Schichauweg station is a station on the
Berlin–Dresden railway
The Berlin–Dresden railway is a double track, electrified main line railway in the States of Germany, German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony, which was originally built and operated by the ''Berlin-Dresden Railway Company'' (''Berlin- ...
in the locality of
Lichtenrade
Lichtenrade () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the borough (''Bezirk'') of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Tempelhof.
History
The locality was first mentioned in 1375, named ''Lichtenrode' ...
in the
Berlin
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borough of
Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Tempelhof-Schöneberg () is the seventh borough of Berlin, formed in 2001 by merging the former boroughs of Tempelhof and Schöneberg. Situated in the south of the city it shares borders with the boroughs of Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in ...
. It is served by
Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn () is a rapid transit railway system that services the reigon in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It has been in operation under the name since December 1930, having been previously called the special tariff are ...
line
S2.
It was the only new S-Bahn station constructed by the
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
The (German: 'Berlin Transport Company') is the main public transport company of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It manages the city's (underground), trams in Berlin, tram, bus transport in Berlin, bus, replacement services (EV) and fe ...
(BVG, Berlin Transportation Company) after it took over the operations of the S-Bahn in West Berlin.
It consists of two side platforms, each of which has exits to the south to the streets of Schichauweg and Barnetstraße. Additional northern entrances were opened from both platforms to the streets of Miethepfad and Kettinger Straße on 25 November 1991.
History
The railway line was opened at ground level through undeveloped land in 1875. There was a signalman's house southwest of the present station.
The line was raised and placed on an embankment in 1938. The
Berlin Outer Freight Ring (German: ''Güteraußenring'', GAR) was built at the same time; this ran east–west to the north of the present station. A connecting curve ran between the south and the east and an additional curve was built in 1944 from the south to the west. With the building of a new parallel
Berlin outer ring
The Berlin outer ring (, BAR) is a long double track electrified railway, originally built by the German Democratic Republic to bypass West Berlin in preparation for the building of the Berlin Wall during the division of Germany. It was develop ...
(''Berliner Außenring'', BAR) in 1951, the Outer Freight Ring lost its function and it was only used for local freight. It has since been closed and it was dismantled in the area north of Schichauweg station.
In the mid-1980s, the single-track railway bridge that had been built in 1938 over the street was replaced by a new two-track bridge.
Connections
The station is served by
S-Bahn line S2.
See also
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List of railway stations in Berlin
This list covers the railway stations in the Berlin area. These include both passenger stations and marshalling yards, but not goods stations. Because the Berlin S-Bahn network has expanded to include stations in the state of Brandenburg, the t ...
References
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Berlin S-Bahn stations
Buildings and structures in Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Railway stations in Germany opened in 1990