Berlin-Karow station
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Through station | |
A platform at Karow station, from which S-Bahn as well as regional trains arrive and depart
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Location |
Pankow, Berlin, Berlin Germany |
Coordinates | 52°36′54″N 13°28′09″E / 52.6150°N 13.4692°ECoordinates: 52°36′54″N 13°28′09″E / 52.6150°N 13.4692°E |
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Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Architect | Karl Cornelius |
Other information | |
Station code | 546 |
DS100 code | BKAR |
Category | 5 |
Website | www.bahnhof.de |
History | |
Opened | 15 November 1882 |
Karow station is a railway station on the Berlin–Szczecin railway in the Pankow district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn line S2 and the line NE27 (also known as the Heidekrautbahn), operated by the Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn.
On 17 April 2009, twenty-four people were injured when a regional train from Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, crashed into a freight train carrying propane, north of Berlin. The passengers and railway staff were hurt in the accident which took place 250m outside of Berlin-Karow railway station. Nine of the injured, five of them in critical condition, were taken to nearby hospitals.