| Berlin Albrechtshof | |
|---|---|
| Operations | |
| Category | 5 |
| Type | Hp |
| DS100 code | BAS |
| Construction and location | |
| Opened | 1943 |
| Location | Staaken |
| State | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Local authority | Spandau |
| List of railway stations in the Berlin area | |
Berlin Albrechtshof is a railway station located in Staaken, a locality in the Spandau district of Berlin. It is, also with Berlin Staaken, the only Berliner DB station not served by the S-Bahn.
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The station is situated on the "Hamburger Bahn" Berlin-Hamburg, between the stations of Berlin Spandau and Seegefeld.
Composed by 2 platforms with 2 rails for passenger service, is it served by the regional trains RB10 (Berlin Charlottenburg-Nauen) and RB14 (Senftenberg-Nauen).[1]
On December 5, 1961 Albrechtshof station was the scene of the successful escape of a Reichsbahn steam-engine driver, who managed to overcome the barriers erected in August that year. As a consequence of the escape of 25 GDR citizens to West-Berlin, 20 metres of track were removed to prevent another breakthrough.
The event was basis for a 1963 film, The Breakthrough.[1]
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