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Berlin-Neukölln station

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Berlin-Neukölln
Neukölln (Südring)
Berlin S-Bahn Berlin U-Bahn
Through station
2022
General information
LocationKarl-Marx-Straße/Saalestraße 1
12055 Berlin
Neukölln
Germany
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsU7
171 N7 N79
Other information
Station code554
DS100 codeBNK[1]
IBNR8089077
Category4[2]
Fare zoneVBB: Berlin A/5555[3]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Openedmain line: 1 January 1872; 152 years ago (1872-01-01)
21 December 1930; 93 years ago (1930-12-21)
Electrified 6 November 1928; 95 years ago (1928-11-06)
at opening
Previous names1872-1912 Rixdorf
1912-1938 Neukölln
1930-1961 and since 1993 Neukölln (Südring)
1961-1993 Neukölln
Key dates
1930current building erected
1945, late April - 18 June operation interrupted
1980-1993 operation interrupted
Services
Preceding station Berlin S-Bahn Following station
Sonnenallee
One-way operation
S41 Hermannstraße
Ringbahn (clockwise)
Sonnenallee
Ringbahn (counter-clockwise)
S42 Hermannstraße
One-way operation
Hermannstraße
towards Südkreuz
S45 Köllnische Heide
towards BER Airport
Hermannstraße
towards Westend
S46 Köllnische Heide
Hermannstraße
Terminus
S47 Köllnische Heide
Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station
Karl-Marx-Straße U7
transfer at Neukölln
Grenzallee
towards Rudow
Location
Berlin-Neukölln Neukölln (Südring) is located in Berlin
Berlin-Neukölln Neukölln (Südring)
Berlin-Neukölln
Neukölln (Südring)
Location within Berlin

Berlin-Neukölln is a railway station in the Neukölln district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn lines S41, S42, S45, S46 and S47 and the U-Bahn line U7.

History

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Berlin-Neukölln opened in 1872, first under the name Rixdorf, as a station on the Ringbahn. Both the district and the station changed name from Rixdorf to Neukölln in 1912. The current station building was erected in 1930 by Alfred Grenander to create an interchange with the underground station which opened in that year.

A dark blue sign on a yellow tiled station wall, bearing the name 'Neukölln (Südring)'
U-Bahn station sign showing the reinstated addition "Südring"

Until 1961 the U-Bahn station was named Neukölln (Südring) to refer to the S-Bahn connection. However, Südring was removed from the name after the Berlin Wall was built. The S-Bahn had become unpopular and subject to boycotts in West Berlin due to its link to the East German government. In 1980 the Ringbahn ceased operating. The Ringbahn connection was reestablished in 1992 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the addition Südring was also reinstated.[4]

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The front of the station features heavily in the German documentary Neukölln Unlimited as a place where the film's main subjects are often seen.

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)
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