Berlin Südkreuz station

Berlin Südkreuz
Berlin Südkreuz
	Berlin Südkreuz
General information
Location	General-Pape-Straße, 10829, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin; Germany
Coordinates	52°28′32″N 13°21′52″E / 52.47556°N 13.36444°E
Line(s)	North–South mainline (KBS 203, 204, 205); Anhalt Suburban Line (KBS 200.2, 200.25); Ringbahn (KBS 200.41, 200.42, 200.46);
Other information
Station code	4859
DS100 code	BSKR (S-Bahn, upper); BPAF (long-distance, lower); BSKV (S-Bahn, lower);
IBNR	8011113 (long-distance); 8089073 (S-Bahn);
Category	1
History
Opened	1898
Previous names	Berlin Papestraße (1898-2006)
Key dates
1990s–2006	Rebuilt as Südkreuz

Berlin Südkreuz (in English, literally: Berlin South Cross) is a railway station in the German capital Berlin. The station was originally opened in 1898 and is an interchange station. The Berlin Ringbahn line of the Berlin S-Bahn metro railway is situated on the upper level and connects to the east and west, whilst the Anhalter Bahn and Dresdner Bahn intercity railway routes reach the station on the lower, north-south level. The station was extensively rebuilt between the late 1990s and 2006, and was renamed Berlin Südkreuz on 28 May 2006.

History

The station's original name (Berlin Papestraße) originates from the nearby General-Pape-Straße, which is named after the Prussian general Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape. The Ringbahn platform opened as an island platform on 1 December 1901.^[3]

The original Papestrasse station building, constructed from 1898-1901 was demolished, although a corner of the building, incorporating a clock tower, has been preserved as part of the new station.^[4]

Becoming Südkreuz

The station played a vital part in Deutsche Bahn's new concept for long-distance services in Berlin; it was deemed necessary to have a long-distance station in southern Berlin for the new north-south axis, so it was decided to rebuild Papestraße and rename the station to Südkreuz, giving the station a more intuitive name like the Ostkreuz (East Cross) and Westkreuz (West Cross) stations on the Berlin Stadtbahn. Construction, however, was severely delayed due to unexpected difficulties and NIMBY complaints of residents living near the long-disused north-south lines. Instead of opening in 2000 as scheduled, the station only opened on 28 May 2006, together with the new Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Main Station) in the center of Berlin. It is now used as a terminal station for ICE trains to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, and sees a number of north-south services heading to and from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, plus EuroCity services to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia via Dresden Hauptbahnhof.

Train services

The station is serves by the following service(s):^[5]

Intercity Express services (ICE 28) (Stralsund - Eberswalde -) Berlin - Halle - Jena - Nuremberg - Munich
Intercity Express services (ICE 28) Hamburg - Berlin – Leipzig - Jena - Nürnberg - Munich (- Innsbruck)
Intercity services (EC 27) Binz - Stralsund - Eberswalde - Berlin - Dresden - Prague
Intercity services (EC 27) Hamburg - Berlin - Dresden - Prague - Brno - Bratislava - Budapest
Intercity services (IC 28) Berlin – Leipzig - Saalfeld - Nürnberg - Augsburg - Munich
Intercity services (IC 50) Binz - Stralsund - Eberswalde - Berlin - Halle - Erfurt - Fulda - Frankfurt
Regional services RE 3 Stralsund - Greifswald - Pasewalk - Angermünde - Berlin - Ludwigsfelde - Jüterbog - Falkenberg - Elsterwerda
Regional services RE 3 Schwedt - Angermünde - Berlin - Ludwigsfelde - Jüterbog - Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Regional services RE 4 Rathenow - Wustermark - Berlin - Ludwigsfelde - Jüterbog
Regional services RE 5 Rostock - Neustrelitz - Berlin - Jüterbog - Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Regional services RE 5 Stralsund - Neustrelitz - Berlin - Jüterbog - Falkenberg
Local services RB 10 Nauen – Falkensee – Berlin
Berlin S-Bahn services Template:ÖPNV Berlin Bernau - Karow - Pankow - Gesundbrunnen - Friedrichstraße - Potsdamer Platz - Sudkreuz - Blankenfelde
Berlin S-Bahn services Template:ÖPNV Berlin Hennigsdorf - Tegel - Gesundbrunnen - Friedrichstraße - Potsdamer Platz - Sudkreuz - Lichterfelde - Teltow
Berlin S-Bahn services Template:ÖPNV Berlin (Ring Clockwise) Südkreuz - Innsbrucker Platz - Westkreuz - Westend - Jungfernheide - Gesundbrunnen - Ostkreuz - Treptower Park - Hermannstraße - Südkreuz
Berlin S-Bahn services Template:ÖPNV Berlin (Ring Anti-clockwise) Südkreuz - Hermannstraße - Treptower Park - Ostkreuz - Gesundbrunnen - Jungfernheide - Westend - Westkreuz - Innsbrucker Platz - Südkreuz
Berlin S-Bahn services Template:ÖPNV Berlin (Bundesplatz - Innsbrucker Platz -) Südkreuz - Neukölln - Schöneweide - Berlin-Schönefeld Airport
Berlin S-Bahn services Template:ÖPNV Berlin Westend - Westkreuz - Innsbrucker Platz - Südkreuz - Neukölln - Schöneweide - Grünau - Königs Wusterhausen

