Depots on the Berlin U-Bahn 2975412 149645330 2007-08-06T23:23:17Z Meegs 406581 spelling '''Depots on the [[Berlin U-Bahn]]''' are split, just like its [[Trains on the Berlin U-Bahn|trains]], into two different profiles: the wider ''Großprofil'' and the smaller ''Kleinprofil''. There are one Kleinprofil and three Großprofil depots. The depots are divided into ''Hauptwerkstätten'' (Hw, "main depots") and ''Betriebswerkstätten'' (Bw, "service depots"). Service depots only handle minor repairs and maintenance like changing the windows or removing [[graffiti]]. Main depots are used for the full inspections scheduled every few years. Also, lifting the trains off the tracks is only possible in the main depots. == Depots == === Grunewald main and service depot === [[Image:U-Bahn_Berlin_Teil_Werksgelände_Grunewald.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Part of the maintenance complex Grunewald]] The Grunewald depot is currently the only Kleinprofil depot with the exception of the ''Hw Seestraße'', a Großprofil depot also used for Kleinprofil trains. The depot, which opened on [[january 21]], [[1913]], is directly adjacent to the overground U-Bahn station ''Olympia-Stadion''. In the year [[1913]], the depot was constructed with one service building, in the following years three more buildings were added: Halle II ([[1924]]/[[1925|25]]), Halle III ([[1926]]) and Halle IV ([[1927]]). In World War II, a large part of the complex burned down following an air raid on [[September 3]], [[1943]]. Reconstruction was finished in [[1950]], along with the rest of the U-Bahn network. In Berlin U-Bahn jargon the depot is called ''Bw Gru'' or ''Hw Gru''. === Seestraße main and service depot === The Seestraße depot was opened in [[1923]], because the new Großprofil line C (now the U6) needed a workshop. It is located north of the Seestraße U-Bahn station. All in all, there are 17 tracks here, with two for the main depot and 15 for the service depot, one of which leads to the cleaning area. Because space is limited and the complex cannot be expanded due to its location in the inner city, it is planned to tear down parts of the workshop little by little. Due to budget cuts by the BVG, Kleinprofil vehicles are serviced in Seestraße as well. The U-Bahn jargon shorthand for this installation is ''Bw See'' or ''Hw See''. === Friedrichsfelde service depot === [[Image:U-Bahn_Berlin_WagenhalleII_Bw_Fri.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Wagenhalle II of the service depot Friedrichsfelde]] Alongside the construction of the Berlin U-Bahn line E (now U5), the service depot ''Friedrichsfelde'' was built from [[1927]] to [[1930]]. The depot is located in the vicinity of the Tierpark U-Bahn station. The buildings I and II, built in 1930, were among the most modern in the U-Bahn sytsem at that time. One interesting fact in the workshop's history is its use for East Berlin Kleinpofil trains, because the east had no Kleinprofil depot. In [[1993]], when the eastern and western networks were reconnected, this finally changed. The shorthand for the depot is ''Bw Fi''. === Britz-Süd service depot === Because there were more and more Großprofil lines built in West Berlin, it became necessary to think about new depots. Because the extension of the U7 to Rudow was being built at the time, building the depot there was the logical choice. Construction began in [[1969]] and was finished in [[1971]]. Because the area bought was quite large with 100,000 m², further expansion was considered from the beginning. In [[1988]] an extension building for the service workshop was finished. At present it is the newest and most modern of Berlin's U-Bahn depot. The U-Bahn jargon shorthand for it is ''Bw Britz''. [[Category:Berlin U-Bahn]]