Boddinstraße

Boddinstraße station is one of the oldest stops on Berlin's U8 line, opened in 1927 as part of the Weimar Republic's ambitious expansion of the city's rapid transit network. It takes its name from Hermann Boddin, who served as mayor of Rixdorf — the independent municipality that later became Neukölln — from 1874 to 1907. Located beneath Hermannstrasse at the Boddinstrasse intersection, the station carries protected landmark status, a recognition of its architectural and historical significance within Berlin's interwar infrastructure. It is fully wheelchair accessible and operated by BVG under the station code Bo, offering a modest but genuine window into the city's 1920s urban planning ambitions.