Berlin's long-distance railway stations

Six Berlin stations take ICE and IC trains as a matter of course, and a handful more take them when something goes wrong. Right now something has: the Stadtbahn between Charlottenburg and Ostbahnhof is shut to regional and long-distance trains until 12 December 2026, so departures have moved to Südkreuz, Gesundbrunnen, Ostkreuz, Charlottenburg and Lichtenberg, and most through services at Hauptbahnhof are using the lower level. Each entry gives what decides your journey: which trains actually call, which platform deck, and where the ticket desk, lockers and step-free route are.

Places in this collection

  • Zoologischer Garten — Listed among Berlin's long-distance stations, Zoo is not taking long-distance trains at present: while the Stadtbahn is closed, its ICE and…
  • Lichtenberg — The EC 95 and EC 96 run from here towards Warszawa Wschodnia, Gdynia Główna and Przemyśl Główny, which makes Lichtenberg the practical depa…
  • Charlottenburg — Normally a regional stop at the western end of the Stadtbahn, Charlottenburg is currently doing long-distance work: some ICE services to an…
  • Gesundbrunnen — Long-distance trains heading north and towards the Baltic stop at this Wedding station, and the DB Travel Center sits in the entrance hall…
  • Wannsee — The IC 17 towards Rostock starts its Berlin leg here, which makes this lakeside station a long-distance stop rather than only an S-Bahn ter…
  • Südkreuz — One of Berlin's four Category 1 stations, on Suadicanistraße, with quick connections to the airport and the city centre. It is carrying ext…
  • Spandau — The Intercity Express from and to Hamburg and Hannover calls at this station on Seegefelder Str., at the edge of the Spandau old town. One…
  • Berlin Hauptbahnhof — International, regional and S-Bahn services converge here, along with the U-Bahn, city buses and the FEX airport express, and it is one of…
  • Berlin Ostbahnhof — Around 100,000 passengers pass through the Friedrichshain station on Straße der Pariser Kommune each day, with over 100 long-distance and o…

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