Berlin-Neukölln station

This article is about the railway and U-Bahn station. For the administrative borough, see Neukölln. For the borough's quarter, see Neukölln (locality).

Berlin-Neukölln is a railway station in the Neukölln district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn lines S41, S42, S45, S46 and S47 and the U-Bahn line U7.

Berlin-Neukölln Neukölln (Südring)
Through station
2022
General information
Location	Karl-Marx-Straße/Saalestraße 1 12055 Berlin Neukölln Germany
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Ringbahn (KBS 200.4x) Baumschulenweg–Neukölln link line (KBS 200.4x)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	171 N7 N79
Other information
Station code	554
DS100 code	BNK
IBNR	8089077
Category	4
Fare zone	VBB: Berlin A/5555
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	main line: 1 January 1872 (1872-01-01) 21 December 1930 (1930-12-21)
Electrified	6 November 1928 (1928-11-06) at opening
Previous names	1872-1912 Rixdorf 1912-1938 Neukölln 1930-1961 and since 1993 Neukölln (Südring) 1961-1993 Neukölln
Key dates
1930	current building erected
1945, late April - 18 June	operation interrupted
1980-1993	operation interrupted
Services
Preceding station Berlin S-Bahn Following station Sonnenallee One-way operation S41 Hermannstraße Ringbahn (clockwise) Sonnenallee Ringbahn (counter-clockwise) S42 Hermannstraße One-way operation Hermannstraße towards Südkreuz S45 Köllnische Heide towards BER Airport Hermannstraße towards Westend S46 Köllnische Heide towards Königs Wusterhausen Hermannstraße Terminus S47 Köllnische Heide towards Spindlersfeld Preceding station Berlin U-Bahn Following station Karl-Marx-Straße towards Rathaus Spandau U7 transfer at Neukölln Grenzallee towards Rudow
Location Berlin-Neukölln Neukölln (Südring) Location within Berlin

History

Berlin-Neukölln opened in 1872, first under the name Rixdorf, as a station on the Ringbahn. Both the district and the station changed name from Rixdorf to Neukölln in 1912. The current station building was erected in 1930 by Alfred Grenander to create an interchange with the underground station which opened in that year.

U-Bahn station sign showing the reinstated addition "Südring"

Until 1961 the U-Bahn station was named Neukölln (Südring) to refer to the S-Bahn connection. However, Südring was removed from the name after the Berlin Wall was built. The S-Bahn had become unpopular and subject to boycotts in West Berlin due to its link to the East German government. In 1980 the Ringbahn ceased operating. The Ringbahn connection was reestablished in 1992 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the addition Südring was also reinstated.

Popular culture

The front of the station features heavily in the German documentary Neukölln Unlimited as a place where the film's main subjects are often seen.