AEG Tunnel (1897)

First Subway Tunnel in Germany.A 295-meter tunnel connected the AEG appliance factory with the AEG Humboldthain Works. Electric trains transported both materials and workers between the two locations. The construction was surely useful, but it also served to demonstrate that a subway system like the London Underground could be built in Berlin. In World War I the tunnel was used for munitions production. In World War II it was an air raid shelter for the company’s employees.

Tip: The tunnel can only be viewed on tours offered by “Berliner Unter-welten.” Guides tell the exciting history of the AEG locations and their underground connection. berliner-unterwelten.de/en