Berlin-Charlottenburg railway station

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Berlin-Charlottenburg
Architectural information
Location	Berlin
State	Berlin
Country	Germany
Local authority	Charlottenburg
Operations
DS100 code	BCHB
Station code	0537
Type	Bf
Category	4
Deutsche Bahn - Stations in Germany
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Berlin-Charlottenburg is a railway station situated in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. The station is used by the S5, S7, S75 and S9 lines of the Berlin S-Bahn as well as regional trains operated by Deutsche Bahn.

The station was opened as the western endpoint of the Stadtbahn line on February 7, 1882. The old station hall was damaged in World War II and repaired after the war. When the nearby Wilmersdorfer Straße was converted into a pedestrianised zone, the station hall was demolished and rebuilt, with the replacement opening on July 6, 1971.

During the Cold War deployment of British Forces in Berlin the station was the Berlin terminus for the British Military Train ("The Berliner") which carried allied military and diplomatic passengers across the GDR to Braunschweig in West Germany^[1].

The station was the start point of the first BVG operated S-Bahn train on January 9, 1984.

[edit] References

1. ^ British Military Train Card, <http://www.western-allies-berlin.com/publications/other/detail/british-military-train-card>. Retrieved on 9 November 2007 

Preceding station		Berlin S-Bahn		Following station
Westkreuz Terminus		S5		Savignyplatz toward Strausberg Nord
Westkreuz toward Potsdam Hbf		S5 (night)
		S7		Savignyplatz toward Ahrensfelde
Westkreuz toward Spandau		S75		Savignyplatz toward Wartenberg
		S9		Savignyplatz toward Flughafen Schönefeld

Coordinates: 52°30′17″N, 13°18′12″E