| Berlin-Gesundbrunnen | |
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| Operations | |
| Category | 1 |
| Type | Bf |
| DS100 code | BGS |
| Station code | 0528 |
| Construction and location | |
| Location | Berlin |
| State | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Local authority | Mitte |
| List of railway stations in the Berlin area | |
Berlin-Gesundbrunnen is a railway station in Berlin, Germany. It is situated in the eponymous district in the former Wedding borough as an interconnection point between the northern Ringbahn and Nord-Süd-Tunnel lines of the Berlin S-Bahn, as well as a regional and long distance station of the Deutsche Bahn network.
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The station opened on the Ringbahn on July 17, 1871. The junction with the Nordbahn line to Neubrandenburg was finished on July 10, 1877. From May 1, 1897, Gesundbrunnen also offered access to the Berlin–Stettin line, whose original tracks were shifted southwards to meet the Ringbahn here. On August 8, 1924, Gesundbrunnen was one of the first stations to become part of the Berlin S-Bahn system.
After World War II and the division of Berlin, long-distance train service diminished and was finally discontinued on May 18, 1952. The S-Bahn system was also affected by the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, when the network was partitioned into an eastern and western half. After German reunification in 1990, Gesundbrunnen was rebuilt extensively - it did delay the reopening of the rapid transit link to Berlin Schönhauser Allee station until 17. September 2001. In the Pilzkonzept master plan the station was modernized as Berlin's northern long-distance train station and during 2005 there were discussions to rename the station to Nordkreuz (North Cross) reflecting the names of the other long-distance stations on the Ringbahn namely Ostkreuz (East Cross), Südkreuz (South Cross) and Westkreuz (West Cross). The rename did not occur however and the work on the railway hub was completed on May 26, 2006.
Despite its station category 1 the station has no representative entrance building - the old entrance building had been demolished and it had never been replaced giving the new station a peculiar appearance. The area designated for the entrance building is left as a public open space (Hanne-Sobek-Platz). The planning was stopped not only by financial cuts but also due to the existence of the nearby Gesundbrunnen-Center shopping center that was opened in 1997 offering 25000 square meters of shopping facilities plus a direct connection to the railway station. The planning was resumed during 2010 and the construction work on a new entrance building is due to begin by the end of 2011, with the 3300 square meters projected to cost a total of 7.4 million Euros.[1]
The station also has a Berlin U-Bahn station, located on the U8. It opened on April 18, 1930 to plans by Alfred Grenander, and served as an air-raid shelter during World War II.
The station is served by the following service(s):
| Service | Train Type | Route | Material | Frequency |
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| ICE28 | Intercity-Express | Gesundbrunnen - Berlin Hbf - Südkreuz - Halle (Saale) Hbf - Naumburg (Saale) Hbf - Jena Paradies - Nürnberg Hbf - München Hbf (- Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Innsbruck Hbf) | ICE 1 | 6x per day (continues to Innsbruck 1x per day) |
| IRE25 | Regional Express | Gesundbrunnen - Berlin Hbf - Potsdamer Platz - Berlin Südkreuz - Magdeburg Hbf | 1x per day | |
| NE27 | Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn | Gesundbrunnen – Schönerlinde – Schönwalde – Basdorf – Klosterfelde | 1x per day |
| Preceding station | DB AG | Following station | ||
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toward Stralsund Hbf
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ICE 28 |
toward München Hbf
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toward Rostock Hbf
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ICE 28 |
toward München Hbf
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| EuroCity 27 | ||||
| Terminus | EuroCity 27 |
toward Wien Praterstern
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toward Ostseebad Binz
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IC 50 |
toward Frankfurt Flughafen
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toward Warnemünde
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InterConnex |
toward Leipzig Hbf
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| RE 3 |
toward Elsterwerda
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| RE 5 |
toward Wittenberg or Falkenberg
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| Terminus | RE |
toward Magdeburg Hbf
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Schönerlinde
toward Klosterfelde
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RE | Terminus |
Gesundbrunnen is a station on Berlin S-Bahn and Berlin U-Bahn networks. The station is served by the following services:
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toward Wannsee
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S1 |
toward Oranienburg
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toward Blankenfelde
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S2 |
toward Bernau
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toward Teltow Stadt
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S25 |
toward Hennigsdorf
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One-way operation
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S41 |
toward Ringbahn (clockwise)
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One-way operation
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S42 |
toward Ringbahn (counter-clockwise)
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| Preceding station | Berlin U-Bahn | Following station | ||
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toward Wittenau
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U8 |
toward Hermannstraße
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