Berlin-Karow station explained

Berlin-Karow
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol:rail
Symbol2:s
Symbol Location:de
Symbol Location2:berlin
Type:Through station
Borough:Pankow, Berlin, Berlin
Country:Germany
Coordinates:52.615°N 13.4692°W
Owned:DB Netz
Operator:DB Station&Service
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Train Operators:Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
S-Bahn Berlin
Zone:

Berlin B/5656[1]

Architect:Karl Cornelius
Opened:15 November 1882
Website:www.bahnhof.de
Map Type:Berlin

Berlin-Karow station is a railway station on the Berlin–Szczecin railway in the Pankow district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn line and the line NE27 (also known as the Heidekrautbahn), operated by the Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn.

2009 Train Collision

On 17 April 2009, twenty-four people were injured when a regional train from Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, crashed into a freight train carrying propane, north of Berlin.[2] The passengers and railway staff were hurt in the accident which took place 250m outside of Berlin-Karow railway station.[3] Nine of the injured,[4] five of them in critical condition, were taken to nearby hospitals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche . Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam . . 25 November 2019 . 1 January 2017 . 27 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027142308/https://www.swp-potsdam.de/content/verkehr/pdf_7/vbb_wabenkarte_und_tarifbereiche.pdf . dead .
  2. News: 24 injured after trains collide in Germany. 25 September 2009. 17 April 2009. cnn.com.
  3. News: 24 blessés dans un accident à Berlin . French . 25 September 2009 . 17 April 2009 . Webtrains.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423115917/http://www.webtrains.net/actualites.php?article=1000002326 . 2009-04-23 . live .
  4. News: A damaged locomotive is pictured at the scene of a train crash .... 17 April 2009. 25 September 2009. 2Space Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723000712/http://www.2space.net/news/article.php?art=191988&ut=1239962413. 23 July 2011. dead.