Berlin Botanischer Garten station

Berlin Botanischer Garten station is a surface-level S-Bahn station in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district, built in Art Nouveau style and still in operation today. The building sits directly above ground and connects residential neighborhoods with the famous Botanical Garden next door.

The station opened in 1909 as part of the S-Bahn expansion toward the southwest, designed to create fast connections to growing suburban areas. Architects used modern building techniques of the time to combine function with graceful design.

The station stands as a monument to early Berlin railway development and shows how the city expanded into southern districts during that era. You can see in the curved lines and decorative details how important it was to make even practical buildings beautiful.

The station is an easy walk from the Botanical Garden and sits on a busy route between inner city areas and the southern suburbs. Visitors should know that the platform is at surface level and fully exposed to the weather.

The station was decorated with Art Nouveau details usually reserved for important civic buildings, showing how much architects valued commuter mobility. This unexpected attention to an everyday structure was unusual in the early 1900s.

Location: Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Architects: Gustav Erdmann, Ernst Spindler

Official opening: May 1, 1909

Architectural style: Art Nouveau

Part of: Berlin S-Bahn

Website: https://sbahn.berlin/fahren/bahnhofsuebersicht/botanischer-garten

GPS coordinates: 52.44806,13.30722

Latest update: December 9, 2025 12:23