 The S-Bahn station was opened in 1898 under the name "Putlitzstraße", which is the street on which the station lies.Despite sustaining damage during the Second World War, the station remained in service.The U-Bahn station was opened on 28 August 1961, soon after the building of the Berlin Wall and also with the name "Putlitzstraße", although no direct interchange with the S-Bahn station existed.