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. The station was situated close to the modern Ostbahnhof, and its goods station (''Wriezener Güterbahnhof'') was extended between it and

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. From 1867 to 1882, nearby the Wriezener Bahnhof, Old Ostbahnhof functioned as a passenger terminal.

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The Wriezener Bahnhof was built in 1903 at the end of a short spur from Lichtenberg station, as the dedicated terminus of the '' Wriezener Bahn'' (Berlin-

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- Godków), opened in 1892. From 1903 to 1924, it was a simple ''Bahnsteig'' (

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) part of the Schlesischer Bahnhof, named ''Schlesischer Bahnhof (Wriezener Bahnsteig)'', and it was not until 1924 that it was renamed "Wriezener Bahnhof". In 1949 the station was closed to passenger traffic and used as a goods and mail station. In 2005 the tracks were removed and, in late 2006, a

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supermarket and a

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store were built in its place. Nowadays the area, owned by

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, is probably earmarked for future estate projects.Future projects in the area of the Wriezener Bahnhof
(on DB website) The old station building is the only surviving structure, and two roads (''Am Wriezener Bahnhof'' and ''Wriezener Karree'') remind us of the existence of the station, even if they are not actually located where the station once stood (but rather next to the Old Ostbahnhof or Küstriner Bahnhof).

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Maps, pictures and infos about the Wriezener Bahnhof
Buildings and structures in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Wriezener Bahnhof Railway stations in Germany opened in 1903 Railway stations in Germany closed in 1949 {{Berlin-railstation-stub

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