U-Bahn Berlin

“Some kind of strange magic happens
when the city turns on her lights”
— David Berman

Welcome to Neon Deutschland. Join us on our tour of fine neon signs from throughout Germany.

Hello … and welcome to Berlin Modern.

We're here to preserve the legacy of post-war modern architecture in the rapidly-changing city of Berlin.

Celebrating the only time the U-Bahn has been early for anything…

U5 — Weberwiese.
Matching clocks.

U5 — Weberwiese.
Yellow overload.

U5 — Weberwiese.
Welcome to yellow.

U5 — Frankfurter Tor.
A brief trip above ground.

U5 — Frankfurter Tor.
This is one of the very few stations – perhaps the only one – that features a sign at the end of the platform, perpendicular to the tracks.

U5 — Samariterstraße.
The structure with the rounded corners.

U5 — Samariterstraße.
Two halves make one sign.

U5 — Frankfurter Allee.
The opposite of calm.

U5 — Magdalenenstraße.
Vanishing point.

U5 — Magdalenenstraße.
Platform symmetry.

U5 — Magdalenenstraße.
Minimalism.

U5 — Lichtenberg.
Platform sign close-up.

U5 — Lichtenberg.
Two levels.

U5 — Lichtenberg.
Yellows and ochres.

U5 — Lichtenberg.
Lemon and Lime.

U5 — Friedrichsfelde.
The lighter blues.

U5 — Friedrichsfelde.
One minute off.

U5 — Friedrichsfelde.
Blue on blue.

U5 — Tierpark.
Tile textures.

U5 — Tierpark.
Concourse lights.

U5 — Tierpark.
Surveillance.

U5 — Tierpark.
Turquoise letters on the platform sign.

U5 — Tierpark.
Bright Phoebus (has been a stranger to Berlin of late).

U5 — Tierpark.
The big white U.

U5 — Biesdorf-Süd.
Onwards and downwards.

U5 — Biesdorf-Süd.
Tile arrangement.