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Wannseebahn
The Wannsee Railway (german: Wannseebahn) is a suburban railway in Berlin running from Potsdamer Platz via the Ring line station of Schöneberg to Wannsee station on Großer Wannsee, a lake after which it is named. Today it is a section of the Berlin S-Bahn line S1. History Beginnings The original section of the Wannsee Railway was built in 1874 and branched off at Zehlendorf from the Potsdam trunk line and rejoined the line at the current Griebnitzsee station. After the opening of the Lichterfelde West station on the trunk line in 1872 to serve the new suburb of mansions only (''villa colony'', German: ''Villenkolonie'') of Lichterfelde-West, the new emerging suburbs of Schlachtensee, Wannsee and Düppel sought their own rail connection. The official opening of the extension was made on 1 June 1874. Unlike the new Lichterfelde West station, which was completely financed by the builder of the villa colony, Johann Anton Wilhelm von Carstenn, the planning and constructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Julius-Leber-Brücke Station
Julius-Leber-Brücke is a railway station in the Schöneberg district of Berlin. Located under a bridge over the cutting created for the Berlin-Potsdam-Magdeburg railway. It was officially opened on 2 May 2008 and is served by the S-Bahn line . The bridge is named after Resistance fighter Julius Leber. It was formerly named ''Sedanbrücke'', after the Prusso-German victory in the Battle of Sedan in the Prusso-German war against France in 1870/71. The bridge connects the two ends of ''Kolonnenstraße''. The station has two platforms, of which only the inner platform edges are being used, serving the Wannseebahn line of the Berlin S-Bahn running between them. History The station is located next to the original site of the historic ''Bahnhof Schöneberg'', opened in 1881 at the ''Südringspitzkehre'', the branch terminal line closing the southern Ringbahn by a switchback or hairpin turn at the Berlin Potsdamer Bahnhof, where the circular trains reversed, and could change the ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin-Schöneberg Station
Berlin-Schöneberg (in German Bahnhof Berlin-Schöneberg) is a railway station in the district of Schöneberg, in the city of Berlin, Germany. It is a two-level exchange station serving the Wannseebahn suburban and the Ringbahn circular lines of the Berlin S-Bahn, with the lower level serving the ''Wannseebahn'' and the upper level the ''Ringbahn''. The station lies just south of the ''Dominicusstraße'' and ''Sachsendamm'' streets, where local bus stops allow changing between S-Bahn and busses. The ''Schöneberg'' station was opened on 1 March 1933 as a two-level exchange station between the Wannseebahn suburban line and the Berlin Ringbahn circular railway, in the course of the electrification of the ''Wannseebahn'' suburban line. Its ''Ringbahn'' level replaced the older ''Ebersstraße'' station on the ''Ringbahn'', which was located slightly further west. The entry of the closed station was kept as entry to the western end of the ''Ringbahn'' platform of the new exchange station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof
The Anhalter Bahnhof is a former railway terminus in Berlin, Germany, approximately southeast of Potsdamer Platz. Once one of Berlin's most important railway stations, it was severely damaged in World War II, and finally closed for traffic in 1952, when the GDR-owned ''Deutsche Reichsbahn'' rerouted all railway traffic between Berlin and places in the GDR avoiding the West Berlin area. The station's name lives on in the Berlin S-Bahn station of the same name, opened in October 1939 as part of the ''North-South S-Bahn link''. Construction Work to build the Anhalter Bahnhof began on 15 April 1839. As the Berlin terminus, of what become known as the Anhalt Railway, it opened on 1 July 1841 as far as Jüterbog (the inaugural train being hauled by the very first Borsig locomotive), and extended to Dessau, Köthen and beyond at later dates. It became known as the "Anhalt line" because it ran through the historical state of Anhalt, which in turn gave the new Berlin terminus its na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Potsdamer Bahnhof
