Named after the Westend district, itself named after London's West End.
Westend was planned as an exclusive villa colony and named after the elegant London district. From 1866 a company called ‘Westend’, founded by Albert Werckmeister with partners including the architect Martin Gropius, bought up land here and sold it in plots. The station opened on 15 November 1877 as Charlottenburg-Westend; it lies in Charlottenburg, right on the border of Westend.