Berlin Wriezener Bahnhof
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Berlin Wriezener Bahnhof was a passenger railway terminus
in Berlin
, Germany
. The station was situated close to the modern Ostbahnhof
, and its good station (Wriezener Güterbahnhof) was extended between it and Warschauer Straße station. From 1867 to 1882, nearby the Wriezener Bahnhof, it worked the Old Ostbahnhof
.
-Godków
), opened in 1892.
Originally, from 1903 to 1924, it was a simple Bahnsteig (platform
) part of the Schlesischer Bahnhof
, named Schlesischer Bahnhof (Wriezener Bahnsteig). Only from 1924 it received the name "Wriezener Bahnhof". In 1949 the station was closed to passenger traffic and used as a good and mail station.
In 2005 the tracks were removed and, in late 2006, a Metro
supermarket and a Hellweg store took place in the area. Nowadays the zone, owned by Deutsche Bahn
, is interested by some future estate projects. The old station building is the only survived structure and two roads (Am Wriezener Bahnhof and Wriezener Karree) still remind to the existence of the terminus.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in 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...
, Germany
Germany
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. The station was situated close to the modern Ostbahnhof
Berlin Ostbahnhof
Berlin Ostbahnhof is a mainline railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is in Friedrichshain, now part of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, and has undergone several name changes in its history. It was known as Berlin Hauptbahnhof from 1987 to 1998, a name now applied to Berlin's new central station...
, and its good station (Wriezener Güterbahnhof) was extended between it and Warschauer Straße station. From 1867 to 1882, nearby the Wriezener Bahnhof, it worked the Old Ostbahnhof
Berlin Old Ostbahnhof
The old Berlin Ostbahnhof, sometimes also named Küstriner Bahnhof, was a short-lived passenger railway terminus in Berlin, Germany. It was situated in Friedrichshain, close to the current Ostbahnhof and to the former Wriezener Bahnhof.-History:...
.
History
The Wriezener Bahnhof was built in 1903 on a short terminal line from Lichtenberg station. It was the new dedicated terminus of the Wriezener Bahn (Berlin-WriezenWriezen
Wriezen is a town in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 11 km southeast of Bad Freienwalde....
-Godków
Godków, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Godków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...
), opened in 1892.
Originally, from 1903 to 1924, it was a simple Bahnsteig (platform
Railway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...
) part of the Schlesischer Bahnhof
Berlin Ostbahnhof
Berlin Ostbahnhof is a mainline railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is in Friedrichshain, now part of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district, and has undergone several name changes in its history. It was known as Berlin Hauptbahnhof from 1987 to 1998, a name now applied to Berlin's new central station...
, named Schlesischer Bahnhof (Wriezener Bahnsteig). Only from 1924 it received the name "Wriezener Bahnhof". In 1949 the station was closed to passenger traffic and used as a good and mail station.
In 2005 the tracks were removed and, in late 2006, a Metro
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supermarket and a Hellweg store took place in the area. Nowadays the zone, owned by Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
, is interested by some future estate projects. The old station building is the only survived structure and two roads (Am Wriezener Bahnhof and Wriezener Karree) still remind to the existence of the terminus.