Berlin-Köpenick station

Berlin-Köpenick
Through station
Entrance to Berlin-Köpenick
Location	Bahnhofstr. 1, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin Germany
Coordinates	52°27′31″N 13°34′51″E / 52.45861°N 13.58083°E / 52.45861; 13.58083Coordinates: 52°27′31″N 13°34′51″E / 52.45861°N 13.58083°E / 52.45861; 13.58083
Line(s)	Berlin–Guben (KBS 200.3)
Platforms	2
Construction
Architect	Karl Cornelius Waldemar Suadicani
Other information
Station code	548
DS100 code	BKP long distance BKPK S-Bahn
IBNR	8089069
Category	4
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	23 October 1842
Services
Preceding station   Berlin S-Bahn   Following station Wuhlheide toward Ostkreuz S3 Hirschgarten toward Erkner

Berlin-Köpenick station is a station of the Berlin S-Bahn in the Berlin district of Treptow-Köpenick. It is a two-track through station located at Bahnhofstrasse and Elcknerplatz on the Berlin-Frankfurt (Oder) railway (“Lower Silesian–Markish Railway”).

The station was opened on 23 October 1842 with the Berlin–Frankfurt (Oder) railway. The station was then only a few kilometres from the then independent town of Köpenick. A road was built between the town and the station, which is now called Bahnhofstrasse (station street).

Between 1899 and 1902, the station facilities were completely rebuilt for the increasing traffic. A pair of suburban tracks was laid to the north of the mainline tracks. The whole complex was built on an embankment to pass over the streets. A new entrance building was built for the Königlichen Eisenbahn-Direktion (railway division of) Berlin to a design by the architects Charles Cornelius and Waldemar Suadicani. The station has since possessed an island platform of typical Berlin design, a three-track reversing facility for suburban trains located to the east and a freight loading point on the long-distance tracks.

A horse tramway connected the station with the centre of Köpenick from 1883 and was converted to electric operation in 1903.

On 11 June 1928, a 750 volt third rail, installed at the side of the track, was brought into operation on the suburban tracks. Since initially insufficient trains were available for electrical operations, mixed diesel and electrical operations continued until 20 March 1929. The electrification involved extensive work, including the adaptation of the signalling and the raising of the heights of platforms from 760 to 960 millimetres. A sub-station was built west of the station. This electric suburban service has been branded as the S-Bahn since 1 December 1930.

The Germania plan of the Nazis envisaged the upgrading of the line to Köpenick to six tracks, as a long-distance S-Bahn service (similar to the modern Regional-Express trains) would run between Köpenick and Ostkreuz and cover the nearly ten kilometre-long route without stopping. In addition, a direct connection for long-distance trains would have been provided because of the outbreak of the Second World War.