are located in the immediate...

J. Seegers, C. Liebich, Dr. L. Speier, Prof. F. Grübl

Issue 03/2010 Chancelor Line in Berlin