Sassnitz (german: Bahnhof Sassnitz) is a railway station in the town of Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The station lies on the

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and the train services are operated by Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s): *Regional services ''Rostock – Velgast – Stralsund – Lietzow – Sassnitz''

History

The station was the destination of Vladimir Lenin's sealed train when he was provided passage through the

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by the

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and the ''

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'' during the

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, after which he boarded a ferry across the Baltic Sea for Trelleborg,

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, and then a train en route to Finland Station in

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References

{{reflist, 30em Railway stations in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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Railway stations in Germany opened in 1891 Buildings and structures in Vorpommern-Rügen