Berlin Heerstraße station
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Heerstraße DS100 code | BHST | ||||||||||||||
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| Category | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | VBB: Berlin B/5656[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1909 | ||||||||||||||
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Heerstraße is a
Location
The station is situated on the Heerstraße road, the major thoroughfare from Berlin's inner city to the west. The street, a section of the Bundesstraße 2 and 5 highways, originally led to the former proving grounds in Döberitz, thus the name Heer (land army). The large Grunewald forest with the Teufelsberg hill is located nearby in the south.
History
The station opened on 1 November 1909, where the new Spandau suburban railway (Westbahn) branched off the western continuation of the
Due to its direct connection to the city centre the station had occasionally been the site of official receptions: On 11 May 1925 the newly elected Reich President
On 4 July 1944 resistance fighter Adolf Reichwein, on his way to a conspiratorial meeting with Communist Party leaders to prepare for the 20 July plot, was betrayed and arrested by Gestapo henchmen at Heerstraße station.
Severely damaged in World War II, the entrance hall in 1959 was rebuilt in a simplified style. In 1980 train services by the Deutsche Reichsbahn discontinued and were not resumed until after German reunification. The adjacent Heerstraße Bridge across the tracks was rebuilt from 1994 to 1996. Largely restored, the station was re-opened on 16 January 1998.
References
- ^ "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.