Berlin-Wannsee station (in German Bahnhof Berlin-Wannsee) is a railway station opened in 1874 which lies in the Wannsee district of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is an important traffic junction in south-west Berlin that is served by the RegionalExpress and RegionalBahn trains of the Deutsche Bahn, the Harz-Berlin-Express of Veolia Verkehr and by the Berlin S-Bahn. In summer, Wannsee serves as the Berlin terminal for DB AutoZug car carrying trains to and from southern Europe.

Berlin-Wannsee
Deutsche Bahn Berlin S-Bahn
Bf
S-Bahn train at Berlin-Wannsee station
General information
LocationSteglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°25′17″N 13°10′45″E / 52.42139°N 13.17917°E / 52.42139; 13.17917
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms4 suburban
3 long-distance
Construction
ArchitectRichard Brademann
Other information
Station code566
DS100 codeBWS
Category2
Fare zoneVerkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB): Berlin B/5656[1]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened1 June 1874
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Potsdam Hbf
towards München Hbf
ICE 48 Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Potsdam Hbf IC 56 Berlin Hbf
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station
Potsdam Medienstadt Babelsberg
towards Dessau Hbf
RE 7 Berlin-Charlottenburg
towards Senftenberg
Terminus RB 23 Potsdam Griebnitzsee
towards Golm
Preceding station Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland Following station
Potsdam Hbf
towards Thale Hbf or Goslar
Harz-Berlin-Express Berlin Zoologischer Garten
Preceding station Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn Following station
Potsdam Hbf RE 1 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Terminus RB 37 Potsdam Medienstadt Babelsberg
Preceding station Berlin S-Bahn Following station
Nikolassee
towards Oranienburg
S1 Terminus
Potsdam Griebnitzsee
towards Potsdam Hbf
S7 Nikolassee
towards Ahrensfelde
Map
Location
Berlin-Wannsee is located in Berlin
Berlin-Wannsee
Berlin-Wannsee
Location within Berlin

History

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Terminal building

On 13 August 1961, with the construction of Berlin Wall, S-Bahn traffic from Stahnsdorf and Potsdam was discontinued. The only occurrence is that there is only Potsdam-Griebnitzsee shuttle until it was discontinued in 1962. Residents commuted only to East Berlin via the longer Berlin outer ring from Potsdam through regional express trains, and the only trains running on the Berlin–Magdeburg railway was transit traffic from the West Berlin via the GDR to West Germany and other countries.

Later on, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the line was re-connected to Potsdam again. Reconstruction began in April 1991 and was completed on 1 April 1992. Between the fall of Berlin Wall and 1 April 1992, Potsdam was connected through the fastest way via Griebnitzsee to interchange at Wannsee, besides transit traffic. S1 was temporarily extended from Wannsee to Potsdam Stadt from 2003 to 2006.

S-Bahn line S1 terminates at Wannsee, and operates to and from central Berlin via the Nord-Süd-Tunnel. Line S7 passes through Wannsee on its route to Potsdam Hbf, and operates to and from central Berlin via the Stadtbahn. The two routes to central Berlin diverge by way a flying junction between Wannsee and Nikolassee stations.

The station entrance building lies to the north of the station, and is linked to the platforms by a subway. To the south of the entrance are two island platforms used by the S-Bahn services, and then a single longer island platform used by Deutsche Bahn and Veolia trains. The AutoZug terminal is to the south of the station.

Train services

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The station is served by the following services:[2]

Long distance

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Line Route Interval
ICE 48 Berlin-OstbahnhofBerlinWannseeBrandenburgHannoverGüterslohEssenKölnFrankfurt AirportHeidelbergStuttgartAugsburgMünchen One train pair
IC 56 CottbusLübbenBerlin Ostbahnhof BerlinWannsee – Brandenburg – Magdeburg (– Hannover – BremenOldenburgEmdenEmden Außenhafen/Norddeich Mole) Two train pairs
RostockNeustrelitzOranienburg

Regional

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Line Route Interval
RE 1 Magdeburg – Brandenburg – Potsdam – Wannsee – Berlin Hbf – Berlin Ostbahnhof – Erkner – Fürstenwalde (Spree) – Frankfurt (Oder) (– Cottbus) 30 min
RE 7 Dessau – Bad Belzig – Michendorf – Wannsee – Berlin Hbf – Berlin Ostbahnhof – Königs Wusterhausen – Lübben (Spreewald) – Senftenberg
RB 23 Golm – Potsdam – Potsdam Griebnitzsee – Wannsee – Berlin Alexanderplatz – Berlin Ostbahnhof – Berlin Ostkreuz – BER Airport 60 min
RB 37 WannseePotsdam Medienstadt Babelsberg – Potsdam-Rehbrücke – Wilhelmshorst – Michendorf – Beelitz Stadt
HBX Harz-Berlin-Express

Berlin Ostbahnhof – Berlin Hbf – Berlin Wannsee – Potsdam – Magdeburg – Halberstadt(train split) – Quedlinburg – Thale / Wernigerode – Goslar

Individual services

Sa + Su

Rapid Transit

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Line Route Interval
S1 Wannsee – Steglitz – SchönebergPotsdamer PlatzFriedrichstraße – Gesundbrunnen – Wittenau – Oranienburg 10 min
S7 Potsdam – WannseeWestkreuzHauptbahnhofAlexanderplatz – Ostbahnhof – LichtenbergAhrensfelde

Bus and Ferry services

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The station is served by a number of bus routes which stop at a bus interchange in front of the station. These include Berlin routes 114 (to Krankenhaus Heckeshorn), 118 (to Rathaus Zehlendorf and Steinstücken), 218 (to Theodor-Heuss-Platz U-Bahn station and the Pfaueninsel), 316 (to the Glienicker Brücke in Potsdam) and 318 (to the Hahn-Meitner-Institut). Additionally Havelbus route 620 operates to Teltow.[3]

Berlin ferry line F10 departs from a terminal some 200 metres (660 ft) from the station entrance, providing a crossing to Alt-Kladow on the other side of the Großer Wannsee lake.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Fahrpläne – Bahnhof Berlin-Wannsee". www.bahnhof.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ a b "Stadtplan Berlin". Berlin Transport Authority (BVG). Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
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