Berlin-Spandau is a railway station situated in the Spandau

Spandau

Spandau is the fifth of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is the fourth largest and westernmost borough, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel, but the least populated.-Overview:...

 district of Berlin

Berlin

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, Germany

Germany

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 located at the western end of the S-Bahn lines and .

Overview

It is a regional and long-distance station for ICE

InterCityExpress

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 trains arriving from Hamburg

Hamburg

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 and Hannover as well as an important bus

Bus

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 hub for western Berlin and the adjacent Havelland

Havelland

Havelland is a geograhical region and district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Oberhavel, the city-state of Berlin, the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark, the city of Brandenburg and the state of Saxony-Anhalt .-History:-Geography:Geographically...

 region of Brandenburg

Brandenburg

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. Rathaus Spandau

Rathaus Spandau

Rathaus Spandau is one of the terminals of the Berlin U-Bahn line U7 . It was opened on October 1, 1984 with the line's extension from Rohrdamm to Rathaus Spandau...

, the western terminus of the Berlin U-Bahn

Berlin U-Bahn

The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...

 line U7 is nearby.

The new station, with its 440 metres (1,443.6 ft) covering three platforms, was erected in 1998 at the site of the former Spandau-West S-Bahn station that opened in 1910. Berlin-Spandau railway station replaced the historic Spandau railway station east of the Havel

Havel

The Havel is a river in north-eastern Germany, flowing through the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. It is a right tributary of the Elbe river and in length...

 river, which is now called Stresow

Berlin-Stresow railway station

Stresow is a railway station in the Spandau district of Berlin, named after the Stresow neighbourhood east of the Havel river. It is served by the S-Bahn lines and ....

 and only served by S-Bahn metro trains.

Train services

See also

• Berlin-Staaken railway station
• Berlin Albrechtshof railway station
• List of railway stations in the Berlin area

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