Berlin-Karow station

Berlin-Karow
Deutsche Bahn
Through station
A platform at Karow station, from which S-Bahn as well as regional trains arrive and depart
Location Pankow, Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates 52°36′54″N 13°28′09″E / 52.6150°N 13.4692°E / 52.6150; 13.4692Coordinates: 52°36′54″N 13°28′09″E / 52.6150°N 13.4692°E / 52.6150; 13.4692
Owned by DB Netz
Operated by DB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Train operators Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
S-Bahn Berlin
Connections  
Construction
Architect Karl Cornelius
Other information
Station code 546
DS100 codeBKAR
Category5 [1]
Fare zone Berlin B
Website www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened 15 November 1882
Services
Preceding station   Berlin S-Bahn   Following station
toward Blankenfelde
S 2
toward Bernau
Preceding station   Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn   Following station
TerminusRB 27
Schönerlinde
toward Groß Schönebeck or Wensickendorf or Schmachtenhagen
Location
Berlin-Karow
Location within Berlin

Karow station is a railway station on the Berlin–Szczecin railway in the Pankow district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn line S 2 and the line NE27 (also known as the Heidekrautbahn), operated by the Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn.

2009 Train Collision

On 17 April 2009, twenty-four people were injured when a regional train from Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, crashed into a freight train carrying propane, north of Berlin.[2] The passengers and railway staff were hurt in the accident which took place 250m outside of Berlin-Karow railway station.[3] Nine of the injured,[4] five of them in critical condition, were taken to nearby hospitals.[2]

References

  1. "Stationspreisliste 2018" [Station price list 2018] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "24 injured after trains collide in Germany". cnn.com. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  3. "24 blessés dans un accident à Berlin". Webtrains.net (in French). 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  4. "A damaged locomotive is pictured at the scene of a train crash ..." 2Space Network. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
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