Berlin Südkreuz

• Anhalt line ( KBS 203, 204, 205, 250)
• Hitchhiker suburban railway ( KBS 200.25 )
• Dresden Railway ( KBS 200.2 )
• North-south mainline ( KBS 203, 204, 205, 250)
• Ringbahn ( KBS 200.41, 200.42, 200.45, 200.46 )

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The Berlin Southern Cross station is a long distance, regional and suburban railway station in the Berlin district of Schöneberg ( Tempelhof- Schöneberg). The station was opened in 1901 under the name Papestraße.

In the course of the mushroom concept 1991 adopted the station between 2003 and 2006 underwent a major upgrade. The new building was put into operation on 27 May 2006 and it was renamed in Berlin Suedkreuz.

• 4.1 Highway
• 4.2 Regional Transport
• 4.3 S -Bahn
• 4.4 transport

Construction

The Southern Cross Station has always been a tower station ( such as the Berlin Hauptbahnhof). On the upper level extends in the southeast-northwest direction, the circle line whose S -Bahn lines stop in a covered hall of the ring road middle platform. On the lower level runs in a north -south direction, the north-south mainline, the hitching rail in the direction of Halle (Saale ) and Leipzig and Dresden continues as a track in the direction of Dresden. There are three central platforms available for the S -Bahn one for long-distance and regional traffic. All platforms are wheelchair- accessible by elevators.

Two freight tracks of the circular railway platform without lead immediately to the south past the ring train hall.

The third remote platform was initially completed only in the shell and was originally available only with re-commissioning of the mainline tracks of the Dresden railway to the city of Berlin after 2010. After a series of malfunctions as a result of the hurricane Kyrill early 2007, the decision was made to expand the platform to the end of 2007 and put into operation in order to create additional usable capacity.

The three remote platforms have a length of 405 meters, which lies parallel S-Bahn platform is 152 meters long.

The ring railway hall is 183 meters long and 47 meters wide. It consists of 24,900 cubic meters of concrete, 2,400 tons of steel and 3700 m² of glass. East and west close to 2,000 m² large entrance halls, which accommodate various shops. The station was built for 115 million euros.

Originally Berlin Suedkreuz was performed in the operating sites directory as Berlin Papestraße with the abbreviation BPAP and the variants BPAPR ( circle line ) and BPAPV ( suburban railway ). In the path price information system ( TPI ) of the DB is also the abbreviation BPAF (Berlin Papestraße train station ) to find. Currently, there are the names BSKR for Berlin Suedkreuz ( circle line ) or BSKV for the lower S- platform (Berlin Suedkreuz ( suburban railway ) ). The station is one of the 21 stations of the highest train station category of DB Station & Service.

In a car park directly at the station are 202 parking spaces in a parking deck with access from the south side available. To further increase the German train looking for an investor. North of the ring road hall another parking deck was created, but still without access roads. Due to its convenient location, among other things, by its proximity to the motorway junction Schöneberg, car parks were provided with a capacity of approximately 2,500 parking spaces.

History

Station Papestraße

As to the routes of the Anhalt Railway and the Dresden railway next to the long-distance transport is also a suburban services should be operated, was found at the junction with the ring road, the need for a transfer station. Its construction was started in 1898 near the after the Prussian General Alexander August Wilhelm designated by Papenburg General -Pape -Straße. During the construction of the old crossing building dating back to 1874 was replaced.

The station building of the station was built in the southern tip crossing angle between the ring railway tracks and the mainline tracks. Built according to plans by Karl Cornelius and Waldemar Suadicani building was completed in 1901.

The platform of the ring road was opened on January 1, 1901 and the one for the trains of the suburban railway on 1 December of the same year. Both were staggered center platforms that were connected by relatively long tunnels and stairs leading through the reception building with its clock tower. There was also access to Suadicanistraße south to Sachsendamm. The northern access went right through the embankment towards Werner - Voß -Damm or General -Pape -Straße.

