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Berlin–Magdeburg railway
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The first section of the Berlin–Magdeburg Railway was opened in 1838 as the Berlin-Potsdam Railway and was the first railway line in Prussia. In 1846 it was extended to Magdeburg.
A section of the line in 2015
A section of the line in 2015
The Potsdam Railway station in Berlin in 1843
The Potsdam Railway station in Berlin in 1843
Crash of the locomotive Jupiter into the Havel, 1856
Crash of the locomotive Jupiter into the Havel, 1856
The Havel bridge in Potsdam in 1871
The Havel bridge in Potsdam in 1871
Berlin Potsdamer Bahnhof
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The Potsdamer Bahnhof is a former railway terminus in Berlin, Germany. It was the first railway station in Berlin, opening in 1838. It was located at Potsdamer Platz, about 1 km south of the Brandenburg Gate, and kick-started the transformation of Potsdamer Platz from an area of quiet villas near the south-east corner of the Tiergarten park into the bustling focal point that it eventually became. For more than a century it was the terminus for long-distance and suburban trains. Also located at this spot were underground stations on the Berlin U-Bahn and S-Bahn, and today's new underground Regionalbahnhof, known as Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz, while the short-lived M-Bahn crossed the site of the former terminus.
The original Potsdamer Bahnhof around 1843, a few years after opening
The original Potsdamer Bahnhof around 1843, a few years after opening
The terminus in 1850, already somewhat larger but even in this form it will eventually become unable to cope with growing traffic
The terminus in 1850, already somewhat larger but even in this form it will eventually become unable to cope with growing traffic
The rebuilt Potsdamer Bahnhof - its new facade around 1900
The rebuilt Potsdamer Bahnhof - its new facade around 1900
Potsdamer Platz with the site of the Potsdamer Bahnhof in September 2005. The long green strip is Tilla Durieux Park, the site of the former station a
Potsdamer Platz with the site of the Potsdamer Bahnhof in September 2005. The long green strip is Tilla Durieux Park, the site of the former station and its approaches. The road running down its left (eastern) side is Gabriele Tergit Promenade, named after the German writer and journalist Gabriele Tergit (1894-1982), while the road running down the right (west) side is Linkstraße, a bygone thoroughfare from former times now resurrected, but realigned a few metres east of its old route