Preceding station	Deutsche Bahn	Following station
Template:DB-ICE stations toward Template:DB-ICE stations	Template:DB-ICE lines	Template:DB-ICE stations toward Template:DB-ICE stations
Template:DB-ICE stations toward Template:DB-ICE stations	Template:DB-ICE lines	Template:DB-ICE stations toward Template:DB-ICE stations
Berlin Hbf toward [[Template:S-line/EuroCity left/27 station\|Template:S-line/EuroCity left/27]]	EuroCity	Elsterwerda Hbf toward [[Template:S-line/EuroCity right/27 station\|Template:S-line/EuroCity right/27]]
Berlin Hbf toward [[Template:S-line/EuroCity left/27 station\|Template:S-line/EuroCity left/27]]	EuroCity	Elsterwerda Hbf toward [[Template:S-line/EuroCity right/27 station\|Template:S-line/EuroCity right/27]]
Berlin Hbf toward [[Template:S-line/EuroCity left/27 station\|Template:S-line/EuroCity left/27]]	EuroCity	Dresden toward [[Template:S-line/EuroCity right/27 station\|Template:S-line/EuroCity right/27]]
Template:DB-IC stations toward Template:DB-IC stations	Template:DB-IC lines	Template:DB-IC stations toward Template:DB-IC stations
Template:RE-MV stations toward Template:RE-MV stations	Template:RE-MV lines	Template:RE-MV stations toward Template:RE-MV stations
Template:RE-MV stations toward Template:RE-MV stations	Template:RE-MV lines	Template:RE-MV stations toward Template:RE-MV stations
Template:RB-BB stations toward Template:RB-BB stations	Template:RB-BB lines	Terminus
Preceding station	Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn	Following station
Template:RE-BB stations toward Template:RE-BB stations	Template:RE-BB lines	Template:RE-BB stations toward Template:RE-BB stations
Preceding station	SBB	Following station
Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations	Template:SBB lines	Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations
Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations	Template:SBB lines	Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations
Template:SBB stations One-way operation	Template:SBB lines	Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations
Template:SBB stations One-way operation	Template:SBB lines	Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations
Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations	Template:SBB lines	Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations
Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations	Template:SBB lines	Template:SBB stations toward Template:SBB stations

References

^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
^ "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ Kuhlmann, B. Bahnknoten Berlin - Die Entwicklung des Berliner Eisenbahnnetzes seit 1838. Berlin, Verlag GVE, 2006.
^ Preuss, E. Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Stuttgart, Transpress, 2006.
^ Timetables for Berlin Südkreuz station Template:De icon

External links

Media related to Berlin Südkreuz station at Wikimedia Commons

[Eisenbahnatlas-1] Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) (2009/2010 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.

[categories-2] "Stationspreisliste 2024" [Station price list 2024] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[3] Kuhlmann, B. Bahnknoten Berlin - Die Entwicklung des Berliner Eisenbahnnetzes seit 1838. Berlin, Verlag GVE, 2006.

[4] Preuss, E. Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Stuttgart, Transpress, 2006.

[5] Timetables for Berlin Südkreuz station Template:De icon

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v t e Long-distance stations in Berlin
ICE/IC stops	BER Airport (not actually in Berlin) Gesundbrunnen Hauptbahnhof Ostbahnhof Spandau Südkreuz Wannsee
Other stations	Alexanderplatz Friedrichstraße Lichtenberg Potsdamer Platz Zoologischer Garten