New building as Southern Cross Station

In the mushroom concept for the reorganization of the Berlin distance transport of Deutsche Bahn after the fall of Papestraße station was provided with long distance trains. Following the expansion of the new rail hub of Berlin, the old north -south connections were rebuilt, about the in almost a straight line from Berlin to Dresden ( Dresden railway ) and Leipzig ( Anhalt line ) can be driven. For this was omitted in the decision for the mushroom concept on rebuilding the same of several other routes, such as the electrification of the mainline tracks on the Berlin ring road.

In the fall of 1995 to start construction in the same year and the completion in 2002 was provided. Forecasts were based on 79,000 import, export and transit passengers in long-distance, regional and S- Bahn services each working day at the station.

The station received the 1996 the then largest concrete slab was poured in one piece. It is situated on the nearby town highway, under a part of the old suburb platform. This made it possible, under the railway route already finish the highway before the exact location of the later to be built railroad was known.

In August 1998, the German railway announced a design competition for the redesign of the station. Under 20 shortlisted selection concepts, the concept of the architects Max Dudler was selected as the winner on 20 April 1999. This was followed by an examination of the concept to realization by a railroad experienced engineering office, in cooperation with the winner. The competition, favoring was an investment volume of 55 million marks to bottom, with a total planned investment in the station Papestraße of 640 million marks.

Delays in the plan arose inter alia, by complaints of the residents of the old, long disused north-south routes against their re- implementation, funding problems and new priorities for builders and mismanagement to the Senate; previously allocated for this project funds were not retrieved.

End of July 2000 announced the German railway to postpone the construction of the then not yet begun crossing station to reduce costs until further notice. In the summer of 2001, work for two new bridges of ring - freight tracks for eleven million Euro began. The other works were ultimately taken in August 2003. To make room for the three designated mainline and regional platforms, the existing S- Bahn tracks were laid in the station area. In early July 2004, the first phase was completed with the laying of the North-South S- Bahn tracks.

The ring platform was moved in the course of transformation around 200 meters and re-erected on a 272 meter-long bridge above the north-south facility than 183 meters long and 47 meters wide platform. On April 4, 2005, the operation in the ring railway Hall was recorded with a first track. On 13 June 2005, the solemn complete commissioning of this part of the station followed with the involvement of the former rail boss Hartmut Mehdorn.

The operation of long-distance and regional traffic was recorded the timetable change on 28 May 2006. Initially, 50 mainline and 76 Regionalzughalte were offered daily. The new remote platforms - Tracks 3 and 4 and 7 and 8 - were handed over to the public traffic on 27 May 2006. A third platform - Tracks 5 and 6 - was set for long-distance and regional traffic to the timetable change in December of 2007 to have reserves in case of disturbances in the north-south tunnel. The platform for the S -Bahn - Tracks 1 and 2 - went into operation earlier.

The Federal Court of Auditors criticized 2007 that the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development funded the construction of the station forecourts in the south cross with 5.9 million euros without legal basis.

Surroundings

On 17 December 2007, the Western station square was named after the grown in Schöneberg actress and chanteuse Hildegard Knef.

The eastern forecourt was extended until end of April 2011 in the style of western square. To this end, the General -Pape - road was laid. The square was named after the resistance fighter Erika von Brockdorff on May 25, 2011.

Connection

From the train station is a regular long-distance trains heading south to Halle ( Saale), Leipzig, Munich, Dresden, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, and in the north to Hamburg, Kiel, Westerland / Sylt. Regional - Express trains to Rathenow, Rostock, Schwedt / Oder, Stralsund, Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Falkenberg, Ludwigsfelde and Elsterwerda.

Long-distance traffic

Regional Transport

S -Bahn

Transport

On the western forecourt of a bus station, a Kiss & Ride car park and taxi parking spaces are established. Here have various bus lines of the Berlin Transport Authority. Another right of way by taxi parking spaces located at the eastern forecourt.