Berlin Prenzlauer Allee station

Prenzlauer Allee
General information
LocationPankow, Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°32′38″N 13°25′34″E / 52.54389°N 13.42611°E / 52.54389; 13.42611
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)Ringbahn
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
Station coden/a
DS100 codeBPLA
Category4
Fare zoneVBB: Berlin A/5555[1]
History
Opened1 May 1892
Services
Preceding station Berlin S-Bahn Following station
Schönhauser Allee
One-way operation
S41 Greifswalder Straße
Ringbahn (clockwise)
Schönhauser Allee
Ringbahn (counter-clockwise)
S42 Greifswalder Straße
One-way operation
Schönhauser Allee
towards Birkenwerder
S8 Greifswalder Straße
towards Wildau
Schönhauser Allee S85 Greifswalder Straße
towards Grünau
Location

Prenzlauer Allee is a railway station in the Prenzlauer Berg neighbourhood of Berlin, named after the Prenzlauer Allee road. Situated on the Berlin Ringbahn, it is served by the S-Bahn lines S41, S42, S8 and S85. The station is barrier-free.

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1892 where Prenzlauer Allee crosses the Ringbahn tracks at right angle. It consists of a platform for S-Bahn trains and a clinker brick style reception building, which was damaged in World War II. Unlike other reception buildings of nearby stations, it has been rebuilt in its original condition.

Other services and connections

The station can also be reached via the line of the Berlin tram network and by BVG bus line 156.

References

  1. ^ "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2019.