Berlin-Halensee railway station
Encyclopedia
Halensee is a station in the Halensee
(former Wilmersdorf
) district of Berlin
. It is served by the S-Bahn
lines , and .
, one of Berlin's most famous and important boulevard
s and near the lake Halensee, after which the small locality
of the city and the station take their names. The station is also served by four bus
lines, two of which run continuously and one of which is an express service, as well as one line at night.
south of the present platform opened on November 15, 1877 at the western Ringbahn railway line. It was shifted toward the Kurfürstendamm a few years later and reopened on October 15, 1884 as Halensee, including a Neo-Romanesque
entrance building, while the present Berlin-Grunewald railway station
received its name. Third rail
S-Bahn service commenced on November 6, 1928. The entrance hall was heavily damaged by air raids in World War II
and finally demolished in 1958.
Just north of the station, there is a single-track curve connecting to the Stadtbahn at , which is not officially part of any line. However, the curve sees a handful of passenger services per day and there is thus an infrequent service between the Ringbahn and the Stadtbahn.
Halensee
Halensee is a locality of Berlin in the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Until 2004 the former neighbourhood established about 1880 was part of the Wilmersdorf locality, and until 2001 of the same-named former borough...
(former Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf is an inner city locality of Berlin, formerly a borough by itself but since Berlin's 2001 administrative reform a part of the new borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.-History:...
) district of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. It is served by the S-Bahn
Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...
lines , and .
Position
It is located at the prosaic western end of the KurfürstendammKurfürstendamm
The Kurfürstendamm, known locally as the Ku'damm, is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin. The street takes its name from the former Kurfürsten of Brandenburg. This very broad, long boulevard can be considered the Champs-Élysées of Berlin — full of shops, houses, hotels and restaurants...
, one of Berlin's most famous and important boulevard
Boulevard
A Boulevard is type of road, usually a wide, multi-lane arterial thoroughfare, divided with a median down the centre, and roadways along each side designed as slow travel and parking lanes and for bicycle and pedestrian usage, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery...
s and near the lake Halensee, after which the small locality
Boroughs and localities of Berlin
Berlin is both a city and one of Germany’s federal states. It is made up of twelve boroughs , each with its own borough government, though all boroughs are subject to Berlin’s city and state government.-History:Each borough is made up of several officially recognized localities...
of the city and the station take their names. The station is also served by four bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
lines, two of which run continuously and one of which is an express service, as well as one line at night.
History
A first station named GrunewaldGrunewald
Grunewald is a locality within the Berliner borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Famous for the homonymous forest, until 2001 administrative reform it was part of the former district of Wilmersdorf.-Geography:The locality is situated in the western side of the city and is separated from...
south of the present platform opened on November 15, 1877 at the western Ringbahn railway line. It was shifted toward the Kurfürstendamm a few years later and reopened on October 15, 1884 as Halensee, including a Neo-Romanesque
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
entrance building, while the present Berlin-Grunewald railway station
Berlin-Grunewald railway station
Berlin-Grunewald is a railway station in the Grunewald district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn line and, replacing the S7 on Friday and Saturday nights, the line .-History:...
received its name. Third rail
Third rail
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
S-Bahn service commenced on November 6, 1928. The entrance hall was heavily damaged by air raids in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and finally demolished in 1958.
Just north of the station, there is a single-track curve connecting to the Stadtbahn at , which is not officially part of any line. However, the curve sees a handful of passenger services per day and there is thus an infrequent service between the Ringbahn and the Stadtbahn.