 S-Bahn operation continued under the control of the Deutsche Reichsbahn during and after the blockade, but was boycotted in West Berlin in protest against this East German body operating in the Western sectors of the city.In 1961, the year Berlin wall was erected, the Siegfriedstraße entrance to the Hermannstraße station was closed.The destroyed main entrance was under restoration until 1968/69, but in 1971 was demolished and replaced with a modern building, which opened in June 1973; the Siegfriedstraße entrance, reopened during this work, was then closed and it was demolished 3 years later.