Berlin-Albrechtshof is a
railway station located in
Staaken
Staaken () is a locality at the western rim of Berlin within the borough of Spandau.
Geography
Staaken borders on the localities of Spandau proper, Falkenhagener Feld and Wilhelmstadt. In the west it shares border with the Brandenburg municipalit ...
, a locality in the
Spandau district of
Berlin. It is one of only two
Deutsche Bahn
The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder.
describes itself as the se ...
stations in Berlin not served by the
S-Bahn;
Staaken station is the other.
Overview
The station is situated on the
Berlin–Hamburg railway, between the stations of
Berlin Spandau and Seegefeld.
The station has two side platforms for passenger service, served by the local trains RB10 (in 2014:
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Berlin Hauptbahnhof () (English: Berlin Central Station) is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It came into full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, ...
-
Jungfernheide -
Nauen) and RB14 (
Senftenberg-Nauen). The regional express trains do not call here.
On 5 December 1961, Albrechtshof station was the scene of the successful escape of a Reichsbahn steam-engine driver, who managed to overcome the barriers erected in August that year. As a consequence of the escape of 25 GDR citizens to West-Berlin, 20 metres of track were removed to prevent another breakthrough. The event was the basis for a 1963 film, ''The Breakthrough''.
Train services
The station is served by the following services:
Timetables for Berlin Albrechtshof station
*Local services ''Nauen – Falkensee – Berlin''
*Local services ''Nauen – Falkensee – Berlin – Berlin-Schönefeld Flughafen – Königs Wusterhausen – Senftenberg''
See also
* List of railway stations in the Berlin area
References
Railway stations in Berlin
Buildings and structures in Spandau
Berlin-Albrechtshof
Berlin S-Bahn stations
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