 Hermannplatz station first opened on 11 April 1926 together with the rest of the newly-built line between the stations Hasenheide and Bergstraße, which are today the U7 stations Südstern and Karl-Marx-Straße respectively.The second platform, built above the original, was opened on 17 July 1927 to serve what is now the U8 line.The station's architects were Alfred Grenander and Alfred Fehse.