*** Welcome to piglix ***

Birkenwerder station

Birkenwerder
Bf
BfBirkenwerderOverview.jpg
Other names Birkenwerder b. Berlin
Location Birkenwerder, Brandenburg
Germany
Line(s) Northern Railway
Construction
Architect Richard Brademann
Other information
Station code 0661
DS100 code BBI
Category 4
History
Opened 10 July 1877; 139 years ago (1877-07-10)
Electrified S-Bahn-Logo.svg: 5 June 1925; 91 years ago (1925-06-05)
main line: 1 October 1983; 33 years ago (1983-10-01)
Previous names 1911-1927 Birkenwerder (Bez. Potsdam)
Key dates
1923/1924 current building erected

Birkenwerder (German: Bahnhof Birkenwerder) is a railway station in the town of Birkenwerder, Brandenburg, Germany. The station lies of the Berlin Northern Railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn including Berlin S-Bahn services.

Some of the station's tracks are electrified using both DC using the third rail system of the Berlin S-Bahn and AC using the overhead line system of the Deutsche Bahn long-distance lines.

The so-called "Rote Brücke" (red bridge), a pedestrian bridge that leads over the railway tracks, is a protected monument.

On 31 May 1992, S1 trains were extended to Hohen Neuendorf, and to Oranienburg after the fall of Berlin Wall. The East Berlin stretch of the line (now S8) was shortened to terminate at this station.

The station is served by the following service(s):

Coordinates: 52°41′19″N 13°17′20″E / 52.6885°N 13.2888°E / 52.6885; 13.2888


...
Wikipedia

...