Berlin Westkreuz railway station

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Berlin Westkreuz is a station in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn lines S41, S42, S46, S5, S7, S75 and S9 and so represents a major interchange point on the Berlin S-Bahn network. It lies at the opposite end of the Stadtbahn to Ostkreuz and is one of the four main stations on the Ringbahn (circle line).

Westkreuz station was first opened on 10th December, 1928 under the name Ausstellung (German: exhibition), but this was changed to its current name in 1932. In 1980, with the cessation of services on this portion of the Ringbahn, Westkreuz lost its function as an interchange and had only a minimal service on the Stadtbahn. The area surrounding the station is very sparsely populated and this was its major purpose, making it a very poorly-frequented station during this period.

However, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, services were gradually reinstated and on 17th December, 1993, the Ringbahn was reopened between Westend and Baumschulenweg, restoring the station's significance as an interchange point. In the following years, the station was entirely refurbished and is now one of the most modern on the network.

Preceding station		Berlin S-Bahn		Following station
Halensee One-way operation		S41		Messe Nord/ICC toward Ringbahn (clockwise)
Messe Nord/ICC One-way operation		S42		Halensee toward Ringbahn (counter-clockwise)
Messe Nord/ICC toward Westend		S46		Halensee toward Königs Wusterhausen
Terminus		S5		Charlottenburg toward Strausberg Nord
Grunewald toward Potsdam Hbf		S5 (night)
		S7		Charlottenburg toward Ahrensfelde
Messe Süd toward Spandau		S75		Charlottenburg toward Wartenberg
		S9		Charlottenburg toward Flughafen Schönefeld