Berlin Westkreuz railway station

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Berlin-Westkreuz
Sole entrance of Westkreuz station
Architectural information
Location	Berlin
State	Berlin
Country	Germany
Local authority	Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Am Westkreuz 14055 Berlin
Operations
DS100 code	BWKR
Station code	6723
Type	Bf
Category	4
Deutsche Bahn - Stations in Germany
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Berlin Westkreuz is a station in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn lines S41, S42, S46, S5, S7, S75 and S9 and so represents a major interchange point on the Berlin S-Bahn network. It lies at the opposite end of the Stadtbahn to Ostkreuz and is one of the four main stations on the Ringbahn (circle line).

Westkreuz station was first opened on 10 December 1928, as a two-level-station under the name Ausstellung (Exhibition), which was changed to its current name in 1932. In 1980, with the cessation of services on this portion of the Ringbahn, Westkreuz lost its function as an interchange and had only a minimal service on the Stadtbahn. The area surrounding the station is very sparsely populated and this was its major purpose, making it a very poorly-frequented station during this period.

However, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, services were gradually reinstated and on 17 December 1993, the Ringbahn was reopened between Westend and Baumschulenweg, restoring the station's significance as an interchange point. In the following years, the station was entirely refurbished and is now one of the most modern on the network.

S7 train en route for Ahrensfelde arriving at the lower level Westkreuz station

Preceding station		Berlin S-Bahn		Following station
Halensee One-way operation		S41		Messe Nord/ICC toward Ringbahn (clockwise)
Messe Nord/ICC One-way operation		S42		Halensee toward Ringbahn (counter-clockwise)
Messe Nord/ICC toward Westend		S46		Halensee toward Königs Wusterhausen
Terminus		S5		Charlottenburg toward Strausberg Nord
Grunewald toward Potsdam Hbf		S5 (night)
		S7		Charlottenburg toward Ahrensfelde
Messe Süd toward Spandau		S75		Charlottenburg toward Wartenberg
		S9		Charlottenburg toward Flughafen Schönefeld

Coordinates: 52°30′04″N 13°17′02″E / 52.501°N 13.284°E / 52.501; 13.284