The Potsdamer Bahnhof is a former railway terminus in Berlin, Germany. It was the first railway station in Berlin, opening in 1838. It was located at Potsdamer Platz, about 1 km south of the Brandenburg Gate, and kick-started the transformation of Potsdamer Platz from an area of quiet villas near the south-east corner of the Tiergarten park into the bustling focal point that it eventually became. For more than a century it was the terminus for long-distance and suburban trains. Also located at this spot were underground stations on the Berlin U-Bahn and S-Bahn, and today's new underground ''Regionalbahnhof'', known as Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz, while the short-lived M-Bahn crossed the site of the former terminus. Early days The Potsdamer Bahnhof was the Berlin terminus of the city's first railway, linking it with Potsdam. Begun in 1835, it was opened from the Potsdam end as far as Zehlendorf on 22 September 1838, and its entire length of 26 km on 29 October. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin–Magdeburg Railway
The first section of the Berlin–Magdeburg Railway was opened in 1838 as the ''Berlin-Potsdam Railway'' and was the first railway line in Prussia. In 1846 it was extended to Magdeburg. History The first railway in Prussia The Prussian Royal residence was located at Potsdam approximately 25 km west of Berlin, which at the beginning of the 19th century already had more than 200,000 inhabitants. Although railways were already being built in England, the sceptical attitude of the King Friedrich Wilhelm III delayed the establishment of a railway in Prussia. After the opening of the Bavarian Ludwig Railway showed that railways could be operated economically in Germany, it was decided to establish a railway in Prussia. The Prussian Railway Act of 3 November 1838 established the basis for operating private railway companies and also provided for the Prussian state to take them over after 30 years. The Berlin-Potsdam Railway opened the first section of its line in autumn 1838 (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potsdam-Babelsberg Station
Potsdam-Babelsberg station is an S-Bahn station in the Potsdam district of Babelsberg. It is located on the tracks of an extension of the Wannsee Railway between Griebnitzsee station and Potsdam Hauptbahnhof. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. Location The station is located in the Babelsberg district and is surrounded by the streets of Rudolf-Breitscheid- Straße, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Schulstraße and Wattstraße. It is located at the kilometre 31.2 on the Wannsee Railway, where it runs parallel to the mainline tracks of the Berlin–Magdeburg railway. History The first station in Babelsberg was opened on the main line in 1862 under the name of ''Neuendorf'' as a special stop for the royal trains of the King of Prussia, William I. It was west of the current station. From 1866/1868, ordinary trains stopped at the station, originally at a side platform; later it was supplemented by a second side platform. In 1888, the tracks of Wannsee Railway was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Sundgauer Straße Station
Berlin Sundgauer Straße (in German Bahnhof Berlin Sundgauer Straße) is a railway station in the Zehlendorf locality of Berlin, Germany, served by the Berlin S-Bahn and a local bus line. The station opened on 1 July 1934 during the electrification of the ''Wannseebahn'' suburban railway line, originally laid in 1891. The entrance building is a protected landmark. Both the station and the adjacent street are named after the Sundgau Sundgau ( or ; ) is a geographical territory in the southern Alsace region (Haut Rhin and Belfort), on the eastern edge of France. The name is derived from Alemannic German ''Sunt- gowe'' ("South shire"), denoting an Alemannic county in the Old Hi ... region in France. References External linksStation information Berlin S-Bahn stations Railway stations in Berlin Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf Railway stations in Germany opened in 1934 {{Berlin-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin-Blankenheim Railway
