Sassnitz station explained

Sassnitz
Address:	Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Coordinates:	54.5161°N 13.6381°W
Line:	Stralsund–Sassnitz railway
Platform:	2
Tracks:	3
Train Operators:	ODEG
Map Type:	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern#Germany#Europe
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Sassnitz (German: Bahnhof Sassnitz) is a railway station in the town of Sassnitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The station lies on the Stralsund–Sassnitz railway and the train services are operated by Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH.

Train services

The station is served by the following service(s):^[1]

• Regional services Rostock – Velgast – Stralsund – Lietzow – Sassnitz

History

The station was the destination of Vladimir Lenin's sealed train when he was provided passage through the German Empire by the Foreign Office and the Abteilung IIIb during the Russian Revolution, after which he boarded a ferry across the Baltic Sea for Trelleborg, Sweden, and then a train en route to Finland Station in Petrograd.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://kursbuch.bahn.de/hafas/kbview.exe/dn?st_name=Sassnitz&st_filter=&cat_name=&searchmode=station&mainframe=result&orig=sS&dosearch=1&oblig_st=1&submitButton=Suche+starten Timetables for Sassnitz station
2. Web site: Vladimir Lenin's Return Journey to Russia Changed the World Forever. Hammer. Joshua. Smithsonian Magazine. en. 2020-02-16.
3. Web site: When the Russian Revolution passed through Berlin. Flakin. Wladek. 2018-03-29. EXBERLINER.com. en-us. 2020-02-16.