Berlin-Pankow station

Berlin-Pankow
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Location	Pankow, Berlin, Berlin Germany
Line(s)	Berlin–Szczecin railway
Other information
Station code	0555
DS100 code	BPKW
Category	5

Berlin-Pankow is a station on the Berlin–Szczecin railway, situated in Berlin's Pankow district. It is served by the S-Bahn lines S2, S8 and S9 and is the northern terminus of the U-Bahn line U2.

Overview

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Subway station

Pankow station (Hst.) and village, 1894

Pankow is a station on Berlin S-Bahn and Berlin U-Bahn networks. The station is served by the following services:

Berlin S-Bahn

The station opened on October 15, 1880 south of the former Pankow village. It soon was named Pankow-Schönhausen after the neighbouring Schönhausen Palace. The entrance building was rebuilt in 1911 with the establishment of the suburban railway toward Bernau, which would become the first line of the Berlin S-Bahn on August 8, 1924. The station was renamed Berlin-Pankow in 1954.

These are the railway lines that passes through Pankow station:

• S2 (Bernau - Karow - Pankow - Gesundbrunnen - Friedrichstraße - Südkreuz - Blankenfelde)
• S8 (Birkenwerder - Blankenburg - Pankow - Ostkreuz - Schöneweide - Grünau)
• S9 (Pankow - Ostkreuz - Schöneweide - Berlin Schönefeld Airport)

Berlin U-Bahn

As since 1930 the northern terminus of the U2 U-Bahn line was nearby Vinetastraße an extension toward Pankow had been planned since then though works were not carried out until 1997. In October 1997, the name "Bahnhof Pankow" is renamed to Pankow. The new terminus was opened on September 16, 2000.

The next extension(s) possible after the Pankow will be Pankow Kirche, Ossietzkyplatz and Rosenthaler Weg. Plans were all considered since June 2003. The possibility of extending it to Niederschönhausen is there since 1957, and it was kept on the drawing board when Berlin is divided into the East Berlin and West Berlin. The city of Berlin had approved the green light to build Pankow station only that is connected to the Berlin S-Bahn in 7 November 1987.

Preceding station		Berlin S-Bahn		Following station
Bornholmer Straße toward Blankenfelde		S2		Pankow-Heinersdorf toward Bernau
Bornholmer Straße toward Zeuthen		S8		Pankow-Heinersdorf toward Birkenwerder
Terminus		S9		Bornholmer Straße toward Flughafen Schönefeld
Preceding station		Berlin U-Bahn		Following station
Vinetastraße towards Ruhleben		U2		Terminus