Voltastraße (Berlin U-Bahn)

{{Short description|Station of the Berlin U-Bahn}}

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Voltastraße is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the {{lnl|Berlin U-Bahn|U8}}.

Built in 1914 but not opened until 1930 (a delay caused by the First World War), it has granite columns and is {{convert|4.5|m|ft}} below the street.J. Meyer-Kronthaler, Berlins U-Bahnhöfe, Berlin: be.bra, 1996

After the completion of the Berlin Wall, line U8 was severely curtailed. In the north, only Voltastraße and Gesundbrunnen stations could be used by West Berliners. Thereafter U8 became a tiny line of two stations that was little used, a condition that lasted until 5 October 1977 when it was extended to Osloer Straße to interchange with line U9.