Eberswalde Hauptbahnhof
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is historically the most important and now the only remaining station in the city of Eberswalde
in the German state of Brandenburg
. It was opened in the summer of 1842 outside the then city limits. The city fathers of Eberswalde did not want a modern railway in their city, so the station was built three kilometres west of the city centre in a wooded area where the Westend district is today.
and Fürth
, it was then still unusual for German cities to be connected to the very new railway networks. It soon became clear that the development of the railway line was important for the supply of the city. In the following years the city grew mainly to the west towards the station, whose buildings were designed by F. Neuhaus. In 1867, a wooden bridge was built over the tracks.
On 1 May 1844 the following buildings and facilities were present at Eberswalde station:
Eberswalde has been a junction since 1866, when a line to Wriezen was opened; it was extended to Frankfurt (Oder)
in 1876/77. The station was extended between 1866 and 1867. In 1873, a roundhouse
was built with eight stalls and the old two-stall engine shed was demolished. On 7 January 1878, the repair shop of the Berlin-Stettin Railway Company (now the Deutsche Bahn
maintenance depot), was opened. Near the station, a line towards Joachimsthal and Templin was opened in 1898, starting from a junction at the nearby station of Britz
on the Berlin–Szczecin railway. Between 1906 and 1910, the station was remodelled extensively for the first time. It received several platforms, a pedestrian tunnel, a large lobby and several restaurants. In the following decades Eberswalde was a popular destination for Berliners and the station restaurants were especially well attended.
Because of the construction of the Westend district in 1904, a railway bridge was built in 1910 to replace the old wooden bridge. A trolley bus line (Gleislose Bahn Eberswalde) operated for a few months in 1901. From 1910 to 1940 an electric tramway
(Straßenbahn Eberswalde) operated from Eberswalde Marktplatz (market place) to the station forecourt. In 1940 the tramway was converted into a trolley bus line, which is now the oldest existing trolley bus line in Germany.
Until about 2004, Eberswalde Station remained largely in its 1910 state, few improvements had taken place. The station facilities were mostly in a poor condition, so a complete reconstruction was then carried out, which involved the was moving of the tunnel to the north and the platforms to the south. The Eberswalde railway station bridge was demolished and replaced by a new structure. Only the main building of the former station is preserved. An old mechanical destination indicator, which is protected as a monument, has been returned to the platform.
Eberswalde
Eberswalde is a major town and the administrative seat of the district Barnim in the German Federal State of Brandenburg, about 50 km northeast of Berlin. Population 42144 , geographical location . The town is often called Waldstadt , because of the large forests around it, including the...
in the German state of Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
. It was opened in the summer of 1842 outside the then city limits. The city fathers of Eberswalde did not want a modern railway in their city, so the station was built three kilometres west of the city centre in a wooded area where the Westend district is today.
Station
Eberswalde was one of the first cities in Germany to be connected by rail. Seven years after the first German railway line was opened between NurembergNuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
and Fürth
Fürth
The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only 7 km apart....
, it was then still unusual for German cities to be connected to the very new railway networks. It soon became clear that the development of the railway line was important for the supply of the city. In the following years the city grew mainly to the west towards the station, whose buildings were designed by F. Neuhaus. In 1867, a wooden bridge was built over the tracks.
On 1 May 1844 the following buildings and facilities were present at Eberswalde station:
- entrance building, including four official residences
- a two stall engine shed
- facility for supplying water and coke to locomotives
- carriage and freight sheds
- coke and salt shed
- stables
- restaurant
Eberswalde has been a junction since 1866, when a line to Wriezen was opened; it was extended to Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
in 1876/77. The station was extended between 1866 and 1867. In 1873, a roundhouse
Roundhouse
A roundhouse is a building used by railroads for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntables...
was built with eight stalls and the old two-stall engine shed was demolished. On 7 January 1878, the repair shop of the Berlin-Stettin Railway Company (now the 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...
maintenance depot), was opened. Near the station, a line towards Joachimsthal and Templin was opened in 1898, starting from a junction at the nearby station of Britz
Britz, Brandenburg
Britz is a municipality in the district of Barnim in Brandenburg in Germany....
on the Berlin–Szczecin railway. Between 1906 and 1910, the station was remodelled extensively for the first time. It received several platforms, a pedestrian tunnel, a large lobby and several restaurants. In the following decades Eberswalde was a popular destination for Berliners and the station restaurants were especially well attended.
