Berlin-Karow station

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 and the line NE27 (also known as the Heidekrautbahn), operated by the Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn.

Berlin-Karow
Through station
A platform at Karow station, from which S-Bahn as well as regional trains arrive and depart
LocationPankow, Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Coordinates52°36′54″N 13°28′09″E
Owned byDB Netz
Operated byDB Station&Service
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsNiederbarnimer Eisenbahn
S-Bahn Berlin
Connections  
Construction
ArchitectKarl Cornelius
Other information
Station code546
DS100 codeBKAR
Category5 [1]
Fare zone: Berlin B/5656[2]
Websitewww.bahnhof.de
History
Opened15 November 1882
Services
Preceding station   Berlin S-Bahn   Following station
Blankenburg
toward Blankenfelde
Buch
toward Bernau
Preceding station   Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn   Following station
TerminusRB 27
Heidekrautbahn
via Basdorf
Schönerlinde
toward Groß Schönebeck or Wensickendorf or Schmachtenhagen
Location
Berlin-Karow
Location within Berlin

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.[3] The passengers and railway staff were hurt in the accident which took place 250m outside of Berlin-Karow railway station.[4] Nine of the injured,[5] five of them in critical condition, were taken to nearby hospitals.[3]

References
  1. "Stationspreisliste 2020" [Station price list 2020] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. "Der VBB-Tarif: Aufteilung des Verbundgebietes in Tarifwaben und Tarifbereiche" (PDF). Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam. Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. "24 injured after trains collide in Germany". cnn.com. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  4. "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.
  5. "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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