Berlin-Neukölln station explained

Berlin-Neukölln
Neukölln (Südring)
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol:s-bahn
Symbol2:u-bahn
Symbol Location:berlin
Type:Through station
Address:Karl-Marx-Straße/Saalestraße 1
12055 Berlin
Borough:Neukölln
Country:Germany
Owned:DB Netz
Operator:DB Station&Service
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections:
171 N7 N79
Zone:VBB

Berlin A/5555[1]

Opened:main line:
Electrified:
at opening
Former:1872-1912 Rixdorf
1912-1938 Neukölln
1930-1961 and since 1993 Neukölln (Südring)
1961-1993 Neukölln
Years:1930
Events:current building erected
Years2:1945, late April - 18 June
Events2: operation interrupted
Years3:1980-1993
Events3: operation interrupted
Website:www.bahnhof.de
Map Type:Berlin

Berlin-Neukölln is a railway station in the Neukölln district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn lines,,, and and the U-Bahn line .

History

Berlin-Neukölln opened in 1872, first under the name Rixdorf, as a station on the Ringbahn. Both the district and the station changed name from Rixdorf to Neukölln in 1912. The current station building was erected in 1930 by Alfred Grenander to create an interchange with the underground station which opened in that year. Until 1961 the U-Bahn station was named Neukölln (Südring) to refer to the S-Bahn connection. However, Südring was removed from the name after the Berlin Wall was built. The S-Bahn had become unpopular and subject to boycotts in West Berlin due to its link to the East German government. In 1980 the Ringbahn ceased operating. The Ringbahn connection was reestablished in 1992 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the addition Südring was also reinstated.[2]

Popular culture

The front of the station features heavily in the German documentary Neukölln Unlimited as a place where the film's main subjects are often seen.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche. Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 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. J. Meyer-Kronthaler: Berlins U-Bahnhöfe. be.bra Verlag (1996)