Lalendorf station

Lalendorf
Junction station
Station building, street side
Location	Lalendorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany
Coordinates	53°45′18″N 12°23′13″E / 53.75513°N 12.38704°E / 53.75513; 12.38704Coordinates: 53°45′18″N 12°23′13″E / 53.75513°N 12.38704°E / 53.75513; 12.38704
Line(s)	Bützow–Szczecin railway Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	3496
DS100 code	WLD
Category	7
History
Opened	1864

Lalendorf station is located in the municipality of Lalendorf in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway and the railway from Bützow to Neubrandenburg cross near the station. Both lines originally had separate station facilities, both located on the same station forecourt. Since the Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway was rebuilt in 1960, it bypasses the Lalendorf station, but it is connected to it by a connecting curve. The station’s entrance building and several other buildings in the station area are heritage-listed buildings.

The station is located in the municipality of Lalendorf in the on the southern edge of the village of Lalendorf about 10 kilometres east of Güstrow and about 40 kilometres south-east of . The railway line from Bützow runs in an east–west direction, while the line from Neustrelitz to Warnemunde runs from southeast to northwest.

Lalendorf station was opened in 1864 when the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Friedrich-Franz Railway (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische Friedrich-Franz-Eisenbahn, MFFE) extended its line from Güstrow to Malchin. The line was to was extended in 1867 to Strasburg on the Prussian border, where it connected with Stettin (now Szczecin in Poland). The Neustrelitz–Warnemünde railway, known as the Lloyd-Bahn (Lloyd Railway), which was opened in 1886, crossed the MFFE line in Lalendorf. It had its own station north of the MFFE station. The station forecourt and its access road and the railway hotel were used by both railway companies. Both line were interconnected at the western ends of the two stations.

After the MFFE had been nationalised in 1877, the Mecklenburg parliament decided in 1890 to nationalise the Lloyd Railway. The negotiations dragged for a while, so that the line did not become part of the MFFE until 1893. After the nationalisation, the stations of both railway companies were united under a single administration. From 1893, the express trains between Rostock and Berlin ran via Güstrow between Rostock and Lalendorf, rather than via the direct route; as a result Güstrow became one of the most important nodes in the Mecklenburg railway network. In order to facilitate the transition between the two tracks, a connecting curve was built from the MFFE station towards Neustrelitz, which was known as the Berliner Kurve (Berlin curve). The Lloyd Railway's station was subsequently used as a freight yard. A connecting curve was also built from the yard to the line towards Teterow. The Lloyd Railway from Lalendorf to Rostock lost its importance and was reduced to the status of a branch line. It was not until 1930 that the Lalendorf–Rostock was upgraded and used by some express trains.