Berlin departures

Many readers of the guidebook Europe by Rail have commented on the fabulously complicated arrangements that surround Berlin’s railway stations. To us, it all seems crystal clear, but then we know the city well. To outsiders, it is not always clear which trains stop where. So here’s a general guide. Always check locally just before departure. Engineering work and track maintenance can lead to changes, particularly at night and at weekends.

The information here is valid from Sunday 11 December 2011 (when new rail timetables for the Berlin area, and indeed for much of Europe, come into effect).

Berlin stations: Hauptbahnhof (Hbf), Friedrichstrasse (Fried), Alexanderplatz (Alex), Ostbahnhof (Ost), Lichtenberg (Lic), Gesundbrunnen (Ges), Südkreuz (Süd), Zoologischer Garten (Zoo), Charlottenburg (Cha), Wannsee (Wan). Click on the image below to see a location map of the stations:

Colour key to table: All trains stop at station (= green), most trains stop (= blue), some trains stop here (= yellow).

Key to table: All trains stop at station (= solid border), most trains stop (= dashed border), some trains stop here (= dotted border).

Table last updated on 8.9.14

Here is a key to the train types mentioned in the table above: