Potsdam Griebnitzsee railway station
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Potsdam Griebnitzsee is a railway station in the western outskirts of Berlin
, the capital city of Germany
. The station is located in the east of the Babelsberg
suburb of the city of Potsdam
in the state of Brandenburg
, and about 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) outside the Berlin city boundary. It takes its name from the adjacent Griebnitzsee
lake.
line and, replacing the S7 on Friday and Saturday nights, the line . It also serves as the terminus for hourly regional trains of Deutsche Bahn
on service RB21 to Wustermark
via Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
.
The S-Bahn services utilise an island platform on the north side of the station, whilst RB21 terminates in a single platform on the south side of the station. All other trains pass through the station on a pair of centre tracks without platforms. The station building lies to the north of the station, and is connected to both platforms by a subway.
During the Cold War, Potsdam Griebnitzsee was a border crossing
for train passengers between East Germany and West 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...
, the capital city of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The station is located in the east of the Babelsberg
Potsdam-Babelsberg
Babelsberg is the largest district of the Brandenburg capital Potsdam in Germany. The affluent neighbourhood named after a small hill on the Havel river is famous for Babelsberg Palace and Park, part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as for Studio...
suburb of the city of Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
in the 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...
, and about 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) outside the Berlin city boundary. It takes its name from the adjacent Griebnitzsee
Griebnitzsee
Griebnitzsee is a lake in the western outskirts of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. At an elevation of 29.4 m, its surface area is ca. 0.592 km². The lake forms the border between the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg...
lake.
Overview
Potsdam Griebnitzsee is served by the Berlin S-BahnBerlin 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...
line and, replacing the S7 on Friday and Saturday nights, the line . It also serves as the terminus for hourly regional trains of 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...
on service RB21 to Wustermark
Wustermark railway station
Wustermark is a railway station in the town of Wustermark, Brandenburg, Germany. The station lies of the Berlin–Lehrte railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn.-Train Services:The station is served by the following service:...
via Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
Potsdam Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in German city of Potsdam. It is the southern terminus of S-Bahn line and, replacing the S7 on Friday and Saturday nights, the line .- Overview :...
.
The S-Bahn services utilise an island platform on the north side of the station, whilst RB21 terminates in a single platform on the south side of the station. All other trains pass through the station on a pair of centre tracks without platforms. The station building lies to the north of the station, and is connected to both platforms by a subway.
During the Cold War, Potsdam Griebnitzsee was a border crossing
Berlin border crossings
The Berlin border crossings were created as a result of the postwar division of Germany. Prior to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, travel between the Eastern and Western sectors of Berlin was totally uncontrolled, although restrictions were increasingly introduced by the Soviet and East...
for train passengers between East Germany and West Berlin.