Berlin-Schlachtensee (in German Bahnhof Berlin-Schlachtensee) is a
railway station
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in the ''
Schlachtensee
Schlachtensee () is a lake in the south west of Berlin, in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough (in the quarters of Schlachtensee), on the edge of the Grunewald forest. The lake lends its name to the surrounding area and to the nearby ''Studentend ...
'' quarter in the district
Steglitz-Zehlendorf of
Berlin
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,
Germany
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. 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
Schlachtensee () is a lake in the south west of Berlin, in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough (in the quarters of Schlachtensee), on the edge of the Grunewald forest. The lake lends its name to the surrounding area and to the nearby ''Studentend ...
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.
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Railway stations in Berlin
Berlin S-Bahn stations
Buildings and structures in Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1874
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