Berlin Prenzlauer Allee station explained

Prenzlauer Allee
Native Name Lang:de
Symbol:s
Symbol Location:berlin
Type:Hp
Borough:Pankow, Berlin, Berlin
Country:Germany
Coordinates:52.5439°N 13.4261°W
Owned:DB Netz
Operator:DB Station&Service
Line:Ringbahn
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Zone:VBB

Berlin A/5555[1]

Opened:1 May 1892
Map Type:Berlin#Germany#Europe
Map Dot Label:Prenzlauer Allee
Embedded:
Stroke-Colour:
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Stroke-Width:3
Marker:rail-underground
Marker-Colour:
  1. 009D58
Zoom:15

Prenzlauer Allee is a railway station in the Prenzlauer Berg neighbourhood of Berlin, named after the Prenzlauer Allee road. Situated on the Berlin Ringbahn, it is served by the S-Bahn lines,, and . The station is barrier-free.

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1892 where Prenzlauer Allee crosses the Ringbahn tracks at right angle. It consists of a platform for S-Bahn trains and a clinker brick style reception building, which was damaged in World War II. Unlike other reception buildings of nearby stations, it has been rebuilt in its original condition.

Other services and connections

The station can also be reached via the line of the Berlin tram network and by BVG bus line 156.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche. Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 26 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.