Berlin-Karow station
Railway station in Berlin, Germany
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Berlin-Karow station is a railway station on the Berlin–Szczecin railway in the Pankow district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn line S2 and the line NE27 (also known as the Heidekrautbahn), operated by the Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn.
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A platform at Karow station, from which S-Bahn as well as regional trains arrive and depart | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Pankow, Berlin, Berlin Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°36′54″N 13°28′09″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | DB Netz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | DB Station&Service | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn S-Bahn Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Karl Cornelius | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 546 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DS100 code | BKAR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | 5 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone |  : Berlin B/5656[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.bahnhof.de | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 November 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2009 Train Collision
On 17 April 2009, twenty-four people were injured when a regional train from Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, crashed into a freight train carrying propane, north of Berlin.[3] The passengers and railway staff were hurt in the accident which took place 250m outside of Berlin-Karow railway station.[4] Nine of the injured,[5] five of them in critical condition, were taken to nearby hospitals.[3]
