Berlin-Albrechtshof station

Berlin-Albrechtshof is a railway station located in Staaken, a locality in the Spandau district of Berlin. It is one of only two Deutsche Bahn stations in Berlin not served by the S-Bahn; Staaken station is the other.

Albrechtshof
2007
General information
Location	Seegefelder Weg 464 13591 Berlin Spandau Germany
Coordinates	52°32′58″N 13°07′42″E
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Berlin–Hamburg Railway (KBS 209.10/209.14)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	DB Regio Nordost
Connections	: 237
Other information
Station code	45
DS100 code	BAS[1]
IBNR	8080040
Category	5[2]
Fare zone	: Berlin B/5656[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1 April 1943; 82 years ago (1943-04-01)
Closed	9 October 1961; 63 years ago (1961-10-09)
Electrified	14 August 1951; 74 years ago (1951-08-14), 750 volts DC system (3rd rail) main line 28 September 1983; 41 years ago (1983-09-28), 15 kV  16 2⁄3 Hz AC system (overhead)
Key dates
1945, 24 April - early August	operation interrupted
23 May 1993 - 28 May 1995	operation interrupted
Services
Preceding station DB Regio Nordost Following station Seegefeld towards Nauen RB 10 Berlin-Spandau towards Berlin Südkreuz RB 14
Location

Overview

The station is situated on the Berlin–Hamburg railway, between the stations of Berlin Spandau and Seegefeld.

The station has two side platforms for passenger service, served by the local trains RB10 (in 2014: Berlin Hauptbahnhof - Jungfernheide - Nauen) and RB14 (Senftenberg-Nauen).^[4] The regional express trains do not call here.

On 5 December 1961, Albrechtshof station was the scene of the successful escape of a Reichsbahn steam-engine driver, who managed to overcome the barriers erected in August that year. As a consequence of the escape of 25 GDR citizens to West-Berlin, 20 metres of track were removed to prevent another breakthrough. The event was the basis for a 1963 film, The Breakthrough.^[5]

Train services

The station is served by the following services:^[6]

• RB 10: Nauen – Berlin-Albrechtshof – Berlin – Berlin Südkreuz
• RB 14: Nauen – Berlin-Albrechtshof – Berlin – Berlin Südkreuz

See also

• List of railway stations in the Berlin area