Following the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, the rail networks of East and West Berlin were divided, necessitating the closure of a number of stations, creating
ghost stations, through which West Berlin trains slowed, but did not stop. They appeared on
West Berlin U-/S-Bahn maps as stations at which trains do not stop, in the case of stations lying in East Berlin through which trains passed or as out of service. The map also included some stations reachable only from East Berlin trains. The
East Berlin map omitted the West Berlin lines and stations entirely.
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on Dec 2, 2010 -
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