Named after Breitenbachplatz, which honours the Prussian minister Paul von Breitenbach.
Paul von Breitenbach (1850–1930) was Prussian Minister of Public Works, in charge of the state railways, and played a major part in building this line. The square, called Rastatter Platz from 1892, was renamed after him when the U-Bahn to Dahlem opened in 1913; he attended the opening. Since 1988, paintings by Joachim Szymczak in the station have shown him and the Prussian railways.