Because of the construction of the Westend district in 1904, a railway bridge was built in 1910 to replace the old wooden bridge. A trolley bus line (Gleislose Bahn Eberswalde) operated for a few months in 1901. From 1910 to 1940 an electric tramway
Tramway
Tramway may refer to:* Tramway , a lightly laid railway for uses such as logging or mining * A system of trams * Aerial tramway...
(Straßenbahn Eberswalde) operated from Eberswalde Marktplatz (market place) to the station forecourt. In 1940 the tramway was converted into a trolley bus line, which is now the oldest existing trolley bus line in Germany.
Until about 2004, Eberswalde Station remained largely in its 1910 state, few improvements had taken place. The station facilities were mostly in a poor condition, so a complete reconstruction was then carried out, which involved the was moving of the tunnel to the north and the platforms to the south. The Eberswalde railway station bridge was demolished and replaced by a new structure. Only the main building of the former station is preserved. An old mechanical destination indicator, which is protected as a monument, has been returned to the platform.
Train services
The station is served by the following service(s):- intercity-express service (ICE 28) Stralsund - Eberswalde - Berlin - Halle - Jena - Nuremberg - Munich
- intercity service (EC 27) Binz - Stralsund - Eberswalde - Berlin - Dresden - Prague - Brno
- intercity service (EC 27) Szczecin - Eberswalde - Berlin - Dresden - Prague
- intercity service (IC 50) Frankfurt (Main) - Erfurt - Halle - Berlin - Eberswalde - Stralsund - Binz
- regional express (RE 3) Stralsund - Greifswald - Pasewalk - Angermünde - Berlin - Elsterwerda
- regional express (RE 3) Schwedt - Angermünde - Berlin - Wünsdorf-Waldstadt
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| RE | Regional Express | (Belzig - Potsdam -) Berlin Zoologischer Garten Berlin Zoologischer Garten railway station Berlin Zoologischer Garten station was the central transport facility in West Berlin during the division of the city, and thereafter for the western central area of Berlin until opening of the new Berlin Central Station on 28 May 2006... - Berlin Hbf Berlin Hauptbahnhof ' , is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and until it opened as a main line station, it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily... - Berlin Ostbf 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... - Biesenthal - Eberswalde Hbf - Angermünde - Tantow - Szczecin Gumieńce Szczecin Gumieńce railway station Szczecin Gumieńce is a railway station in the town of Gumieńce, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station lies on the Berlin-Szczecin railway and Bützow–Szczecin railway.-References:****-External links:*... – Szczecin Główny Szczecin Główny railway station Szczecin Główny is the main railway station in the city of Szczecin, West Pomeranian, Poland. The train services are operated by PKP, Przewozy Regionalne and Deutsche Bahn.-Train services:The station is served by the following service:... |
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| RE | Regional Express | Berlin Gesundbrunnen - Biesenthal - Eberswalde Hbf - Angermünde - Passow - Schönow - Casekow - Petershagen - Tantow - Szczecin Gumieńce Szczecin Gumieńce railway station Szczecin Gumieńce is a railway station in the town of Gumieńce, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The station lies on the Berlin-Szczecin railway and Bützow–Szczecin railway.-References:****-External links:*... – Szczecin Główny Szczecin Główny railway station Szczecin Główny is the main railway station in the city of Szczecin, West Pomeranian, Poland. The train services are operated by PKP, Przewozy Regionalne and Deutsche Bahn.-Train services:The station is served by the following service:... |
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| OE60 | OE | Berlin-Lichtenberg – Bernau (b Berlin) – Eberswalde – Wriezen Wriezen Wriezen is a town in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 11 km southeast of Bad Freienwalde.... – Frankfurt (Oder) Frankfurt (Oder) Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants... |
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| OE63 | OE | Eberswalde – Alt Hüttendorf Althüttendorf Althüttendorf is a municipality in the district of Barnim in Brandenburg in Germany.... – Joachimsthal Joachimsthal (Barnim) Joachimsthal is a small town in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated within the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve on the isthmus between the lakes Grimnitzsee in the north and Werbellinsee in the south, about northwest of the district's capital Eberswalde and ... |
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| OE63V | Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn | Eberswalde Hbf – Angermünde – Prenzlau Prenzlau railway station Prenzlau is a railway station in the town of Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany. The station lies on the Angermünde–Stralsund railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn.-Train services:The station is served by the following services:... |
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