Frankfurter Allee
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For the Berlin Ringbahn station, see Berlin Frankfurter Allee station. For the Berlin U-Bahn station, see Frankfurter Allee (Berlin U-Bahn).
The Frankfurter Allee is one of the oldest roads of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It extends the Karl-Marx-Allee from Frankfurter Tor in the direction of the city of Frankfurt (Oder). It is part of Bundesstraße 1 and has a length of 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi).
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Former name(s) | Frankfurter Chaussee, Stalinallee |
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Namesake | Frankfurt |
Length | 3,600 m (11,800 ft) |
Nearest metro station | U5 |
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Construction start | 1708 |
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Line U5 of the city's U-Bahn runs beneath the length of Frankfurter Allee. The U-Bahn stations of Frankfurter Tor, Samariterstraße, Frankfurter Allee, Magdalenenstraße and Lichtenberg are all under or adjacent to the street. Frankfurter Allee and Lichtenberg stations are also served by the city's S-Bahn.[1]