Berlin-Lichterfelde West station

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Berlin-Lichterfelde West
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General information
Location Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Other information
Station code0550
DS100 code BLIW
Category 4
Fare zone VBB: Berlin B/5656 [1]
Services
Preceding station Berlin S-Bahn Following station
Botanischer Garten
towards Oranienburg
S1 Sundgauer Straße
towards Wannsee
Location
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Berlin-Lichterfelde West
Location within Berlin

Berlin-Lichterfelde West (in German Bahnhof Berlin-Lichterfelde West) is a railway station in Lichterfelde West, within the district of Lichterfelde (Steglitz-Zehlendorf) in Berlin, Germany. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn and several local bus lines.

The station was built in 1872 in the style of a Tuscan villa as a train station for the elegant development of Villenkolonie Lichterfelde West , a newly created expensive residential area for wealthy Berliners.

From 1946 until 1993 Lichterfelde West was the terminus of the Duty-Train of the United States Forces in Berlin.

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References

  1. "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 25 November 2019.

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