Spichernstraße (Berlin U-Bahn)

The U3 (then called AII and BII) portion opened on 2 June 1959, replacing the nearby Nürnberger Platz station, which was closed and dismantled.

The U9 portion, which lies deeper underground, opened on 28 August 1961 as the southern terminus of the new line, then called G. The eponymous street is named after Spicheren in Lorraine, France, site of the 1870 Battle of Spicheren.

Grey tiles with pink and white patterns and dark blue columns were used in the mezzanine areas.

The design by Gabriele Stierl is intended to represent the visualisation of a piece of music for an ensemble of 12 instruments, in homage to the nearby Berlin State School of Music and the Performing Arts.

Construction was relatively simple since there was a turning area for the Nürnberger Platz station at the location; trains were routed over the ancillary tracks and the new platforms constructed on the site of the former main tracks.