The Berlin-Blankenheim railway or Wetzlarer Bahn ("Wetzlar Railway") is a railway line in the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a section of the Kanonenbahn (''Cannons Railway'') between Berlin and Metz, built between 1877 and 1882. Wetzlar used to be an important rail junction on the ''Kanonenbahn''. The Berlin-Blankenheim line originally ran from Berlin, via Bad Belzig, Güsten, Sandersleben to Blankenheim, where a remnant of it still joins the Halle–Kassel line. The Wiesenburg–Güsten section has carried no traffic since 2004 and is now closed. Only the Berlin–Wiesenburg section is electrified. The Sandersleben–Blankenheim section has only a single track, while the remainder of the still-operating parts of the line is duplicated. History The track was built at the instigation of the Prussian government between 1877 and 1882 as a direct militarily strategic railway, bypassing urban areas, connecting to Alsace-Lorraine, which had been ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Yorckstraße Station
Berlin Yorckstraße (german: Bahnhof Berlin Yorckstraße) is an Berlin S-Bahn, S-Bahn and Berlin U-Bahn, U-Bahn station located in the Schöneberg locality of central Berlin, Germany. Overview The eponymous street is named after ''Generalfeldmarschall'' Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg. Bahnhof Yorckstraße consists of two neighbouring S-Bahn stations and an underground station: The western Yorckstraße (Großgörschenstraße) S-Bahn station on the S1 (Berlin), S1 line (DS100: BGGS) was opened as ''Großgörschenstraße'' in 1891 with the new ''Wannseebahn'' rapid transit line running from Berlin Potsdamer Bahnhof, Potsdamer Bahnhof to Berlin-Wannsee railway station, Wannsee. Originally located south of the small ''Großgörschenstraße'' the platform was demolished and shifted northwards to its current position at the ''Yorckstraße'' with the opening of the Berlin Nord-Süd-Tunnel, ''Nord-Süd Bahn'' tunnel in 1939. As the Welthauptstadt Germania, "Germania" plans included a general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin-Schlachtensee Station
Berlin-Schlachtensee (in German Bahnhof Berlin-Schlachtensee) is a railway station in the '' Schlachtensee'' quarter in the district Steglitz-Zehlendorf of Berlin, Germany. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn The Berlin S-Bahn () is a rapid transit railway system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It has been in operation under this name since December 1930, having been previously called the special tariff area ''Berliner Stadt-, Ring .... The station is south of the lake Schlachtensee and was opened in 1874. The service was temporarily suspended because of the low use because of the S-Bahn-Boykott during the Cold War, to demonstrate against the GDR who also operated the S-Bahn in the west of berlin, despite the wall. In 1970, the tracks were dismantled. It was not until 1985 that operations could be resumed. References External linksStation information Railway stations in Berlin Berlin S-Bahn stations Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin–Blankenheim Railway
The Berlin-Blankenheim railway or Wetzlarer Bahn ("Wetzlar Railway") is a railway line in the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a section of the Kanonenbahn (''Cannons Railway'') between Berlin and Metz, built between 1877 and 1882. Wetzlar used to be an important rail junction on the ''Kanonenbahn''. The Berlin-Blankenheim line originally ran from Berlin, via Bad Belzig, Güsten, Sandersleben to Blankenheim, where a remnant of it still joins the Halle–Kassel line. The Wiesenburg– Güsten section has carried no traffic since 2004 and is now closed. Only the Berlin–Wiesenburg section is electrified. The Sandersleben–Blankenheim section has only a single track, while the remainder of the still-operating parts of the line is duplicated. History The track was built at the instigation of the Prussian government between 1877 and 1882 as a direct militarily strategic railway, bypassing urban areas, connecting to Alsace-Lorraine, which had bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin-Friedenau Station
Berlin-Friedenau is a railway station in Berlin, Germany. Though it is named after the nearby Friedenau locality, the station officially is located in the southern area of the Schöneberg district. It was opened in 1891 with the ''Wannseebahn'' rapid transit railway. Today it is served by the S1 line of the Berlin S-Bahn The Berlin S-Bahn () is a rapid transit railway system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It has been in operation under this name since December 1930, having been previously called the special tariff area ''Berliner Stadt-, Ring .... References External linksStation information Berlin S-Bahn stations Railway stations in Berlin Buildings and structures in Tempelhof-Schöneberg Railway stations in Germany opened in 1891 {{Berlin-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
