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Jungfernheide (Berlin U-Bahn)
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Berlin Jungfernheide is a railway station located at Charlottenburg-Nord
, in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
district of Berlin
, served by the S-Bahn
lines and , the U-Bahn
line and Regional-Express trains of the Deutsche Bahn
. Its name literally translates into "maiden's heathland"; it was named after what was once a large forest in the proximity of this station.
, served by trains of the Berlin Ringbahn. This was supplemented in 1908 by a second platform for suburban trains and then later by a third, built specifically for the new Siemensbahn, which was funded by the company Siemens
to serve their plant some distance west of the station.
Following the building of the Berlin Wall
in 1960, however, services were disrupted and the station was reduced to having two platforms. The station fell into complete disuse after 1980, when passenger numbers fell to unsustainable levels. This situation was intensified by the building of the U-Bahn line , which was essentially a parallel service to the S-Bahn to Spandau
.
Following the fall of the Wall, many disused S-Bahn lines were brought back into use. This included the Ringbahn but none of the other routes through Jungfernheide, which therefore reopened with only one platform on 15 April 1997, at which time only the line from the south was in use. It was not until 2002 that the Ringbahn was operated again in its entirety and Jungfernheide enjoyed a status as an important interchange between S-Bahn and U-Bahn, owing to its being served by direct trains from the majority of Berlin's central districts.
to Rohrdamm
. It features two platforms, intended for an interchange toward the Berlin-Tegel Airport that has never been built. The next station is Mierendorffplatz
.
, which also included a major reorganisation of the train services in and around Berlin. The station is served around hourly for most of the day by the Regional-Express line RE4, which runs between Wittenberge
and Ludwigsfelde
.
lines during the day, two of which run continuously and one of which is an express service to Tegel Airport. There is also one night bus
service.
Charlottenburg-Nord
Charlottenburg-Nord is a neighborhood in the northern part of the district Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany. As of 2008 its population was of 17,327...
, in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is the fourth borough of Berlin, formed in the 2001 administrative reform by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf.-Overview:Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf covers the western centre of the City of Berlin...
district of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, served by the S-Bahn
Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It consists of 15 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system...
lines and , the U-Bahn
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...
line and Regional-Express trains of the Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
. Its name literally translates into "maiden's heathland"; it was named after what was once a large forest in the proximity of this station.
S-Bahn station
The S-Bahn station Jungfernheide was opened in 1894, around 20 years after the tracks were first laid on that stretch. It originally had a single island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, served by trains of the Berlin Ringbahn. This was supplemented in 1908 by a second platform for suburban trains and then later by a third, built specifically for the new Siemensbahn, which was funded by the company Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
to serve their plant some distance west of the station.
Following the building of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
in 1960, however, services were disrupted and the station was reduced to having two platforms. The station fell into complete disuse after 1980, when passenger numbers fell to unsustainable levels. This situation was intensified by the building of the U-Bahn line , which was essentially a parallel service to the S-Bahn to Spandau
Spandau
Spandau is the fifth of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is the fourth largest and westernmost borough, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel, but the least populated.-Overview:...
.
Following the fall of the Wall, many disused S-Bahn lines were brought back into use. This included the Ringbahn but none of the other routes through Jungfernheide, which therefore reopened with only one platform on 15 April 1997, at which time only the line from the south was in use. It was not until 2002 that the Ringbahn was operated again in its entirety and Jungfernheide enjoyed a status as an important interchange between S-Bahn and U-Bahn, owing to its being served by direct trains from the majority of Berlin's central districts.
U-Bahn station
The U-Bahn station was opened on 1 October 1980 (designed by R.G.Rümmler) the extension of the from Richard-Wagner-PlatzRichard-Wagner-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Richard-Wagner-Platz is a Berlin U-Bahn station located on the in the Charlottenburg district.The original station opened on May 14, 1906 under the name Wilhelmplatz, together with Deutsche Oper the first of several U-Bahn stations designed by Alfred Grenander...
to Rohrdamm
Rohrdamm (Berlin U-Bahn)
thumb|220px|right|Berlin U-Bahn station Rohrdamm. Tubes and cogwheels refer to the surrounding industry.Rohrdamm is a station on the Berlin U-Bahn line U7 in the Siemensstadt district....
. It features two platforms, intended for an interchange toward the Berlin-Tegel Airport that has never been built. The next station is Mierendorffplatz
Mierendorffplatz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Mierendorffplatz is a station on the Berlin U-Bahn line U7 in Charlottenburg. It was opened on October 1, 1980 with the line's extension from Richard-Wagner-Platz to Rohrdamm. The eponymous square is named after politician and Resistance fighter Carlo Mierendorff .Architect Rümmler designed this...
.
Deutsche Bahn station
The part of the station for regional trains was opened on 28 May 2006 along with the new Berlin HauptbahnhofBerlin Hauptbahnhof
' , is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It began full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and until it opened as a main line station, it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily...
, which also included a major reorganisation of the train services in and around Berlin. The station is served around hourly for most of the day by the Regional-Express line RE4, which runs between Wittenberge
Wittenberge
Wittenberge is a town of twenty thousand people on the lower Elbe in the district of Prignitz , Brandenburg, Germany.-History:...
and Ludwigsfelde
Ludwigsfelde
-Location:The town is located south of Berlin in the district Teltow-Fläming on the plateau of Teltow. In earlier times, it was part of the district Zossen.-Parts of the town:Since 1997/2003 the following villages are part of the city:*Ahrensdorf...
.
Other transport links
The station is also served by four busBus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
lines during the day, two of which run continuously and one of which is an express service to Tegel Airport. There is also one night bus
Night bus
A night bus service or owl service is a public transport bus service which operates through the night time hours. Many cities operate such services, either in addition to or in substitution for ordinary daytime bus services or rapid transit rail services which may shut for maintenance or due to...
service.